Depending on specification the BUCHI ProxiMate™ is an NIR or visible light plus NIR spectrometer based on diode array technology. ProxiMate™ is designed especially to work in the food and feed production environments and features a robust housing design sealed to IP69 ingress protection standard. The stainless steel case is designed to prevent corrosion when acidic, basic or chlorine detergents are applied.
Applicative fit for your Food and Feed
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Common Sample Type:
Yogurt, Cheese, Butter and Milk Powders
Typical Parameters:
Moisture, Dry Matter, Fat, Protein and Lactose
Benefits:
- – Measure finished products and intermediates.
- – Optimize your process.
- – Control the quality of your finished product.
Meat
Common Sample Type:
Beef, Pork, Chicken, Fish and Sausage
Typical Parameters:
Moisture, Protein, fat and connective tissue.
Benefits:
- – Rapid decisions in the slaughterhouse.
- – Optimize formulation during production.
- – Inspect goods at the packaging stage.
Grain
Common Sample Type:
Ground cereals, wheatflour and semolina and whole cereals such as wheat, barley and corn.
Typical Parameters:
Moisture, Protein, fat, Ash, starch and gluten.
Benefits:
- – Decide which flours should be blended
- – Control relevant ingredients in finished product.
Edible Oil
Common Sample Type:
Crude and refined palm and olive oil. Press cake and meals plus other vegetable oils and animal fats.
Typical Parameters:
Moisture, Peroxide value, Free fatty acids (FFA) and residual fat.
Benefits:
- – Check oil seeds before crushing.
- – Monitor your production process.
- – Check relevant parameters in final product.
Feed
Common Sample Type:
Mixed and finished feed (ruminant, swine, poultry plus concentrates) plus ingredients such as oil seed meals, cereals and hulls and bran.
Typical Parameters:
Moisture, Total Fat, Protein, Fiber and ash.
Benefits:
- – Check your raw materials to get the finished mix right.
- – Conveniently, ProxiMate can be placed right at the incoming goods weighbridge.
Extremely Robust
ProxiMate is the most robust NIR instrument on the market. The instrument can be placed where results matter: right next to the production line.
Simple Operation
ProxiMate is designed for everyone to use. Operation of the touch-screen user interface has been optimized to facilitate rapid measurement execution, uncomplicated application development and straightforward preference setting. All BUCHI touch-screen interfaces are similar, reducing operator training requirements.
Application Overviews
Specifications
Ambient Conditions
For indoor use only.
| Max. altitude above sea level | 2000 m |
| Ambient temperature | 5 – 40 °C (25 °C) |
| Maximum relative humidity | 80% for temperatures up to 31 °C |
| Storage temperature | max. 45 °C |















