LECO as a main supplier of elemental analysis delivers perfect solutions for a modern agronomy/soil laboratory. High speed, reliability, unmatched throughput and high precise macro analysis for your lab, perfect for inhomogeneous and difficult samples. Elevate your results and save your time.
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Check out our broad product portfolio for Moisture/Ash determination as well as pesticide analysis. Benefit from the advantages of our state-of-the-art solutions for your agronomy analysis.
An accurate determination of moisture content in food or agricultural products provides important information related to the food quality and safety.
Have you ever wondered about this old discussion about „Dumas and Kjedahl“ and which one fits better to your needs in the field of protein analysis?
Read our lates white paper related to protein analysis by comparing the methods "Dumas vs. Kjeldahl". Get a concise overview about the theories of operation, and learn how the benefits of a LECO Dumas determinator can impact your workflow.
If you want to learn more about our products and solutions for agronomy and soil analysis, book a free ticket to our Virtual Trade Show, or schedule an online demo for a deeper insight in our instruments.
Automated moisture or moisture/ash determination with a primary loss on drying method for replacing the slow labor intensive, manual air oven method is ideal for most applications in the foods, feeds, and milling products industry. LECO‘s cutting-edge thermal gravimetric analysers, TGM800 and TGA801, are industry leaders in every field and run simultaneously for 10 up to 38 samples! Flexible method settings, automation, and hardware capabilities deliver an automated analysis process while requiring only the manual measurement of the initial sample mass, for maximum productivity in your lab.
LECO instruments offer piece of mind for energy companies validating for quality and compliance by measuring for moisture, ash, volatile content, and loss-on-ignition as well as determination of gross calorific value of various organic materials.
Simple entering of your samples into macro crucibles, easy and convenient, no need for touching the sample after starting the instrument.
Learn more about our solutions for thermogravimetric moisture / ash analysis and read our Application Notes. In the following, you are going to find a content compendium according to moisture / ash determintation.
"Moisture and Total Solid Determination of Milk-Based Products Comparing Automated Thermogravimetric and Air Oven Loss-on-Drying Techniques"
by Mason Marsh, Jenifer Laurin, Jeffery Gast (LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, MI USA
Please click here to view the poster.
"Direct Moisture Determination of Various Grain/Seed Products Comparing Automated Thermogravimetric Method and the Oven Drying Methods used by the Southern African Grain Laboratory"
by Jason van Rooyen (LECO Africa), Marie Bothma (Southern African Grain Laborator), and Marlize Hammes (Southern African Grain Laborator)
Please click here to view the poster.
"Determination of Moisture/Loss on Drying in Cannabis by Various Analytical Techniques"
by Jeffery Gast, Adam Darling, Lloyd Allen (LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, MI USA)
Please click here to view the poster.
"Moisture Determination of Meat Comparing Automated Thermogravimetric and Air Oven Loss-on-Drying Techniques"
by Jenifer Laurin, Gabriela Schmidt (LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, MI USA), Michael Jakob, Lloyd Allen (LECO EATC, Berlin, Germany)
Please click here to view the poster.
If you want to learn more about our Products and Solutions for Moisture Analysis, book a free ticket to our Virtual Trade Show, or schedule an Online Demo for a deeper insight in our instruments.
LECO instruments analyse the quality, safety, and nutritional value of many foods and feeds – from raw foods to final consumer-ready products. Benefit fom the advantages of our state-of-the-art solutions for your individual food analysis. Elevate your results and save your time.
Explore our exclusive collection of expert articles on aroma, moisture & ash, MOSH/MOAH, and protein, developed in collaboration with FoodLab Magazine. Download now for the latest insights in the food industry.
Your Solution For Cost Effective Food Analysis
Check out our broad product portfolio for food safety, nutrition, and moisture analysis. Benefit from the advantages of our state-of-the-art solutions for your individual food analysis.
Whatever your sample preparation workflow requirements are, harness the power of LECO GC×GC & TOF technology to solve the complex challenges of MOSH/MOAH Analysis.
An accurate determination of moisture content in food or agricultural products provides important information related to the food quality and safety.
Have you ever wondered about this old discussion about „Dumas and Kjedahl“ and which one fits better to your needs in the field of protein analysis?
Read our lates white paper related to protein analysis by comparing the methods "Dumas vs. Kjeldahl". Get a concise overview about the theories of operation, and learn how the benefits of a LECO Dumas determinator can impact your workflow.
If you want to learn more about our products and solutions for food analysis, book a free ticket to our Virtual Trade Show, or schedule an online demo for a deeper insight in our instruments.
The analysis of dairy products is an important part of the LECO product portfolio for food analysis. LECO systems control the quality, food safety and nutrition facts of milk and dairies. Moisture/Ash/Protein determination, precise, fast, accurate in liquid and solid matrixes. Raw milk, cream, curt, milk powder or cheese – no special sample treatment with low analysis costs.
When the Kaunis Iron Mine opened in Sweden, it was the newest in one of Sweden's biggest industries. The mine contracted with Degerfors Laboratory (D-LAB) for their iron analysis. Before analysis could be run on the samples, however, the ore had to be dried and moisture levels measured.
D-LAB had a problem: their current moisture determination methods used a manual balance that could only handle one sample at a time, requiring a technician's attention every five minutes. The ISO 3087:2020 method used was also a problem, as a single run could take more than 5 hours to complete. The lab turned to LECO for a solution.
"Moisture analysis is typically a classical gravimetric technique when analysing both food and animal feeds. As such there is a considerable amount of 'hands on' analyst time to ensure accuracy. Freeing up analyst time allowing focus on other testing was the drive and automation of tests such as moisture was key to achieving.
The laboratory was aware of systems on the market which it could use to automate the moisture analysis but dealing with companies with a trusted track record, allowing an easier route to commission any such testing, was very important under our accreditation. We have used LECO instrumentation for nitrogen testing for over 20 years and therefore we felt that initial discussion with the company was justified. The instrumentation was then purchased on time and on budget. Communication with the representatives and technical specialists during the purchase was excellent.
We have had a long association with using LECO instrumentation particularly in the field of nitrogen/protein testing and they are viewed as a leader in this field. Reliability and accuracy of equipment is very important in the enforcement field and our experience is that LECO instrumentation delivers on both. The instrumentation (TGM) purchased was also at an affordable cost which ticked another box for us.
Time savings have been made as the analyst only has to weight the samples and set the instrumentation going and the rest is automated. Checking that the weighings are 'true' and to constant weight is the next intervention but this is clear from the analytical printout and takes little time and effort. So the time process of moisture determinations has now been optimised and we are achieving good external proficiency test results enhancing confidence in the figures reported to customers.
The equipment is robust, accurate and well priced compared to others on the market. LECO are a well established company with a long track record to producing high quality and reliable instrumentation. We are over cautious in terms of our suppliers of instrumentation in terms of the legal implications of the samples we are testing and the constraints of the ISO 17025 accreditation we work to. But LECO instrumentation we have used has never failed to deliver. Excellent after sales care is another bonus and engineers and reps are easily accessible."
Automated moisture or moisture/ash determination with a primary loss on drying method for replacing the slow labor intensive, manual air oven method is ideal for most applications in the foods, feeds, and milling products industry. LECO‘s cutting-edge thermal gravimetric analysers, TGM800 and TGA801, are industry leaders in every field and run simultaneously for 10 up to 38 samples! Flexible method settings, automation, and hardware capabilities deliver an automated analysis process while requiring only the manual measurement of the initial sample mass, for maximum productivity in your lab.
LECO instruments offer piece of mind for energy companies validating for quality and compliance by measuring for moisture, ash, volatile content, and loss-on-ignition as well as determination of gross calorific value of various organic materials.
Simple entering of your samples into macro crucibles, easy and convenient, no need for touching the sample after starting the instrument.
Learn more about our solutions for thermogravimetric moisture / ash analysis and read our Application Notes. In the following, you are going to find a content compendium according to moisture / ash determintation. We kindly ask you to submit our form. Afterwards you‘ll get access to all the files.
Please complete the form to get access to all App Notes.
Please complete the form to get access to all App Notes.
"Moisture and Total Solid Determination of Milk-Based Products Comparing Automated Thermogravimetric and Air Oven Loss-on-Drying Techniques"
by Mason Marsh, Jenifer Laurin, Jeffery Gast (LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, MI USA
Please complete the form to get access to all posters.
"Direct Moisture Determination of Various Grain/Seed Products Comparing Automated Thermogravimetric Method and the Oven Drying Methods used by the Southern African Grain Laboratory"
by Jason van Rooyen (LECO Africa), Marie Bothma (Southern African Grain Laborator), and Marlize Hammes (Southern African Grain Laborator)
Please complete the form to get access to all posters.
"Determination of Moisture/Loss on Drying in Cannabis by Various Analytical Techniques"
by Jeffery Gast, Adam Darling, Lloyd Allen (LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, MI USA)
Please complete the form to get access to all posters.
"Moisture Determination of Meat Comparing Automated Thermogravimetric and Air Oven Loss-on-Drying Techniques"
by Jenifer Laurin, Gabriela Schmidt (LECO Corporation, St. Joseph, MI USA), Michael Jakob, Lloyd Allen (LECO EATC, Berlin, Germany)
CPlease complete the form to get access to all posters.
If you want to learn more about our Products and Solutions for Moisture Analysis, book a free ticket to our Virtual Trade Show, or schedule an Online Demo for a deeper insight in our instruments.
From raw foods to final consumer-ready products, LECO instruments analyse the quality of and nutritional value of dairy products, meats, cereals, poultry, beer, and wine.
Der TGM800 bietet eine hochpräzise, automatisierte Lösung zur Feuchtigkeitsbestimmung und ersetzt die langsame, mühsame, traditionelle Trocknungsverlusttechnik durch eine automatisierte Primärmethode. Das Design bietet eine Reihe zeitsparender Funktionen, z. B. die automatische Messung von bis zu 16 Proben gleichzeitig mit optionaler Erkennung des Trocknungszeitpunkts und eine intuitive Touchscreen-Software mit flexiblen Methodeneinstellungen.
The TGM800 is a thermogravimetric analyser designed to determine moisture content of materials using a loss-on-drying technique. Mass loss of the sample is measured as a function of the oven temperature by controlling the atmosphere and ventilation rate.
Jennifer Laurin, Gabriela Schmid, Michael Jakob, and Lloyd Allen talk about moisture determination of meat. The article refers to the advantages of the automated moisture determination.
eFoodLab // Issue 02/2020 // by Jennifer Laurin, Gabriela Schmid,
Michael Jakob, and Lloyd Allen
An accurate determination of moisture content in milk products provides important information related to the food quality and safety (texture, taste, microbial stability). Moisture is also a key variable used to calculate a product’s purity, yield, and /or resulting constituent analysis on a dry basis.
The TGM800 provides the user with flexible method settings, automation, and hardware capabilities that maximises moisture determination efficiency, productivity, and analytical performance. This is accomplished while offering the ability to meet the primary loss-on-drying method requirements for sample.
Today's laboratories are constantly being asked to do more with less resources, which can leave your lab stressed, frustrated, and overwhelmed. We want you and your laboratory to succeed by getting the results you can count on, while making life in your lab easier and more streamlined. Our latest innovation for the analysis of moisture effortlessly analyzes your food, feeds, milled products, and agricultural samples.