Laboratories
Extensive Bench Top Resources
The POS group of companies has a total of 11 fully equipped and staffed laboratories integrated into pilot plant operations. They offer over 30 years experience in the following areas:
- processing R&D
- project analyses
- scale-up from lab to commercial scale
- analytical services
Access specialized capabilities in:
- proteins
- fats and oils
- cereals and starches
- food processing
- food product development
- nutraceuticals
- purification and isolation
Laboratory Equipment:
In addition to standard laboratory supplies and apparatus, our bench-top equipment also includes the following:
| 2 L Parr Reactor (2 | 1 L Deodorizer | 2 L Deodorizer |
| 5 L Deodorizer | 6 X 1 L Centrifuge |
Refractometer |
| Lovibond Tintometer | Labtronics Moisture Meters | Pensky-Martens Flash Tester |
| Carver Cell | Karl Fisher Moisture Meter | AOM Apparatus |
| Mettler Dropping Point | SFI Baths | Soxhlet Extractor, 6 L (2) |
| Carter Dockage Tester | Ultra Low Temp. Freezer | Lab Flaker |
| Metrohm 679 Rancimat | Lab Screw Press | Rotary Evaporators (various) |
| Molecular Distillation | Evaporative Light Scattering Detector (3) | Spectrophotometer UV-VIS (2) |
| C02 Incubator | Infrared Spectrophotometer | Leco Protein Analyzer |
| Seed Cleaner | Raney Oilseed Crusher | Oxford 4000 NMR Magnet |
| ICP-Optical Emission Spectrometer-PE Optima 4300 DV | Particle Size Analyzer | Capillary Electrophoresis |
| IR Spectrometer | Spray Dryer |
Ultrafiltration Hollow Fiber |
| Ultrafiltration Plate and Frame |
Impulse Sealer |
TLC Equipment |
| HunterLab Colorimeter |
FTC Texturemeter |
Hobart Mixer |
| Twin Shell Blender |
Pin Mill |
Hammer Mill |
| JT-25 Ultra Centrifuge |
Microscope (Ortholux) (2) |
Controlled Environment Incubator Shaker |
| Dry Type Bacteriological Incubators |
Chromatography Column (several) |
GC/FID (3) |
| HPLC/EL&D (1) |
GC/MS (1) |
Viscometers (various) |
| HPLC/UV (3) |
PE Labworks LIMS |