Chocoscope
Chocoscope
Chocolate
industry
Chocolate
industry


SOPAT developed and optimized a powerful tool to characterize solid particles inline within cocoa mass and chocolate: The ChocoScope. In confectionary products, a broad range of different particles is present, such as cocoa, sugar, nuts, waffle pieces, bubbles, etc. The automatic image analysis software provides information in real-time on number and volume weighted particle size distributions (PSDs) and calculates various useful and commonly used values.
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Instantaneous measurements to optimize:
- Grinding performance in cocoa mass and chocolate production.
- Also applicable for nuts, nougat, fillings…
- Reaching fineness specifications efficiently and 24/7.
- Energy consumption per Kg of product.
- Efficiency of grinding equipment to reduce maintenance
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With inline monitoring for…
- Particle size distribution in ball mill outlets and refiner conches.
- Aggregation and homogeneity to monitor grade of conching
Cocoa concentration determination in mixers. - Air bubble content determination in aerated products.
- As a powerful tool in product development and quality control

