Buchi ProxiMate is a robust, compact and easy to use at-line NIR instrument for the food and feed industry. It reduces downtime in production and provides fast quality control of batch samples. The intuitive user interface allows operation by everybody and a wide selection of pre-calibration packages make it suitable for all applications. Whether you are analysing cheese, milk powder or minced meat: Setting ProxiMate up to get accurate results requires minimal effort and can be done by everybody.

Extreme Robustness: waterproof, stainless steel housing

ProxiMate is designed to work effectively in the most adverse conditions. Measurements are unaffected by temperature or humidity fluctuations. The instrument can be placed; where results matter: right next to the production line. With IP 66 ingress protection ProxiMate can be pressure-hosed down to meet even the most stringent hygiene standards.

Simple operation: with the intuitive touch- screen user interface

Thanks to the intuitive, modern touchscreen interface, ProxiMate operation has been optimised to make it logical, easy and straight- forward. The touchscreen follows the proven interface logic of other BUCHI products, making it easy for everybody to set up applications, test samples or set preferences.

Benefits

• Down and Up View: Sample type variety can require different analytical approaches for optimum performance or practicality. ProxiMate allows you to capitalise on the best approach by allowing measurement from the top (down view) or from the bottom (up view)
• Magnetic Drive: Samples are rotated using a magnetically coupled drive unit. When the analysis is complete, this is removed to facilitate easy cleaning
• Glass Free Environment: Many production environments prohibit the use of glass. ProxiMate offers the option of using plastic petri-dishes in down view mode. Using this mode, the type of plastic of the sample container will not affect the measurement.
• Sample Type Flexibility: Getting the sample presentation right is key for accurate measurements. To reduce sampling error, larger sample volumes are needed when samples are inhomogeneous. Smaller samples are preferred when samples are valuable. ProxiMate offers options to cover all preferences.
• Visible Detector Option: ProxiMare allows users to maximise their measurement performance by capitalising on NIR only, visible only or by combining both visible and NIR signals to improve measurement performance and evaluate samples fully.

Suitable Applications

Dairy

• Common Sample Types: Yogurt, Cheese, Butter and Milk Powders
• Typical Parameters: Moisture, Dry Matter, Fat, Protein and Lactose
• Benefits: Measure finished products and intermediates, optimise your process, control the quality of your finished product

Meat

• Common Sample Types: Beef, Pork, Chicken, Fish and Sausage
• Typical Parameters: Moisture, Protein, Fat and connective tissue
• Benefits: Rapid decisions in the slaughter house, optimise formulation during production, inspect goods at the packaging stage

Grain

• Common Sample Types: Whole cereals such are wheat, barley and maize (corn), ground cereals, wheat flour and semolina.
• Typical Parameters: Moisture, Protein, Fat, Ash, Starch and Gluten
• Benefits: Decide which flours should be blended, control relevant ingredients in the finished products

Edible Oil

• Common Sample Types: 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 the production process, check relevant parameters in the final product

Feed

• Common Sample Types: Mixed and Finished Feed (ruminant, swine, poultry plus concentrates) plus ingredients such as oil seed meals, cereals and hulls & bran
• Typical Parameters: Moisture, Total Fat, Protein, Fibre and Ash
• Benefits: Check your raw materials to get the finished mix right, ProxiMate can be placed right at the incoming goods weigh-bridge.

ProxiMate NIRWise™ Software

NIRWise™ software is based on a Microsoft SQL database. All results are automatically stored in the database and can easily be backed up and transferred to other instruments. Report generation is easy with NIRWise™. Sample and batch reports are easily customised to end-user requirements using the report configuration tool. Comply easily with your documentation standards thanks to ProxiMate's customisable reports.

Develop new and extend existing calibrations easily. Select the samples you want to include, then AutoCal advance algorithms do the rest. No expertise required.

Specification

• Weight: 23 kg
• Protection rating: IP66
• Power consumption: 60 W
• Frequency: 50 / 60 Hz
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 260 x 435 x 500 mm
• Wavelength range NIR: 900 - 1700 nm
• Resolution NIR: 7.0 nm
• Wavelength range VIS: 400 - 900 nm
• Resolution VIS: 10 nm
• Measurement time: 15 seconds (user configurable)

Ambient conditions

• Max. altitude above sea level: 2000 m
• Ambient temperature: 5 - 40℃ (25℃)
• Maximum relative humidity: 80% for temperatures up to 31℃
• Storage temperature: max. 45℃