CavinKare Pvt. Ltd.
Our team had the opportunity to visit CavinKare Research Center (CRC) located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, in India. CavinKare is a company that researches and manufactures various products such as hair care items, achaar (Indian pickles), and beverages.
Dr. T. Muthumani took us around their quality control lab. They currently use our PAL series as their main model. Their samples consist of mostly fruit juices, such as mango or apple, and they take measurements for both raw material and the final product.
They had a question ready for us as soon as we arrived in the QC Lab.
Q"It seems that the readings are unstable…"
AWhen we took a look at the PAL that they were using, we saw that the prism was not completely clean. To take accurate measurements, it is very important that users keep the prism clean and undamaged. Oftentimes some residue of a sample is left on the prism, especially when multiple measurements are taken consecutively, but unless a sample is completely cleaned off, you cannot take an accurate measurement of the sample that follows.
We then asked them about their routine maintenance of the unit.
QWhat do you do for daily cleaning of the prism?
AWe clean it with water and then wipe it off.
Water is okay as long as it is cleaned off thoroughly, but alcohol will take away any tough or oily residue, therefore we recommend alcohol.
Our staff demonstrated this by cleaning their PAL prism using alcohol, and then testing it out. We took several measurements, and they were very stable and accurate. All of their staff including Mr. Muthumani were very pleased with the result.
For samples that had a lot of pulp, we asked them filter it once, extracting out the juice. This also gave us accurate and stable measurements, proving to us that there was no problem with the unit.
Thank you for your time.
ATAGO India has an office in Chennai. If you have any more questions about our products, please feel free to contact us any time.
Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd
Parle Agro Pvt. Ltd. is a beverage company who is known for, though not limited to, their mango juices. Popular juice brands Frooti and Appy are also a part of this company.
There are seven factory locations in India, and they are headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Parle Agro is a pioneer for commercial fruit beverages in India. They were the first to package juice in cartons and plastic bottles.
We visited their headquarter office and their quality control lab.
QWhat are your usages of the RX-5000α?
AWe take random samples from different branches and test them to see if they are within the Brix standard that our company has set.
QHow do you like the unit?
AIt is very user-friendly we are very satisfied with it. Readings are easy to take, and also it is easy to clean. We have nothing negative to say about the unit.
Parle Agro currently uses six ATAGO RX-5000α's.
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Special thanks to Mr. Naik from the quality control department for his time and kindness to take us around the headquarter office and the lab. Thank you very much.