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Cut Control & PEF Control
Elea Cut Control & PEF Control
Elea’s Cut Control and PEF Control are advanced tools designed to measure and optimise the effects of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) treatment on raw produce. These systems provide instant, accurate data on cutting force and cell disintegration, helping you fine-tune processing conditions, improve yield, and ensure product quality.
While Cut Control focuses on optimising texture and cutting efficiency, PEF Control directly measures cell disintegration levels in roots, tubers, vegetables, other food products, and small foods like berries before and after PEF treatments.
Both systems are portable, robust, and industry-ready, making them ideal for research and production environments.
Optimise cutting conditions for potatoes and vegetables with Elea Cut Control.
Elea Cut Control is designed to measure cutting force in roots, tubers, and vegetables both before and after PEF treatment, providing precise quality control for your production process. Engineered with the same technical expertise as our PEF systems, it’s an essential tool for optimising product consistency, yield, and performance.
How It Works
The Cut Control system pushes raw produce through a grid pneumatically, measuring the cutting force and displaying instant results. This allows you to quickly identify seasonal variations and fine-tune PEF treatment conditions for an even, consistent cut.
Designed for Industrial Use
Instant Test Results – Detect seasonal variations in produce firmness and select the ideal PEF treatment settings with ease.
Flexible Process Adjustment—PEF treatment using the PEF Advantage Belt system eliminates seasonal firmness inconsistencies, ensuring uniform cutting throughout the year.
Portable & Robust – More cost-effective than a texture analyser, Elea Cut Control is a self-contained system that requires no additional computer. Its durability and portability make it ideal for both lab testing and in-line production monitoring.
PEF Control – Measure & Optimise Cell Disintegration
Directly assess PEF impact on mass transport processes for improved extraction, drying, and infusion.
The Elea PEF Control system is designed to precisely measure cell disintegration in roots, tubers, vegetables, fruits, and even small foods like berries, both before and after PEF treatment. Providing real-time data, it enables better control and optimisation of key processes such as:
Sugar extraction – Optimise release for enhanced flavour and efficiency.
Drying – Improves dehydration rates while maintaining product integrity.
Infusion – Enhances uptake of flavours, colours, and active compounds.
Advanced, Industry-Ready Design
Built to the same high standards as Elea’s PEF systems, PEF Control is a versatile, industry-ready measurement unit suitable for research labs and direct production lines.
Portable & Practical—It is supplied with a measuring fork on a handle for easy operation and a storage/transport case for mobility.
Reliable Impedance Measurement – Based on Angersbach, Heinz & Knorr’s research (1999, 2000), this method ensures accurate, repeatable cell disintegration readings.