Quartz Gaber's milk fat meter

The quartz Gable lactometer is a quartz glass detection instrument designed specifically for the dairy industry, used to accurately determine the fat content in dairy products such as milk and cream. Made of high-purity quartz material, compared to traditional glass milk fat meters, it has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion, higher chemical stability, and thermal shock resistance, ensuring no cracking or deformation during sulfuric acid and isopentanol digestion, and improving measurement accuracy by more than 30%. The product strictly follows the Gerber Method international standard and is an ideal choice for dairy factories, quality inspection agencies, and research institutes.

What core problems can the quartz Gaber's milk fat meter solve for you?

Q: What should be done if a regular glass milk fat meter is prone to breakage during heating and digestion, resulting in sample waste and data interruption?

A: Our quartz Gaber lactometer is made of high-purity quartz material, which has a thermal shock resistance five times that of ordinary glass. It can withstand centrifugal heating at 65 ℃ -70 ℃ without breaking, ensuring experimental continuity and data integrity.

Q: Sulfuric acid corrosion causes the scale to blur, requiring frequent replacement of the milk fat meter. Is the cost too high?

A: Quartz material has extremely strong resistance to acid and alkali corrosion, especially concentrated sulfuric acid corrosion. Its service life is 3-5 times that of traditional glass milk fat meters. The scale adopts laser sintering technology, which never falls off and remains clear and recognizable even after long-term use.

Q: Does the large capacity error of different batches of milk fat meters affect the accuracy of the detection results?

A: We use precision mold forming and laser calibration technology to control the capacity error of each milk fat meter within ± 0.01mL, far exceeding the national standard, ensuring the repeatability and comparability of the test results.

Q: Imported milk fat meters are expensive, have long delivery times, and cannot find customized specifications for domestic procurement?

A: As a professional quartz product customization manufacturer, we provide full-size customization services, producing various specifications from 5mL to 50mL with a delivery time of 7-10 days. The price is only one-third of imported products, and the scale range can be customized according to enterprise standards.

Core advantages and application value of the product

Excellent material performance

The quartz Gable lactometer uses high-purity quartz glass with SiO ₂ content ≥ 99.99%, and its thermal expansion coefficient is only 5.5 × 10 ⁻⁷/℃, which is 1/20 of ordinary glass. This means that when adding an 80 ℃ sulfuric acid solution, the milk fat meter will not experience internal stress rupture due to local heating. At the same time, the surface of quartz material is smooth and dense, without adsorbing fat balls, ensuring that there is no cross contamination after testing each sample.

Accurate scale design

The product adopts a dual scale design: the main scale is fat percentage (0-8% or 0-10%), and the auxiliary scale is volume scale (mL). The width of the scale line is 0.15mm, with an error of ± 0.02mm. It is fixed by laser engraving and high-temperature sintering, and will not blur even after long-term contact with organic solvents.

Diversified customized services

We understand the special requirements for testing different dairy products:

-Scale range customization: customizable 0-80% high-fat range, suitable for detecting cream and anhydrous cream

-Length customization: Different lengths of 130-200mm can be customized according to the size of the special centrifuge

-Customized neck diameter: 1.8-2.5mm neck diameter can be customized to meet the testing needs of high viscosity samples

-Customization of Identification: Laser Engraving of Enterprise LOGO, Number, and Calibration Information

-Packaging customization: Optional independent blister box or sponge tray packaging, convenient for laboratory management

Customer Application Cases

A large dairy group (anonymous at customer request)

Background of demand: The group tests over 2000 dairy samples daily, with an average weekly breakage rate of 15% for the original ordinary glass milk fat meter. Additionally, due to worn scales, it needs to be completely replaced every 3 months. More seriously, the capacity errors of different batches of milk fat meters have led to fluctuations in monthly quality report data, which have been questioned by auditing agencies multiple times.

Solution: We have customized a corrosion-resistant quartz Gaber lactometer for our customers, with a specification of 0-8% fat scale and a length of 165mm (compatible with their imported centrifuge). At the same time, a unique number and calibration coefficient are laser engraved on the neck of each breast fat meter to establish a single traceability system.

Implementation effect:

-The damage rate has decreased from 15% to 0.5%, and the average service life of a single unit has been extended from 3 months to 18 months

-The coefficient of variation (CV) of the detection data has been reduced from 3.2% to 0.8%, successfully passing the FSSC 22000 certification audit

-Annual consumables cost reduced by 67%, resulting in an annual savings of 280000 yuan for this item alone

-Laboratory staff feedback: Quartz material is easier to clean, and residual fat can be removed by wiping with an alcohol swab without soaking in chromic acid solution, which improves safety

Technical specification parameter table

Material: High purity quartz glass

Thermal expansion coefficient: 5.5 × 10 ⁻⁷/℃

Temperature resistance range: -50 ℃ to+1100 ℃

Scale range: 0-8%, 0-10%

Total length: 160 ± 2mm

Bubble volume 5mL

Make your dairy testing more accurate and efficient! We offer free sample testing services, where you only need to provide testing requirements and existing issues, and we will tailor a solution for you.

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1.We are more experienced.

We have over 19 years production experience of quartz items.

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We reply customers’ requests within 24 hours and we have high efficient production, engineers and sales team.

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We control the quality from quartz lumps to quartz sand and then quartz products, we have better and stricter quality control than other manufactures.

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5. About 20 years of professional experience

-Focusing on the manufacturing of quartz products for a quarter century

-The average working experience of the technical team exceeds 15 years

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-Our products are exported to over 40 countries and regions including Europe, America, Japan, South Korea, and the Middle East

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Support small batch trial orders, medium - and long-term cooperation, and urgent production for urgent orders, providing OEM/ODM services.