Abstract:
Bei einem Verfahren zur automatischen Inspektion einer Schweißnaht mittels Wärmefluss-Thermografie wird ein Merkmalsvektor (W(N)) erstellt, der einen zeitlichen Verlauf eines erfassten Wärmeflusses (11) darstellt. Anhand des Merkmalsvektors (W(N)) werden aus einer Serie von Thermobildern ein erstes charakteristisches Thermobild, das einem minimalen Wärmefluss (W min ) durch ein zu untersuchendes Objekt entspricht, und ein zweites charakteristisches Thermobild, das einem maximalen Wärmefluss (W max ) durch das Objekt entspricht, ermittelt, wobei ein Wärmefluss (13) direkt von einer Anregungsquelle schon abgeklungen ist. Zur Detektierung und Auswertung der Schweißnaht in Bezug auf Fehler verschiedener Fehlertypen werden je Fehlertyp ein geeignetes Thermobild aus der Serie von Thermobildern verwendet, wobei die charakteristischen Thermobilder als Referenzen zum Festlegen des jeweils geeigneten Thermobildes dienen.
Abstract:
The present relates to a method of preparing a dough product comprising: mixing flour, water and optionally other bakery ingredients to form a dough; and applying a coating composition directly to the outside surface of the dough at a stage of the dough manufacture when the dough is no longer subjected to kneading or lamination, said coating composition containing, calculated on dry matter, emulsifier in an amount of 10-100 % and polysaccharide in an amount of 0-20 %.The dough products obtained by the present method offer the advantage that they can be baked or fried to yield a product that will retain a crispy crust for a considerable period of time and even after reheating of the baked or fried product. Other aspects of the invention relate to dough products that can be obtained by the aforementioned method as well as to baked and fried products obtained by baking or flying such a dough product.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least 0.1 wt.% of granules suitable for use in foodstuffs, said granules having an average diameter in the range of 30-3000 µm and comprising: a. 3-70 wt. of a plurality of non-lipophilic particles with an average diameter in the range of 3-300 µm, said particles containing at least 0.1 wt.% of one or more functional food ingredients; b. 10-80 wt.% of a discrete continuous phase containing at least 90 wt.% lipids, which continuous phase envelops the non-lipophilic particles and holds them together, the combination of non-lipophilic particles and the continuous phase forming an agglomerate with a diameter in the range of 20-2000 µm; and c. 10-80 wt.% of an exterior lipophilic layer that encompasses the agglomerate, which lipophilic layer exhibits a slip melting point of at least 30 ° C.
Abstract:
One aspect of the present invention relates to a readily water-dispersible particulate composition comprising by weight of dry matter at least 10 % of xanthan gum and not more than 60 % of starch, said composition being characterised in that the xanthan gum present in the composition can be dispersed completely within 2 minutes in distilled water of 25 °C at a concentration of 0.7 % based on the dry weight of xanthan. The particulate xanthan gum compositions of the present invention exhibit unique viscosity enhancing properties that are dependent on the electrolyte levels of the aqueous environment in which they are applied. The favourable properties of the xanthan compositions according to the invention can be realised without resorting to chemical modification of the xanthan gum. The xanthan compositions according to the present invention can be applied advantageously in e.g. food products and oil drilling fluids.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a potentiation medium which is used for the preparation of medicaments for humans, animals or plants or as a component of similar preparations. Said medium differs from conventional potentiation mediums by an increased content of free or bonded amino acids. Said content is obtained by adding the relevant accompanying substances or by abandoning the conventional purification methods and/or by sufficiently bringing the potentiation medium into contact with air.
Abstract:
In a method for the automatic inspection of a welding seam using heat flow thermography, a feature vector (W(N)) is established which represents a time profile of a detected heat flow (11). The feature vector (W(N)) is used to ascertain a first characteristic thermal image, which corresponds to a minimum heat flow (Wmin) through an object under test, and a second characteristic thermal image, which corresponds to a maximum heat flow (Wmax) through the object, from a series of thermal images, wherein a heat flow (13) directly from an excitation source has already dissipated. In order to detect and evaluate the welding seam with respect to defects of different types of defect, one suitable thermal image from the series of thermal images is used for each defect type, wherein the characteristic thermal images serve as references for determining the thermal image which is suitable in each case.
Abstract:
One aspect of the present invention relates to a readily water-dispersible particulate composition comprising by weight of dry matter at least 10% of xanthan gum and not more than 60% of starch, said composition being characterised in that the xanthan gum present in the composition can be dispersed completely within 2 minutes in distilled water of 25 0C at a concentration of 0.7% based on the dry weight of xanthan. The particulate xanthan gum compositions of the present invention exhibit unique viscosity enhancing properties that are dependent on the electrolyte levels of the aqueous environment in which they are applied. The favourable properties of the xanthan compositions according to the invention can be realised without resorting to chemical modification of the xanthan gum. The xanthan compositions according to the present invention can be applied advantageously in e.g. food products and oil drilling fluids.
Abstract:
The present invention is concerned with the application of enzymes in dough. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of an aminopeptidase in dough to increase and preserve crumb softness of a baked dough product; to improve the extensibility of dough; and to increase the specific volume of a baked dough product. The invention also relates to a bread improver composition and a dough containing an aminopeptidase derived from a non-genetically modified Rhizopus oryzae strain or from a transformed host organism carrying a DNA sequence which codes for an aminopeptidase, said DNA sequence being derived from a Rhizopus oryzae strain.