Wired System- ALL COMPONENTS

The CALSoft™ software was designed by TechniCAL specifically for Process Authorities in the retorted canned foods industry.

The standard CALPlex unit is a portable and light-weight datalogger designed to withstand harsh plant environments.

Rotary CALPlex is a datalogger designed for installation directly on the back of a rotary retort INSTEAD OF the traditional thermocouple slipring.

Heat Penetration (HP) lead wires are used to connect a thermocoupled container to the CALPlex Datalogger

Temperature Distribution (TD) lead wires (also referred to as "Free Leads") are used to measure the temperature of the retort heating medium OUTSIDE the product-filled containers.

(#CNS) Ecklund Needle Thermocouples are specially designed for conducting heat penetration tests of foods in cans, jars, and plastic packages.

(#C4) Ecklund Flexible Thermocouples are specially designed for conducting heat penetration tests.

(#PCH-TC) Ecklund Flexible Pouch Thermocouples are specially designed for conducting heat penetration tests of foods in flexible pouches.

Receptacles are stainless steel fittings made specific

Pouch Receptacles are brass fittings made specifically for Ecklund Pouch Thermocouples and

(#PCH-SPT-REC) The Pouch Spout Receptacle is a fitting made specifically for a pouch that has a "spout" on the end of it. This receptacle is made out of a solid rod of 0.625" Radel plastic.

(#C17) Thermocouple Gaskets are made specifically for Ecklund Needle Thermocouples.

There are two different types of receptacle gaskets available for purchase.

There are four different types of pouch receptacle gaskets available for purchase.

A specially designed “flange type” Packing Gland made of aluminum and stainless steel fittings allows for the wires to be installed through the retort shell without loss of steam pressure.

High temperature gasket material for use with a Retort Packing Gland.

(#C12) A Lever Type Can Punch is designed to punch a hole in the wall of a can, plastic container, or retortable carton container. It can also punch a whole in the lid of a glass jar.

A Combination Can Punch and Countersink (#C11) is a two-part draw-through tool that is used to manually punch a hole in the bottom of a can.

(#PCH-PUNCH) A specially designed Pouch Punch is used to punch a hole in a flexible pouch.

(#C14S) A specially designed Spanner Wrench is used to tighten an Ecklund Needle Thermocouple in a re

(#C13) A specially designed End Wrench is used to tighten an Ecklund Thermocouple Receptacle&

The Pouch Post is used to position the tip of the flexible Pouch Thermocouple in the center of the

(#ESR-HUB) The Steritort Hub is an 18-circuit "hub" that can be installed into an FMC Steritort for conducting heat penetration testing.

(#S28) The Rotary Contactor is used when heat penetration testing is conducted on cans that rotate on their axis, in an FMC Steritort.

(#S30) When heat penetration testing is conducted on rolling cans in an FMC Steritort, specialized equipment is needed.

When heat penetration testing is conducted on rolling cans in an FMC Steritort, specialized equipment is needed.

(#S34) The Surface Mount Connector Protective Cap is used to cover a Surface Mount Con

(#SARDINE-REC) This is a custom made brass receptacle for installing a Needle Thermocouple into

This is an adapter wire for connecting a Needle Thermocouple, installed into a low-profile (sard

Wire used for Heat Penetration or Temperature Distribution testing.

The Male Thermocouple Connector is attached to the end of a Heat Penetration Lead Wire

(#C7) The Female Thermocouple Connector is the counterpart for the Male Thermocouple Connector

(#SUBMIN-M) The Male Subminiature Connector is characterized by a flat blade and is manufactured from Type-T (copper-constantan) thermocouple materials.

(#SUBMIN-F) The Female Subminiature Connector is manufactured from Type-T (copper-constantan) thermocouple materials.

This is a component part for the Thermocouple Connectors.