Measure ready-to-drink (RTD) products such as whiskey-cola, gin and tonic, and other mixed beverages with outstanding precision and speed. Combining density, sound velocity, and NIR spectroscopy, these all-in-one solutions deliver highly accurate results even for complex, carbonated samples. The RTD Measurement Systems perform analysis from final package without the need for distillation. Inversion-corrected density measurement ensures reliable process monitoring with 0.0003 g/cm³ fresh density accuracy. Multiple sample-specific parameters are calculated automatically, with four integrated chemometric models covering RTDs sweetened with artificial sweeteners, sucrose, or high-fructose corn syrup (42 or 55).
RTD Measurement Systems help you monitor the critical balance of CO2, alcohol, sugar, and sweeteners throughout the production process with minimal effort. Features such as U-View, U-Dry, U-Pulse, and FillingCheck are designed to maximize usability and reliability, ensuring seamless operation and dependable results. After preparing and filling your sample, the system simultaneously performs NIR spectroscopy, density and sound velocity measurement, alcohol determination, and optional analyses – delivering comprehensive insights from just one package or sample.
The RTD Measurement Systems determine alcohol content in all types of soft drinks and RTDs, providing the data you need to confirm product specifications and ensure compliance with legal requirements. Anton Paar’s digital density meters are based on the oscillating U-tube principle, which has been approved by tax offices and customs laboratories. A simple adjustment with water and a binary solution ensures results conform with the reference method for alcohol determination in wine.
The AP Connect lab execution software is designed to effortlessly manage your data storage needs. For a deeper understanding of production trends and quality, every data point is captured for easy access, with tools for streamlined analysis and retrieval. The software's intuitive interface simplifies the tracking of batch-to-batch variations, ensuring consistency in product quality. With AP Connect, beverage producers can focus on perfecting their craft, confident that their data is securely managed.
Our system combines NIR, density, and sound velocity technology to deliver a comprehensive analysis of alcoholic RTD beverages. Beyond measuring alcohol and sugar content, it also corrects for sugar inversion, enabling accurate comparisons between production data and the final product after filling and storage. This ensures unmatched transparency and reliability across different production plants and throughout the entire product lifecycle.
| Recommended Configuration | Configuration 1 | Configuration 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | °Brix | % Diet | °Brix fresh | °Brix inverted | Degree of inversion | Alcohol content | CO2 | Dissolved O2 | °Brix | % Diet | °Brix fresh | °Brix inverted | Degree of inversion| Alcohol content | CO2 | TPO |
| Measuring Range | ||
| Density | 0 g/cm³ to 3 g/cm³ | |
| Sound velocity | 1,000 m/s to 2,000 m/s | |
| Temperature | 20 °C | |
| CO2 concentration | 0 vol. to 6 vol. (0 g/L to 12 g/L) at 30 °C (86 °F) 0 vol. to 10 vol. (0 g/L to 20 g/L) <15 °C (59 °F) | 0 to 4 vol. (0 to 8 g/L) at 20 °C (95 °F) |
| O2 concentration | DO: 0 ppm to 4 ppm1 | DO: 0 to 45 ppm; HSO: 0 hPa to 1,000 hPa |
| Soft Drink Measurement | ||
| Concentration sugar fresh / inverted | 0 °Brix to 80 °Brix | |
| Degree of inversion | 0 % to 100 % | |
| Diet concentration | 0 % Diet to 200 % Diet; or 0 mL NaOH to 200 mL NaOH; or 0 g/L TA to 200 g/L TA; or 0 mg/mL H3PO4 to 600 mg/100 mL H3PO4 | |
| CO₂ concentration | 0.005 vol. (0.01 g/L) | |
| O2 concentration | 2 ppb (in the range <200 ppb) | TPO: 25 ppb or 6 % of the measured value (whichever is higher)1 |
| Repeatability s.d. | ||
| Density | 0.000001 g/cm³ | |
| Sound velocity | 0.1 m/s | |
| Temperature | 0.001 °C (0.002 °F) | |
| Concentration sugar actual | <0.01 °Brix2 | |
| Concentration sugar fresh / inverted | 0.02 °Brix2 | |
| Degree of inversion | 1% | |
| Diet concentration | 0.5 % Diet | |
| RTD Measurment3 | ||
| Measuring Range | ||
| Alcohol | 0 % v/v to 12 % v/v | RTDs: 0 % v/v to 12 % v/v; other products 0 % v/v to 20 % v/v |
| Density | 0 g/cm³ to 3 g/cm³ | |
| Extract (Saccharose or HFCS 42 or HFCS 55) | 0 % w/w to 14 % w/w | |
| Repeatability s.d. | ||
| Alcohol | 0.01 % v/v | 0.01 % v/v |
| Density | 0.000005 g/cm³ | 0.000005 g/cm³ |
| Tested samples4 | Jack Daniels®, Coca Cola®, Jim Beam Bourbon® Cola, Barcadi® Rum&Cola | |
| Expected deviation to referent methods5 | ||
| Alcohol RTD | < 0.06 %v/v | |
| Sugar content RTD | 0.03 °Brix | |
| Density fresh | 0.0003 g/cm³ | |
| Additional information | ||
| Minimum amount of sample per measurement | 150 mL | 260 mL |
| Typical measurement time per sample | 3 minutes (incl. filling) | 8 minutes (incl. filling) to 10 minutes |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) | 482 mm x 750 mm x 670 mm (19.0 in x 29.5 in x 26.4 in) | 515 mm x 1200 mm x 1120 mm (20.3 in x 47.3 in x 44.1 in) |
| General information | ||
| Power supply | AC 100 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, fluctuation ±10 %, 190 VA | |
| Power features | U-View™, FillingCheck™, ThermoBalance™, full-range viscosity correction, ultra-fast measuring mode | |
| Internal storage | Up to 10,000 measuring values with camera images | |
| Environmental conditions | (EN 61010) Indoor use only | |
| Ambient temperature | 15 °C to 35 °C (59 °F to 95 °F) | |
| Air humidity | Non-condensing; 20 °C, <90 % relative humidity; 25 °C, <60 % relative humidity; 30 °C, <45 % relative humidity | |
Trademarks: U-View (006834791), FillingCheck (006834725)
1 At ambient and sample temperature of 23 °C (73.4 °F) and if standard cleaning is applied. Please note: The first measurement of a set is not considered for the determination of the repeatability of the set.
2 Up to 60 °Brix at 20 °C
3 From DMA 6002 software version 6.7.2. For information about tested package sizes, please see the TPO 5000 instruction manual or contact your Anton Paar representative.
4 With typical mixing ratios of the individual components. Approval of other sample types on request.
5 The quantities are determined using measurements of density, sound velocity, and NIR spectroscopy. The presence of interfering substances affecting one or more of these parameters may lead to increased deviations in the results.
