General Information

Serial #

2

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

212.0 cm

Width

169.0 cm

Height

94.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Physics

Category

Light & electromagnetic radiation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NEOTEC

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Manitoba

Period

THIS ADA USED JUNE 1975 TO DEC. 1992.

Canada

ONE OF TWO SUCH UNITS DESIGNED FOR USE BY THE CANADIAN GRAIN COMMISSION. USED FOR THE OFFICIAL PROTEIN TESTING OF ALL CARLOTS OF WESTERN CANADIAN HARD RED SPRING WHEAT FROM JUNE 1975 TO DEC. 1992: THIS REPRESENTS OVER 6 MILLION PROTEIN TESTS.

Function

TO MEASURE PROTEIN CONTENT OF GROUND WHEAT SAMPLES.

Technical

FEATURED AUTOMATED SAMPLE PRESENTATION; INVERTED OPTICAL SYSTEM; FIRST NEAR INFRARED (NIR)INSTRUMENT TO USEDIGITAL COMPUTER(DATA GENERAL) TO TRANSPOSE ANALOGUE SIGNALS INTO DIGITAL FORM; FIRST COMMERCIAL NIR WITH OPERATOR CONTROL OF WAVELENGTH SELECTION; FIRST COMMERCIAL NIR TO CALCULATE PROTEIN TO CONSTANT MOISTURE BASIS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

No mfr's plate for ADA. External control panel marked "NEOTEC/ [TM symbol]/ INSTRUMENTS INC." & " AUTOMATIC DIGITAL ANALYZER". All controls labelled. Component parts bear mfr's info., model & serial designations, etc. All console panels & original 4 components bear handwritten markings with identification, instructions, etc.

Missing

SAID TO BE COMPLETE. REQUIRES AUXILLIARY UNITS- COMPUTER & SAMPLE GRINDER- IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE COMPLETE SAMPLE ANALYSIS PROCESS.

Finish

BLUE-GREY ENAMEL PAINTED FINISH; BLACK TRIM.

Decoration

N/A