Product Quality Services

Product Quality Monitoring
Quality of harvested and stored produce is evaluated by monitoring biochemical as well as physical characteristics of the product. Aggregate data are accumulated and summarized allowing comparisons with overall averages and trends. We are able to design new services as requested.

Product Damage Evaluation
Techmark, Inc. manufactures and distributes the Impact Recording Device (IRD). The IRD is used to evaluate damage to fruit, vegetable and eggs due to handling, equipment and practices. Our lab can provide damage evaluation services on a project or consulting basis. Our service includes a technician visit to your site for thorough evaluation of fruit and vegetable packing lines, harvesting, washing and handling equipment, egg conveyors, etc.

Consulting, Special Project Design and Implementation
The Techmark, Inc. Laboratory also provides analytical services and collaboration to agricultural industries, universities and agencies on a project basis. We have used our expertise to design special projects for research or management purposes for several companies and agencies in Michigan, across the United States and around the world.

We can design projects to assist you with:

• Agricultural production and management
• Product storage and handling

Successes
According to a major potato chip manufacturer, with our assistance, potato growers improved quality of their product by 25% in one year. Nationally, the manufacturer observed a 16% improvement.

Since 1996, we have helped snack food manufacturers in the US and in Europe significantly reduce risk of unacceptable raw product.