Real-Time Process Control for Candy & Chocolate: Why PROGAZE® Is Becoming the New Quality Standard
Jon Wilson
Quality in candy and chocolate isn’t about averages — it’s about control. One off-spec batch can ripple through rework schedules, inventory planning, and customer trust.
That’s why forward-thinking confectionery manufacturers are adopting real-time process control with PROGAZE® NIR spectroscopy.
Seeing Inside the Process
PROGAZE® enables continuous inline monitoring of critical quality attributes that define confectionery success:
- Moisture and water activity
- Sugar concentration and Brix
- Fat content and distribution
- Solids consistency and formulation accuracy
Instead of snapshots, manufacturers gain a full chemical profile of every batch — from start to finish.
Quality Control Becomes Quality Assurance
With PROGAZE®, quality teams move upstream. Problems are identified during production, not after packaging. That shift reduces:
- Scrap and rework
- Recipe over-compensation
- Raw material waste
- Unplanned downtime
Quality stops being a gatekeeper and becomes a process partner — backed by live data. Your Partner in Process Spectroscopy Solutions.
One Platform, Multiple Wins
Beyond quality, PROGAZE® delivers measurable operational benefits:
- Faster changeovers and CIP validation through spectral endpoint detection
- Higher OEE through reduced process variability
- Better documentation for audits and traceability
- Consistency across plants, lines, and shifts
This is how spectroscopy evolves from measurement into manufacturing intelligence.
Curious how real-time control could improve your confectionery operation?
Book a meeting with a tec5USA expert to see PROGAZE® in action and learn more about tec5USA’s UV-Vis, NIR, and Raman spectroscopy solutions. Your Partner in Process Spectroscopy Solutions.