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News Release from: Wilks Enterprise | Subject: InfraSpec VFA-IR
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 January 2008
New variable filter array IR
spectrometer
Wilks Enterprise will introduce a new InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer with a 128 pixel detector array that provides expanded capabilities and better performance at PITTCON 08
The new InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer offers a 75x increase in signal-to-noise ratio, 1.5x improvement in spectral resolution, and updated calibration wizard with chemometric PLS capabilities The InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer represents a new concept in mid-IR instrumentation which utilises a detector array with linear variable filter
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 9 Apr 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Wilks Enterprise has introduced the InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer, a portable mid-infrared spectrometer that gives spectral, quantitative or qualitative information, for easy, on-site biofuel analyses
This results in a compact, portable spectrometer that has a number of advantages over conventional infrared instruments such as the widely-used FT-IR Spectrometer.
These advantages include no optical path through air, no moving parts, light weight (under 5 lbs), portable (battery operated), rugged, and low cost.
The InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer will supplement FT-IR capability in plant or field locations where it is not feasible or economical to use FT-IR instruments.
It is designed to provide spectral data on a wide variety of samples, as well as numeric concentration data with a pass/fail material verification display.
It is ideal for such applications as process monitoring (PAT), quality control, materials verification, environmental testing and biofuels analysis.
Standard spectral ranges include 2.5 - 4.8um, 5.4 - 10.8um, and 9 - 14um.
The patented InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer consists of an ATR sample plate or transmission sample stage with an elongated, pulsable source mounted close to one end and a linear variable filter attached to a detector array mounted close to the other end.
The spectrometer is usable in plant, field and laboratory environments.
The InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer can be used like an FT-IR Spectrometer; however, much of the software programme has been geared towards repetitive process analysis applications.
The dedicated software provides a range of spectral processing functions and can be calibrated for quantitative analysis or materials verification.
An optional simplified interface provides numeric or pass/fail results designed to be operated by personnel having little or no knowledge of infrared analytical techniques.
Visit the Wilks Enterprise Booth 2908 at Pittcon for more information on the new 128-pixel InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer, or consult the website. Request a free brochure from Wilks Enterprise ...
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