About the technology
Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a well-established analytical method and used in many different industries. It relies on invisibe, near-infrared light to analyze material on a molecular level.
A light source in the spectrometer device sends out near-infrared light which transcends the object surface and causes the underlying molecules to vibrate. While some of the light is absorbed, part of it is reflected by the object and captured by the optical sensor in the spectrometer. The reflected light is transformed into an electrical signal. The unique pattern is called spectrum. The captured spectrum is compared with pre-existing patterns in order to identify the sample quantitatively and qualitatively. This is called chemometrics.
Near-infrared spectroscopy by trinamiX
trinamiX is bringing spectroscopy solutions to the market, making advanced technology accessible to people outside a laboratory. With our technology, a sample is no longer sent to the laboratory, but the laboratory instead comes to the sample.
- miniaturized – from handheld solutions down to smartphone integration size
- own detectors – with high detectivity in a wavelength range of up to 3 μm
- advanced chemometrics and cloud solutions paired with expert industry knowledge