Company Announcements

In December 2016, Flash Photonics announced it will exclusively distribute SPECTRAL Industries’ UV-CMOS Echelle Spectrometer in the US and Canada.

In January, TimeGate Instruments named Flash Photonics as the exclusive US and Canadian distributor for its TimeGate Raman Systems.

In February, Applied Photophysics appointed COO Louis Madden as CEO.

In February, Princeton Instruments named ROSH Electroptics as its exclusive distributor for Israel.

Product Introductions

Wiley released in November 2016 the Wiley Spectra Lab Desktop edition and Wiley Spectra Lab Server edition. The Desktop edition provides access to 2.3 million reference spectra and allows scientists to build their own knowledge bases. The Server edition offers centralized storage and controlled access for an entire organization.

HORIBA Scientific released in December 2016 the Aqualog Datastream Dashboard, developed with Eigenvector Research, for its Aqualog spectroflorometer. It facilitates automated analysis and reporting of organic matter parameters for managing and optimizing drinking water treatment processes.

HORIBA Scientific introduced an enhanced ParticleFinder module for its LabSpec 6 Spectroscopy Suite, enabling a new level of automation and full characterization of a particle.

HORIBA Scientific released in February a new EasyNav package, with the NavMap, NavSharp and ViewSharp modules, for rapid Raman chemical imaging.

In December 2016, Nanophoton relaunched its RAMANforce Raman microscope, featuring a newly designed spectrograph, and the latest optical technologies for improved spatial resolution and sensitivity.

Sichuan Changhon Electric, in cooperation with Analog Devices and Consumer Physics, announced in January the Changhong H2 mobile phone technology, based on NIR spectrometry, for molecular identification sensing. It will be released later this year.

In January, Heptagon introduced the Smart Handheld Spectrometer solution, the first in a family of Smart Spectral Solutions for industrial uses and consumer applications. Designed for use with smart phones, it acquires an IR reflection spectrum.

Perten Instruments, a PerkinElmer company, launched in January the 3C Solution for its Delta LactoScope FTIR dairy analyzer for monthly use in place of costly reference standard sets.

In January, DeNovix released the DeNovix DS-C Cuvette Spectrophotometer for UV-Vis analysis, extending the DS-11 FX Spectrophotometer/Fluorometer Series. It features lifetime calibration and EasyApps for full-spectrum UV-Vis measurements, nucleic acid and protein quantification, kinetic studies and microbial cell quantification.

Spectro Scientific introduced in January version 5 of its FluidScan portable IR oil analyzer technology. New features include lower detection limits, from 1,000 ppm to 300 ppm, on total water measurement for turbine oils, as well as an oil library that is double in size to more than 700 oils.

In January, IRsweep unveiled the IRspectrometer, calling it the first commercial table-top frequency comb spectrometer offering microsecond time resolution combined with a large spectral bandwidth and high spectral resolution. The company also calls it the first instrument to provide the advantages of dual-comb spectroscopy in a complete turnkey solution.

Ocean Optics introduced in February the Ocean FX spectrometer, with an acquisition speed of up to 3,000 scans per second. It is available in versions optimized for the UV-Vis, Vis-NIR and extended (200–1025 nm) wavelength ranges.

JEOL launched in March the ROYAL HFX probes for NMR, calling it the world’s first liquid NMR probe with the capability to automatically switch between single-tune and dual-tune modes on the high-frequency coil without compromising single-tune performance. It can be used with routine 2-channel or with 3-channel systems.

In March, Metrohm released the Vision Air 2.0 universal software solution for Vis-NIR spectroscopy, featuring flexibility, two-click operation and precalibration for many parameters.

In March, Renishaw debuted the ultra-fast Centrus CCD detector for high-speed Raman analysis, available for the inVia range of microscopes and the RA802 Raman Analyzer. It features speeds of over 1,800 spectra per second.

Daylights Solutions debuted in March the Spero-QT, its second generation high-performance IR chemical imaging microscope, featuring the ability to produce twice the data in one-tenth of the time of the previous system. It also features a smaller footprint, a stage travel increased to accommodate up to three slides and an increase in sample compartment volume.