Impressions from analytica 2018 in Munich, Germany Here are some of our impressions at analytica 2018, the International Trade Fair for Laboratory Technology, Analysis and Biotechnology – with around 1,180 exhibitors from 45 countries at the International Congress Center in Munich (ICM) from 10-13 April 2018. THE PHARMA TEST GROUP booth at analytica 2018 Previous…
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TIDAS® OEM ASPEN Electronics ASPEN is a new platform for universal data acquisition and processing for different sensor devices – NMOS, CCD, InGaAs, PD, APD and PMT. The Advanced Sensor and Processor Electronic with Network interface (ASPEN) is a universal spectrometer electronics family used for data acquisition with different sensor types: NMOS detectors in the…
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TIDAS® OEM Detectors Fiber-optimized diode array detectors and numerous different single wave detectors for the UV/VIS/NIR wavelength range are available for diverse spectroscopic applications. J&M offers detectors based on diode array technology as well as single wavelength detectors such as photomultiplier tubes for the UV up to the NIR wavelength range. The spectrometer electronics are…
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Chromatography Applications As the pioneer in fiber optics spectroscopy, J&M Analytik AG is well known for its superior HPLC UV/VIS spectrometers. The J&M TIDAS spectrometer series are the fastest and most sensitive in their class and field, using high quality optics, powerful electronics, customized flow-cells with fiber optics and extensive software tools. The advantage lies…
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Fluorescence and Raman Spectroscopy Flourescence Spectroscopy In comparison with photometric detection, fluorescence detection is an exciting tool to improve detection limits and selectivity. A light beam, usually UV light, excites electrons in molecules in certain compounds and causes them to emit light. Usually the emitted light is in the visible range and can be detected…
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Color Measurement Applications Use J&M TIDAS Instruments for Colorimetry in Food Industry, of Precious Stones or in Dental Medicine Colorimetry, the science of color measurement, is widely employed in commerce, industry, and the laboratory to express color in numerical terms and to measure color differences between specimens. Applications include paints, inks, plastics, textiles and apparel,…
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Dairy Industry Applications Milk Analysis with the TIDAS P Milk Inspector In Cooperation with the German Schwarzwald Milch GmbH a milk analysis system was developed, which is able to measure the percentage of fat, protein and dry mass in milk with a low cost. The nutritional value of milk is determined by fat, protein and…
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Cleaning Monitoring and Validation In-Line Monitoring of Cleaning-in-Place Processes With his novel “The Jungle”, which depicts the working and living conditions in the canned meat of Chicago in the year 1906, the author Upton Sinclair inspired the “Pure Food and Drugs Act” and with it laid the groundwork for all of today’s laws concerning Cleaning…
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Applications for Nanoparticles J&M TIDAS® instruments are used for the analysis of optical properties of nanostructured materials. One such application is the Gold Particle Test (GPT), which is the most precise user-conducted integrity test on the market for Planova™ virus-removal filters. It serves to re-confirm filter pore size distribution after virus filtration. A J&M VIS spectrometer used to…
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Automotive Applications At-line Quality Control of Hardness Lacquer for Head Lights J&M TIDAS® spectrometers are used for the quality control of hardness lacquer applied to automobile head lights in an at-line solution. This coating prevents damages from UV-radiation, micro impacts, and scratches. Using white light interference multiple layers of lacquer are detected. The lenses of…
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Forensic Applications Analysis of Textile Fibres, Paints, Bank Notes and Documents Using J&M Spectrometers with Optical Microscopes J&M diode-array spectrometers can be combined with optical microscopes for forensic applications in crime detection and crime fighting all over the world. They are used for the analysis of microscopic samples like: Textile Fibres Spectral analysis of fibres in the UV/VIS/NIR…
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Historic Arts & Paints Using J&M TIDAS® Instruments in the Restauration of Historic Pieces of Art The spectrometer is used for characterization of the colors used in the piece of art. The spectrum is then compared with a library. This system for color analysis consists of a light source, a measurement head and a TIDAS®…
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