Partners and Solutions

• ASD - Portable VIS-NIR Spectroscopy
• ASD - Mobile Remote Sensing Spectroradiometry
• Polychromix - Handheld NIR Material Analysis
• Ocean Optics - Miniature / Modular Fibre Optic Spectroscopy
• Dynamica - UV-VIS Spectrophotometry
• CPS - Ultra High Resolution Nano-Particle Characterisation
• Schmidt + Haensch - Polarimetry and Refractometry
• GeSiM - Non-Contact Nanolitre Dispensing and Micro Dosage Pipetting
• Avian Technologies - Reflectance Standards, Coatings and Targets
• Lovibond (Tintometer) - Colour Measurement
  

Analytik are exclusive UK suppliers of ASD’s high performance portable spectrometers for the lab, the field and the factory.

ASD Inc. are recognised worldwide for expanding the limits of portable, non-destructive spectroscopy solutions. Their VIS-NIR systems dramatically enhance the quality, productivity and efficiency of countless applications while opening the door to many new measurement possibilities.

For the ultimate in high performance analytical instrumentation solutions, delivering reliable, real-world results; look no further than ASD.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the ASD technical support team, based in Colorado, USA. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044.

Alternatively, click on the ASD logo for access to their website.

LabSpec ®

The LabSpec® is a fully portable, rapid, post-dispersive spectrometer with high sensitivity and extremely low stray light for robust qualitative and quantitative applications. It incorporates the benchmark power of the award winning LabSpec® Pro’s broad spectral range (350-2500 nm) and combines it with Ethernet and optional wireless functionality, as well as expanded temperature operating parameters, and a rugged exterior for reliability even in extreme environments.

Typical Applications:

• Raw materials and finished products verification (through the packaging)
• Prediction of quantitative chemical and physical parameters
• Pharmaceuticals and neutraceuticals
• Natural products and dietary supplements
• Counterfeit drug detection
• Cosmetics and beauty products
• Plastics, polymers and films
• Packaging verification
• Explosives verification
• Food, beverage and dairy
• Meat tenderness prediction
• Petrochemicals, biodiesel and biomass
• Soils, minerals and rocks - AgriSpec® and TerraSpec® also available

Features / Benefits:

• Portable, rugged and robust, yet with no compromise in performance
• 350-2500 nm spectral range, available in six modular configurations
• Extreme sensitivity with Cooled InGaAs TurboScanner™ technology
• Up to 2150 data points per spectra (1 nm data interval)
• Standard and high resolution models available
• Fast, real time measurement. Complete spectra collected in 100 ms (0.1 sec)
• Unique low stray light post dispersive optical system
• Industry standard SMA905 fibre optic connectivity enables almost limitless sampling capabilities
• Multiple battery options along with DC and AC power
• Ethernet and/or wireless connectivity
• Real time interface with Grams™, Unscrambler® and other chemometrics packages
• Enhanced remote diagnostics via internet
• Embedded measurement trigger
• Delivered as standard with ruggedised Pelican case for easy transport and storage

Note: Analytik Ltd also offers NIST traceable calibration standards (See Avian Technologies).

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Technical / Application Notes

• Raw materials verification: Incoming inspection using portable NIR - through the packaging!

• Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements: Testing of raw materials and finished products using portable NIR

• Counterfeit pharmaceuticals: On the spot detection using portable NIR

• Corn starch: Quantification of moisture content using portable NIR

• Biofuels production: Real time non-destructive analysis using portable NIR

• Multilayer plastic packaging: Monitor thickness using portable NIR

News Releases

• Essential Nutrition Use ASD LabSpec Portable NIR for Raw Materials Verification

Analytik are exclusive UK and Ireland suppliers of ASD’s high performance portable spectroradiometers.

ASD Inc. has long been the World leader for instrumentation used in remote sensing for the rapid collection of field spectra. Building on a long-standing relationship with the scientific research community, ASD advances remote sensing applications with their portable, easy to use FieldSpec® 3 series.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the ASD technical support team, based in Colorado, USA. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044 / Ireland: +353 (0)151 43753.

Alternatively, click on the ASD logo for access to their website.

FieldSpec® Series

Designed for use in the most challenging environments, ASD’s FieldSpec® 3 series represent the ultimate in high performance mobile spectroradiometers. The ability to collect solar reflectance, radiance, irradiance and reflectance spectral data, means any of the FieldSpec® 3 instruments including the FieldSpec® 3 Junior, the FieldSpec® 3 Hi-Res and the FieldSpec® 3 Max are ideal for applications in remote sensing, oceanography, ecology, forestry, plant physiology, geology, and many more.

Typical Applications:

• Airborne measurements
• Atmospheric modelling
• Fire detection and fire fuel mapping
• Ground truthing
• Miscellaneous
• Snow and ice
• Spectroradiometry and calibration
• Water bodies
• Minerals, mining, and soils - AgriSpec® and TerraSpec® also available

Features / Benefits:

• Portable, rugged and robust, yet with no compromise in performance
• 350-2500 nm spectral range, available in six modular configurations
• Extreme sensitivity with Cooled InGaAs TurboScanner™ technology
• Up to 2150 data points per spectra (1 nm data interval)
• Standard and high resolution models available
• Fast, real time measurement. Complete spectra collected in 100 ms (0.1 sec)
• Unique low stray light post dispersive optical system
• Multiple battery options along with DC and AC power
• Ethernet wireless connectivity as standard
• ASD FiberChecker™ for quick and easy diagnostics of fibre optic cable performance
• Enhanced remote diagnostics via internet
• ASD Driftlock™ for ultimate stability
• Battery monitor, runtime meter and detector stability indicators
• RS3™ software for collection and processing of data
• Seamless interface with ENVI® software for expanded capabilities
• Delivered as standard with bespoke ergonomic rucksack system
• Delivered as standard with ruggedised Pelican case for easy transport and storage

Note: Analytik also offers NIST traceable calibration standards (See Avian Technologies).

Analytik delivers handheld NIR solutions from Polychromix; a leader in miniature and portable analytical tools.

Polychromix have revolutionised the Spectroscopy industry with the introduction of their exciting new MEMS based NIR systems. Their innovative products enable the migration of traditional laboratory-based instrumentation from the lab to the point of need for fast, accurate, non-destructive material analysis.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the Polychromix technical support team, based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044 / Ireland: +353 (0)151 43753.

Alternatively, click on the Polychromix logo for access to their website.

PHAZIR™ and new microPHAZIR™

The revolutionary PHAZIR™ is the first of its kind, portable Near Infrared material analyser. Designed for the expert and non-expert user alike, the PHAZIR™ enables real time, on-site analysis and data collection with minimal training required.

The new microPHAZIR™ builds upon the successful and award winning PHAZIR™ platform, so well received throughout the UK and Ireland. The second generation analyser has undergone a full ergonomic re-design and is more compact and lighter than the original, now weighing only 1.2kg (2.7 lbs).

With a new rear LCD display, audio feedback, automatic reference collection and internal calibration, the dust proof and water resistant microPHAZIR™ offers the analytical capability of a full sized laboratory NIR system in a self contained, rugged, battery operated, handheld analyser. 

The PHAZIR™ and microPHAZIR™ are broadly used in a variety of industrial areas including:

• Pharmaceutical manufacturing
• Polymer recycling
• Carpet recycling
• Animal feed and ingredients

• Flour and milling

• Pet food manufacturing
• Explosives and narcotics detection
• Paint and coating thickness
• Petrochemical analysis
• Asbestos screening

The PHAZIR™ and microPHAZIR™ can provide multiple solutions including:

• Incoming raw material inspection and verification
• Quality control and assurance
• Handheld/portable field based analysis
• Counterfeit product ID
• At-line process control
• Mobile analytics

 

Features / Benefits (also see **additional features of microPHAZIR™):

Speed & Power
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis including material ID and concentration level measurements
• Additional materials can be easily added via software
• Instantaneous (1-2 seconds) analysis time

Portability & Durability
• Rugged portable handheld solution
• Solid state MEMS technology with no moving parts
• Lightweight 4 lbs device
• High-strength, injection molded plastic housing withstands harsh operational environments
• Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery providing 10+ hours of continued use

Ease of Use
• Simple point and shoot operation
• Non-destructive measurement
• Colour LCD display with advanced and intuitive user interface
• All data is stored in memory and downloadable to PC for logging or additional processing
• Minimal training required
• New software features and upgrades can be easily performed by the user

Compliance:
• Full regulatory compliance
• ISO 9001, CE Approved

**Additional features of microPHAZIR™:
• Ultra-portable 2.7 lbs handheld device
• New ergonomically balanced pistol design for low-fatigue single hand operation
• Water resistant

• Rear LCD display
• Internal automatic calibration and reference
• Mixture analysis function

• Audio feedback

Note: Analytik Ltd also offers NIST traceable calibration standards (See Avian Technologies).

Related Items:

Whitepapers

• Pharmaceutical raw materials identity verification: Meeting the challenges of 100% testing with handheld NIR

News Releases

• Polychromix choose Analytik Ltd as exclusive UK & Ireland partner

Analytik delivers miniature fibre optic spectrometers and related accessories to the UK and Ireland from Ocean Optics, the world leader in optical sensing solutions.

Ocean Optics’ palm sized spectrometer was the World’s first miniature, fibre optic spectrometer back in 1989; it has since spawned many imitations and has facilitated countless optical sensing applications across a huge diversity of industries and applications. For rugged, compact and affordable spectroscopy solutions, look no further than Ocean Optics.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the Ocean Optics technical support team. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044 / Ireland: +353 (0)151 43753.

Alternatively, click on the Ocean Optics logo for access to their website.

Spectroscopic techniques supported include:

• UV-VIS-NIR spectroscopy
• On-line spectroscopy
• Spectroradiometry
• Colour spectroscopy
• Fluorescence spectroscopy
• Fibre optic chemical sensing

Note: Ocean Optics modular approach means Analytik can recommend a configuration of spectrometer, as well as accessories, to ensure that the complete solution is tailored specifically to your application.

Features / Benefits:

• Small, lightweight and flexible
• CCD or photodiode arrays mean fast measurements
• Pre-configured “standard” or user-configured “bespoke” spectrometers
• Appropriate for laboratory, mobile and process applications
• Range of wavelength detection available
• Range of light source illumination available
• Range of resolution options
• Plug and play USB connectivity
• Single or multiple channel
• Reflectance, transmission, absorbance, fluorescence and radiometric measurement possible
• Wide range of fibre optic probes for remote measurements
• Wide range of sample holding devices

Typical Applications:

• Chemical, medical and biological research, production and monitoring
• Environmental monitoring
• Life sciences
• Science education
• Lenses, coatings and optical components
• Photonics and LED’s
• Entertainment lighting and display
• Field based spectroradiometry and remote sensing

Analytik delivers advanced bench top UV-Visible and Visible spectrophotometers and related accessories to the UK from Dynamica.

Dynamica specialise in the manufacture of precision laboratory instrumentation, providing solutions and value to laboratories globally. Their instrumentation is designed for versatility and flexibility to maximise performance efficiency in the contemporary and multifaceted laboratory environment.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the Dynamica technical support team, based in Salzburg, Austria. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044.

Alternatively, click on the Dynamica logo for access to their website.

The HALO Range

The Halo range of bench top UV-Visible and Visible spectrophotometers deliver the precision and reproducibility of advanced optics and electronics for essential quantitative analyses covering a broad range of scientific disciplines. They are further enhanced with a comprehensive range of on-board functions and features, user friendliness, rugged reliability and an extensive range of accessories to fulfill even the most demanding applications.

Typical Applications:

• Life science
• Material science
• Optical components
• Pharmaceutical
• Quality control
• Education

Features / Benefits:

• Built in and diverse range of measurement modes
• Dual lamp system resulting in higher accuracy
• Exceptionally low stray light
• High scan speeds and resolution
• User friendly operation and information rich LCD display
• Validation functions ensuring optimum instrument performance
• Stand alone or PC operation
• On-board data storage
• Compliant to European Pharmacopoeia standards

Note: Analytik Ltd also offers NIST traceable calibration standards (See Avian Technologies).

Analytik delivers the world's fastest, highest resolution and most sensitive centrifugal sedimentation particle size analysers to the UK and Ireland from CPS Instruments Europe.

CPS Instruments Europe understand nano-particle characterisation. Their continued investment in the development of differential centrifugal sedimentation (DCS) has seen an established technique become ‘reborn’ in recent years. DCS is now a powerful tool in measuring nano-particle size distributions down to around ~2.0nm with unparalleled resolution capabilities.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the CPS Instruments Europe technical support team. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044 / Ireland: +353 (0)151 43753.

Alternatively, click on the CPS Instruments Europe logo for access to their website.

CPS Disc Centrifuge

The CPS DC2400 is an effective analytical tool for ultra-high resolution, high accuracy measurement of particle size distribution. Highly poly-dispersed particles can be measured in the size range of ~2.0nm to ~75 microns, at 2 to 10 times better resolution than any other particle sizing instrument, regardless of measurement technique.

Do you know the real size of your nanoparticles?

Features / Benefits:

• Extremely high resolution with clean separation of narrow peaks that differ in size by as little as 2%
• Able to detect and measure very small and subtle changes/differences in particle size
• Ability to measure/monitor nano-particle coating thickness
• Very high sensitivity; minimum detection limit below 10-8 gram active sample for narrow peaks
• Highly reproducible results; the typical 95% confidence range for reported peak sizes in replicate analyses is +/-1% or better
• Dynamic range capability >1000 for measurement of broad and multimodal distributions
• Measurement of particles of virtually any density, including those less than the density of the fluid in which they are suspended, using a unique analysis method developed by CPS (US Patent 5,786,898)
• Wide range of data presentation options, including multiple distribution overlays, linear or log scaling, averaging of multiple distributions, subtraction of one distribution from another and many more

Note: Analytik Ltd also offers particle calibration standards. This is backed up by a full analysis service to demonstrate the performance of our products.

Typical Applications:

• Pharmaceutical

o Gold and silver nano-particles (coated and/or uncoated) o Virus particles/virus-like particles o Cells (culture) and cell fragments o Protein clusters o Liposome's o Particles in diagnostic tests o Micro-encapsulated drugs

• Chemical:

o Polymer latexes and emulsions o Fillers (CaCO3, clay, barites, etc.) o SiO2 dispersions o Abrasives (of all types) o Impact modifier particles o Oil emulsions o Carbon nanotubes o Quantum dots o Metals and metal oxides

• Printing and painting:

o Pigments - water and oil based o Micro-fibre paint viscosity modifiers o Printer/copier toner powders o Inkjet inks o Carbon black o Magnetic iron oxide

• Semiconductor:

o Micro-abrasives o CMP compounds for integrated circuits

• Others:

o Micro-spheres o Agglomeration patterns o Starch/flour particles

Related Items:

Whitepapers

• An introduction to particle size characterisation by DCS: Do you know the real size of your nano particles?

Technical / Application Notes

• Particle Sizing; Are you getting the full picture? A true story by Dr Hiran Vegad, CPS DC specialist at Analytik Ltd

• Latex and nanocomposite particle sizing: Technical advantages offered by the CPS DC, by Prof. Armes, Uni. of Sheffield

• Bio nanoparticle sizing: Analysing growth in real time with the CPS DC, by Prof. Lynne Macaskie, Uni. of Birmingham

• Gold and silver coated nano particles: Characterising coating thickness for nano-scale drug delivery

• Adenovirus particles: Monitoring the production and purification process

News Releases

• University of Liverpool choose CPS Disc Centrifuge to monitor coating thickness of nanoscale drug delivery vehicles

• University of Warwick selects CPS Disc Centrifuge for polymer colloid characterisation

• Intertek MSG choose CPS Disc Centrifuge for nano particle characterisation

• Begbroke Nano uses CPS Disc Centrifuge for nano particle characterisation

Analytik are exclusive UK suppliers of Schmidt + Haensch’s market leading polarimeter and refractometer solutions, for the lab and process.

Based in Berlin, Schmidt + Haensch have been pioneering the technology behind polarimetry and refractometry since 1864. The company have an experience and knowledge of mechanics and optics that is unsurpassed, and their combination of rich tradition and high quality innovation continues today.

Schmidt + Haensch are proud to hold several key patents for their comprehensive range of polarimeters and refractometers, enabling them to produce opto-electronic measuring instruments of the highest quality and accuracy; a reason why their customers return to them time and time again. Your search starts and ends with Schmidt + Haensch.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the Schmidt + Haensch technical support team. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044.

Alternatively, click on the Schmidt + Haensch logo for access to their website.

Polarimeters

Schmidt + Haensch’s automatic digital polarimeters are designed to characterise optical active substances in the most demanding quality and research laboratories.

Polartronic H532

Note: Since the end of 2008, PerkinElmer have ceased production of their High Resolution Polarimeters (341 and 343 Series), they are now recommending the Polartronic H532 to all of their customers. Click here for details.

Unipol-L Series

Polartronic H Series, Polartronic M Series, Polartronic N Series and Saccharomat Series also available

Refractometers

Schmidt + Haensch’s automatic microprocessor controlled critical angle refractometers are designed to measure refractive index of liquid media independent of opacity, viscosity and colour.

ATR-W Series

Features / Benefits:

• High accuracy
• Peltier-thermostatisation allowing instantaneous temperature correction and precise Measurement
• Large temperature working range, between +10°C and +80°C
• Diode array technology guarantees high resolution and stability
• Splash proofed touch-in panel allows for quick and easy measurements
• Large LCD display with alphanumeric foil keypad
• 10 user-defined programmable scales

DSR- Digital multiple wavelength refractometer

ATR-SW Series and ATR-ST Series also available

Process Refractometers

For more than 25 years, Schmidt + Haensch’s inline process refractometers have been used successfully to monitor and control the concentration of dissolved solids in solutions, or liquids in process.

iPR Series

Polarimetry and Refractometry Applications

Polarimetry and refractometry have applications in a wide range of industries including:

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News Releases

• Automatic polarimeter offers high speed measurement at 4th decimal resolution

• The world's first multiple wavelength refractometer

• Schmidt + Haensch choose Analytik Ltd as exlusive UK partner

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Analytik are exclusive UK and Ireland suppliers of GeSiM’s non-contact piezoelectric nanolitre dispensing and micropipetting systems.

Founded in 1995 as a micro-systems and instrumentation company, GeSiM specialise in low-volume liquid handling for life sciences. Due to their unique proprietary dispenser design, GeSiM’s micropippetting instruments are undoubtedly the most flexible and highest precision arrayers available on the market.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the GeSiM technical support team based in Germany. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044 / Ireland: +353 (0)151 43753.

Alternatively, click on the GeSiM logo for access to their website.

Nano-Plotter™

The Nano-Plotter™ series is ideal for generating high-quality spots by non-contact dispensing of sub-nanolitre volumes. The highly versatile “drop on demand” piezoelectric technology allows the placement of very small drops onto a variety of substrates with outstanding precision, and also the mixing of samples into pre-filled cavities to run nano-assays. These compact instruments are your ideal solution for the development and production of biochips and for many other liquid handling tasks.

Features / Benefits:

• Small footprint
• Quiet, smooth, vibration free yet rapid operation
• Excellent spot quality
• No impact on sensitive surfaces through touch-less technology e.g. protein solutions
• Variation of volume dosage to as low as 0.1 nL without changing the tip
• High reproducibility and low CV between spots
• Flexibility to create arbitrary spot patterns with arbitrary print head configurations
• Almost unlimited number of spots with a single pipette load
• Handles wide diversity of different sample types
• Unique humidifying and chilling technology (dew point pipetting) prevents evaporation and conserves nanolitre volumes in applications such as miniaturised assays
• Highly effective washing and cleaning system
• Modular design for easy after-sales upgrades

Note: GeSiM products are highly amenable to customisation. Their expert technicians will adapt hardware and software components to integrate their systems into specific robotic or other automated user applications.

Typical Applications:

• DNA and protein arrays
• Cell pipetting / tissue arrays
• Miniaturised assays
• Bio sensors

Analytik delivers a comprehensive range of reflectance standards, coatings and targets to the UK and Ireland from Avian Technologies.

Avian Technologies specialise in the design and manufacture of instruments and standards for optical spectrometry and other optical radiation measurements. With the widest variety of calibrated standards available from any company, and the ability to offer customised solutions, look no further than Avian Technologies for your calibration needs.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on the specification and application of Avian’s reflectance standards, coatings and targets with the full support of the Avian Technologies technical support team.

Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044 / Ireland: +353 (0)151 43753.

Alternatively, click on the Avian Technologies logo for access to their website.

Avian’s products can be separated into the following groups:

• Reflectance, transmittance and fluorescence standards and products
• Reflective materials and coatings
• Integrating spheres

• Measurement services

Note: All Avian Technologies’ Standards are NIST and NRC traceable.

Analytik delivers visual and electronic colour measurement instrumentation and reference materials to the UK from Lovibond (Tintometer Ltd); the colour control specialists.

Founded in 1885, Lovibond (Tintometer) has over 120 years of colour measurement experience. Their visual and electronic analytical instrumentation provides supreme accuracy in the quality control environment. Pioneers in the field of colour science and known globally for their colourimetry expertise, Lovibond (Tintometer) continues as the World leader today.

Our team will be happy to work together with you on a solution with the full support of the Lovibond (Tintometer) technical support team. Talk to analytikLtd NOW – click to our contact page, request a quote, or call us on UK: +44 (0)870 991 4044.

Alternatively, click on the Lovibond (Tintometer) logo for access to their website.