Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Omnic Specta software, which improves the quality and ease of gathering sample information contained in Raman spectral data.
The Omnic Specta brings the most dependable, clear and easy-to-understand results without challenging data preparation and interpretation.
These capabilities allow customers to quickly improve analytical problem-solving in forensic science, pharmaceutical, polymer and research laboratories.
The software enhances the performance of the Thermo Scientific DXR's SmartRaman spectrometer and DXR Raman microscopes launched at last year's PITTCON.
The Omnic Specta for Raman spectroscopy achieves remarkable productivity and sensitivity improvements in fast-paced Raman laboratories that need to analyse the molecular composition of raw materials, production processes and finished goods.
Enhanced data presentation features for multi-component searching transforms the Omnic Specta to an efficient method for one-step identification of complex materials.
This eliminates subjective search-and-subtract iterations.
A contaminant-identification capability allows users to troubleshoot failure during product quality control (QC) verification or when unexpected components appear in known materials, thus enabling QC laboratories to simplify and accelerate their problem-solving procedures, saving time and money.
In addition, the new Omnic Specta introduces a streamlined interface that enables analysts to visualise a complete workflow on a single screen, from data collection to processing and final report.
The software automatically indexes all spectral information on a user's system, making it instantly accessible.
Mike Jost, vice-president and general manager for molecular spectroscopy products at Thermo Fisher Scientific, said: 'The new productivity features incorporated in the software greatly reduce analysis time, whereas the advanced processing tools solve traditionally difficult problems.
'By automatically separating components in mixtures, the Omnic Specta surpasses conventional manual spectral interpretation methods.
'The complementary nature of Raman and infrared techniques is enhanced significantly by Omnic Specta.'
