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HiperScan GmbH

HiperScan GmbH 

With an increasing standard of living, the awareness for the composition of products, foods or drugs also increases. Companies of the chemical, pharmaceutical, food or environmental industry are, thus, increasingly obliged to produce their products according to the highest standards and to consistently monitor the production process. This may only be achieved by means of modern and versatile methods such as near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and related automated processes. HiperScan GmbH, founded as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS in Dresden, Germany, in May 2006, is a supplier of high-performance spectrometers.

Using near-infrared (NIR) analysis, the composition of substances (or blends) may be determined. This provides for the possibility to verify consistent quality or the purity of input and output substances. This enables new and cost-efficient analysis processes in food and process analyses, in quality assurance as well as for the identification of raw and auxiliary materials.

There are versatile fields of application for these analysis devices. With the launch of Apo-Ident for example, an easy and quick analysis system, HiperScan decisively contributed to ensuring the competitiveness of pharmacies. Apo-Ident is a near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer providing for easy and quick analysis of chemical compounds. An analysis cycle requires less than 2 minutes per substance. Apo-Ident is able to identify more than 90% of all output substances that are usually available in pharmacies – from powders and ointments to oils and European herbs. With its simple menu, everybody is able to perform identification and, thus, analyze inhomogeneous substances without any special training.