B&W Tek have introduced the PTRam, a 19" rack-mountable Raman analyser designed for product and process development in the lab or in pilot plant settings. It uses a 785 nm laser producing 340 mW at the sample at full power. Power is adjustable by software in 1 % increments. It has a spectral range of 150–2800 cm–1 with resolution of <6.0 cm–1 at 912 nm. It is supplied with a lab-grade fibre optic probe, an ASTM polystyrene validation standard and Vision software. Vision acquires data and allows the development of methods; it also runs the self-calibration and system monitoring to ensure data validity. The system can also be operated with the BWSpec software, providing full acquisition control, continuous measurements, additional data processing capabilities and viewing options.
