Shimadzu Scientific Instruments (SSI) has released its new IRSpirit Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrophotometer, the company’s smallest and lightest FTIR instrument for contaminant analysis, identification tests and quantitative measurements. 
           
The IRSpirit provides space efficiency and the design allows access from two sides. Its sample compartment is wide and has been designed for maximum flexibility. It accommodates existing Shimadzu and third-party accessories such as ATR and diffuse reflectance, as well as transmission accessories such as a KBr pellet holder and demountable cells.
           

The IRSpirit comes with an IR Pilot analysis assistant program, an identification test program and a contaminant analysis program. IR Pilot is a package of 23 applications that gives analysts the ability to measure samples or print results. The IR Pilot program allows operators to obtain results quickly by selecting the accessory and sample form. The identification test program can be used to analyze samples, complete acceptance inspections and make pre-shipment inspections. The contaminant analysis program identifies contaminates using Shimadzu’s identification algorithm in combination with spectral libraries.
           
The instrument includes a sealed interferometer that protects the beam splitter from both air and moisture. It also houses electrical humidity and paper-based indicators, which work in tandem with LabSolutions IR software, to help users monitor the status of IRSpirit in high-humidity environments. It also has a self-diagnostics function for instrument management.

LabSolutions IR software offers intuitive operation, administrative functions, data management and a variety of data manipulation functions. In addition, an “Easy Macro” program allows users to create macros for routine tasks.