November 8, 2010 – Axiom Analytical announced its FCV-150 fiber-optic coupled cuvette sampling system. The optical transmission sampler is compatible with Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and dispersive spectrometers operating in the near-infrared (NIR) and UV-Visible spectral regions. It provides precise temperature control while accommodating sample containing cuvettes with a wide range of optical path lengths. The FCV-150 features a sampling region accommodating cuvettes with path lengths from 1 to 50 mm as well as a preheating zone. This combination provides for rapid interchange of up to 15 samples.
The use of fiber-optic coupling facilitates sample analysis in a fume hood or in other locations separated from the spectroscopic analyzer. The Company anticipates that the FCV-150 will find application in quality control and service laboratories as well as chemical and pharmaceutical development and modeling for process analytical technology (PAT) applications.