FOSS is different from others in offering a range of dedicated analytical solutions based on both indirect and reference methods. FOSS NIR provides analysis and control throughout the production process, from raw material to finished product and from routine analysis to at-line and in-line process control.

FOSS focused analytical solutions are used in the Dairy, Wine, Edible oils, Confectionery, Pet food, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Grain, Beer, Feed and Forage and Milling industries.

FOSS NIR is used in near infrared spectroscopy in solutions like infratec, food scan and wine scan.

The Dual X-ray technology, as used in MeatMaster to measure the fat content of fresh, frozen, boxed and loose meat. With near infrared interactance this technology is also used for simplifying and speeding up traditional microbiological analysis, as used in MicroFoss.

Advanced calibration technologies within FOSS NIR, like PLS and ANN (Artificial Neural Network) provide simple and reliable solutions for highly complex analytical tasks.

The FT NIR technology is also used as part of the automated wet chemical analysis and automated Image Analysis for visual grain inspection, as used in Cervitec and Rice Analyzer

The FT NIR technology uses software that facilitates analysis of measurement results and that helps to monitor and control production processes.

FOSS NIR systems offer a new probe for monitoring of mammalian cell culture growth media. With path length optimized for culture media, this novel design is sterilizable-in-place (SIP). The small diameter probe design is easily adapted for use in bench top bioreactors and for scale up to pilot plant and manufacturing reactors.

Nine bioprocess probes multiply to form one FOSS XDS Process Analytics Near-Infrared (NIR) Analyzer. Our analyzers track key low concentration analytes in the culture growth media, enabling optimization of the fermentation. Feedback control is available through digital protocols.

FOSS NIR system is the world’s leading manufacturers of near infrared analytical instruments and consists of a complete range of rapid scanning, near-infrared spectrophotometers for laboratory and process applications.

The near infrared interactance is also very useful in measuring the body fat. With the near infrared interactance fiber optic probe is attached to a digital analyzer which measures the tissue composition and can measure the fat and water content in various parts of the body. The most common body part on which this near infrared interactance methodology is used is the biceps for estimating body fat using the NIR method. The NIR light goes through the tissues and is reflected off the bone back to the detector. The NIR data is entered into a prediction equation with the person’s height, weight, frame size, and level of activity to estimate the percent body fat.

Near infra-red (NIR) analysis is widely used for the rapid analysis of many agricultural and food products for protein, moisture, oil, starch, sucrose, fiber, grain texture and lysine. Research has shown that the technique can also be used for the prediction of malting quality of barley, baking quality of wheat and measurement of the degree of starch damage in flour.

The technique of NIR analysis uses very small differences in absorption of NIR radiation at wavelengths corresponding to overtones and combinations of fundamental IR frequencies of chemical functional groups that are characteristic of particular substances. Complex regression mathematics is used to transform these absorption measurements into an analytical result.

NIR analyser is a next-generation product robust, reliable, and consistently accurate. The NIR analyzer is also much easier to implement, operate, and maintain.

A NIR analyzer typically has a rotating sample platter which provides accurate analysis of ungrounded or partially ground materials by simply filling a cup and placing it on the window or analysis can also be done in a static mode. Samples can also be reviewed through a variety of sample cups, Petri dishes, beakers, or bags.

NIR analysers are available in four wavelength configurations to give complete coverage of the NIR region. Covering the entire wavelength range is vital for accurate results.

The chemical analyzer can scan the NIR region up to 2500nm. This allows calibrations and databases from monochromator based systems of Bran+Luebbe, NIRSystems, Foss, Bruker, ABB Bomem, and Thermo.

This chemical analyzer can also scan the wavelength range of 1200-2400 nm. This wavelength range covers the same range used by older NIR filter spectrometers from Technicon, Bran+Luebbe, Perten, and DICKEY-john, meaning that calibrations from these systems can easily be transferred to other spectrometers or chemical analyzers.

The NIR (Near Infrared) analyzer is the latest technology for analyzing solid and liquid chemical and pharmaceutical formulations. The patented design of NIR offers high analytical performance with better sensitivity and precise instrument matching to enhance method development, minimize implementation time and promise seamless method transferability.

NIR analyzers can also be used in the manufacturing processes form raw material inspection to even till the testing of the final product release. It is a comparatively a new technology for refineries to monitor main products, intermediate streams and unit feed. NIR analyzer offered a low cost alternative when compared to traditional gas chromatographs or distillation analyzers.

Each one of us produces several thousand cancer cells every day of our lives. Whether we develop clinical cancer or not depends upon the ability of our immune system to destroy these cancer cells. It is only a weakened or unhealthy immune system that makes the body cancer-prone. Ninety-five percent of all cancer patients are immuno-suppressed due to physical, chemical, mental, and environmental causes.

Why is there so much cancer today? The simple fact is we are slowly being poisoned to death. Each year people are exposed to thousands of toxic chemicals and pollutants in the air, water, food, and soil. People living today carry in their bodies a “chemical cocktail” made up of industrial chemicals, pesticides, food additives, heavy metals, and residues of therapeutic pharmaceuticals, as well as legal drugs (alcohol, tobacco, caffeine) and illegal drugs (heroine, cocaine, marijuana). Other common causes of toxicity are poor elimination, poor diet, and overeating, inadequate consumption of water, stress, and lack of exercise. Such toxicity manifests in a variety of symptoms, including decreased immune function, cell poisoning, hormonal dysfunction, psychological disturbances, environmental illness and chronic fatigue, many degenerative diseases, and cancer.

Chronic pain is a term given to a variety of conditions that can cause frequent, continuous pain lasting several months or longer, including arthritis; chronic fatigue syndrome; fibromyalgia; headaches; back, neck and shoulder pain; and temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ). While most chronic pain sufferers have traditionally taken prescription drugs or over-the-counter medications to ease their suffering, studies show that increasing numbers of people have begun turning toward more natural, less invasive methods of pain relief.

For many people acupuncture is an effective means of relieving pain. This may be particularly true for back pain and headache pain. Other types of pain that may be helped by acupuncture include arthritis (both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis), musculoskeletal injuries (like to the neck, shoulder, knee, or elbow), fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, labor pain, and cancer-related pain. How acupuncture relieves pain is not entirely clear-cut, but there are many theories based on scientific principles.