FTIR spectrometer

LAPP USA continues to expand engineering department capabilities with addition of FTIR Spectrometer

FTIR SPECTROMETER

ENSURING JACKET MATERIAL QUALITY The engineering department at LAPP’s North American headquarters in Florham Park, NJ uses a Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrometer to assure the raw compounds that go into its cable are the highest quality on the market. The FTIR uses a focused light beam and reads a measurement on the infrared frequency range. These readings create a “fingerprint” of the material in the form of a visual spectrograph, which is used to identify component materials in the compound. The readings also allow our engineers to identify the presence of aberrant ingredients in a sample. Using the FTIR provides critical information to LAPP engineers to continually analyze cable jacket products. TESTING AT MULTIPLE STAGES Analysis begins with raw materials. LAPP engineers test random samples to identify any component deviations before the raw materials are used in our manufacturing process. In addition to preventing potential quality concerns before they occur, our engineers will communicate with suppliers to alert them of our findings and work with them to resolve possibly larger issues at the source LAPP engineers also use the FTIR to check samples of our end products for any indication of contaminants, or issues caused by inconsistencies anywhere in the manufacturing process like contaminants or other variations. Continual analysis of our finished product is another method used to validate our manufacturing process, delivering additional quality checks.

In addition to our rigorous verification of product performance, the engineering department at LAPP USA validates the actual chemical make-up of raw and finished materials. This provides our customers quality assurance at a deep level and is part of LAPP’s ongoing efforts to maintain our highest quality position. The FTIR spectrometer is part of a large and growing collection of high tech tools our engineers use to keep LAPP ahead of other suppliers.

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