We are an international tech startup specializing in the development and production of cloud applications, data science and artificial intelligence based on near-infrared MEMS spectroscopy sensor systems. Our solutions identify materials and fluids quickly, accurately, and cost-effectively in real time, anywhere in the world. Our innovative technology is used, for example, for the authenticity testing of pharmaceuticals or other branded product,  

Spectral Engines is part of the Nynomic Group and combines the best of both worlds: the dynamism of a start-up with the security of an established technology group in the background.

We shine infrared light to our target and gather the reflected light back. Each material leaves a certain ‘fingerprint’ in the infrared light and using our special sensor technology and algorithms on our cloud platform we analyse the light and identify the material and its amount.

This method is commonly referred to as infrared spectroscopy and is well-known scientific technique that has mostly been used in laboratory environments. What it makes special: we bring this method into a miniaturized form that offers completely new application possibilities quickly and in almost any location.

We currently offer five types of NIRONE sensors:

The following table shows examples of suitable sensors for certain material types:

The free SensorControl software controls all Spectral Engines products for spectral measurements via plug-and-play. All parameters of the spectral sensors and light sources can be set. Freely programmable spectral wavelength points of the spectral sensors and basic analysis functions together with versatile data storage options provide a powerful tool for analysing samples.

The first row of all files contains the measurement settings as they were at the beginning of the measurement cycle. If you make changes to the measurement settings on the Settings tab, the software will change the file name to the default format, and the dark and reference signal spectra may need to be re-measured. However, changes to the measurement settings, which are displayed on the Measurement tab, will not be saved, if you make changes after the measurement file has been created.

Gases are typically colorless and therefore invisible to the eye. Some gases may have noticeable odours or smells, even at extremely low concentrations, but although the nose can sniff the gases, the brain functions so that it starts to filter out that annoying signal, and it is filtered out, leaving you to keep breathing that gas, thinking that the source of the smell is gone. But in most cases, gases are undetectable without special gas measurement instruments.

Unlike solids and liquids, the interactions between gas molecules only have a negligible effect on the spectra. This makes the calibration of gas IR measurement systems easy, assuming that you have the equipment and calibration gases at hand.

Our newly introduced Liquid Scanner has a NIRONE sensor and uses the transmission mode. In transmission measurements, the light passes through the sample. The thickness of the sample influences the absorption of the light. The thicker the sample or the longer the optical path length, the more the sample absorbs the light.

Absorbance is a term commonly used by chemists in relation to infra-red spectroscopy, including both mid- and near-infrared spectroscopic analyses.

Absorbance is closely related to transmittance and reflectance. Absorbance is the amount of light that remains in the sample, as it has been recognized by the sample. The absorptions of infrared wavelengths are related to the vibrational energy modes of the molecules it contains, and to lattice vibrations of certain materials.

The absorption spectra are, effectively, infrared region fingerprints, which can be used to identify and quantify properties of the samples. One property of the infrared absorptions is that their relative intensities are different with changing concentrations.

• Follow the instructions
• Keep the white reference and the sensor window clean
• Avoid vibrations during the measurment
• Use a homogenous sample
• Move the sample and remeasure

Yes, either a WiFi or cell network connection is required for the NIRONE to communicate with the cloud servers that compute and store the results. Errors will be shown in the NIRONE app if this connection isn’t present.

NIR spectroscopy is mostly used for organic substances, therefore any kinds of metals cannot be measured.

NIRONE is used in nearly all manufacturing industries, from big agriculture to pharmaceuticals to food & beverage.

NIR spectroscopy can be used for product identification, classification and qualitiy control, as well as for the determination of product properties (chemical and physical) and component concentrations in process applications, all with the object of rapid analysis.

Please proceed as follows:

1. Open the Bluetooth settings of your phone and unpair the device.
2. Switch off the phone Bluetooth.
3. Completely stop the mobile application.
4. Close/swipe the application from the application drawer.
5. With the device switched on, hold the power button on for 10 seconds, until both LEDs flash red. Keep holding, until the LEDs flash red for the second time.
6. Hold the device pairing button until the Bluetooth LED turns green.
7. Start the mobile application and reconnect to the device.