Analytik Announces the VideometerLab 3 Multi-Spectral Imaging System is Now Available in the UK and Ireland

24 Apr 2014
Sarah Thomas
Associate Editor

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Analytik, leading suppliers of innovative analytical instrumentation, are pleased to announce the availability of Videometer’s latest multi-spectral imaging system, the VideometerLab 3, for their customers in the UK and Ireland.

Analytik has announced the UK and Ireland release of the VideometerLab 3, an easy-to-use multispectral imaging and automated visual measurement system for fast and accurate determination of surface color, texture and dimensions of manufactured and natural products.

The innovative system offers higher illumination efficiency and improved UV signal-to-noise than its predecessors. The instrument integrates a high-resolution camera with advanced digital image analysis and statistics software. The output is an accurate and objective measurement of visual quality in less than 10 seconds. Imaging examples can be seen on the VideometerLab 3 product pages.

Using strobed LED technology, the VideometerLab 3 combines measurements at up to 20 different wavelengths into a single multispectral image. Every pixel in the image is a spectrum and the system includes wavelengths outside the range detected by traditional RGB technology.

Studies have shown that VideometerLab 3 is as accurate as a test panel but with significantly higher repeatability and the removal of subjective judgment. Specific areas of special interest such as shape, size, color and texture can be studied automatically to provide fast, objective assessment for easy decision making. The smart software can be taught to discriminate just the properties you’re interested in, making it a versatile and adaptable solution to meet the demands of a modern food technology lab. One-click analysis ‘recipes’ make it accessible to novice users while the advanced suite of analysis tools will satisfy the most demanding power users.

Some applications examples of uses for the VideometerLab 3:
• Microbial culture identification
• Foreign matter contamination
• Color testing
• Hydration analysis
• Grain analysis and disease identification
• Quality grading
• Shelf-life studies
• Supply chain integrity
• Counterfeit detection

VideometerLab 3 Multispectral Imaging System

Analytik Ltd

VideometerLab 3 is a vision-based lab analyser designed for fast and accurate determination of surface colour, texture, shape, size and chemical composition. The easy-to-use system integrates illumination, camera, and computer technology with advanced digital image analysis and statistics. VideometerLab 3 provides a rapid assessment of uniform and non-homogeneous samples by combining information on all of the above parameters automatically in just a few seconds, requiring no sample preparation and leaving the sample intact. Using strobed LED technology VideometerLab 3 combines measurements at up to 20 different wavelengths into a single high-resolution multispectral image. Every pixel in the image is a spectrum and the system can include wavelengths outside the range detected by traditional RGB technology. VideometerLab 3 Multispectral Imaging System Features: Integrating sphere provides very homogeneous and diffuse illumination Multispectral analysis in less than 6 seconds Up to 19 spectral bands in the range 375 nm to 970 nm Fluorescence option available Black and white high resolution CCD camera (2056x2056 pixels) Improved signal-to-noise ratio by individual and automated adjustments of the light intensity in each wavelength band Improved colour determination compared to traditional RGB technology Increased stability due to strobed LED source technology

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Analytik Announces the VideometerLab 3 Multi-Spectral Imaging System is Now Available in the UK and Ireland