SPECIM IQ mobile hyperspectral camera

SPECIM IQ is a mobile hyperspectral camera that allows users to analyse material samples anywhere, in seconds. It is said to meet the real-time monitoring needs of industries ranging from food and health to forensic investigation, recycling, art and agriculture, providing information in an instant for critical decision-making and response.

Hyperspectral imaging, which combines spectroscopy and digital imaging, is useful for demanding measurement applications. By enabling spectral analysis down to the pixel level, it provides the capabilities for analysing the physical and chemical make-up of both large and small samples. Until now, the complexity and bulky size of the equipment and lack of real-time information have limited its use in industrial applications.

Now, SPECIM IQ enables users to concentrate on problem-solving rather than complex data acquisition and processing. The graphical user interface is simple to use, and it provides instant measurement results and insights into the problem without requiring complex mathematics or signal processing skills. This makes the product suitable for medical, cosmetics and other industries.

In the field of agriculture, farmers will be able to screen their crops for infestation and see the results immediately, in many cases a week before any problems are visible to the human eye. Rather than routinely treating crops, they will be able to treat them just where needed. Forensic investigators will meanwhile be able to screen a crime scene for evidence in seconds, rather than collecting samples, sending them to the lab and waiting for days or weeks for the results.

The product also enables members of the OEM industry to build their own applications for their own clientele, made easy by Specim’s Application Development Tool.