Renishaw in Bangladesh

Vvon Technologies Limited supplies, installs and services Renishaw equipment across Bangladesh. 96 products are catalogued across Scientific & Laboratory Equipment, Nanotechnology.

Categories

• Metrology & Position Measurement (21)
• Metrology & Position Measurement (19)
• Raman Spectroscopy (13)
• Raman Spectroscopy (11)
• Instrument Software (10)
• Electron Microscopy & Microanalysis (5)
• Accessories & Modules (5)
• Additive Manufacturing (4)
• Instrument Software (4)
• Additive Manufacturing (4)

Products

• inVia confocal Raman microscope: A research grade confocal Raman microscope that pairs a research microscope with a high performance Raman spectrometer. It records point spectra and chemical images from solids, liquids and thin films, and is supplied in three models: inVia Basis, inVia Reflex and inVia Qontor.
• inVia Qontor confocal Raman microscope: The flagship model of the inVia range. It adds LiveTrack focus tracking so that spectra and topography can be collected in real time from uneven, curved or rough surfaces without pre-scanning, together with full automation, internal calibration sources and a performance health check.
• inVia InSpect confocal Raman microscope: A version of the inVia microscope set up for forensic laboratories. It identifies crystalline powders, ceramic shards, glass fragments, fibres and inks without contact and without destroying the sample, and offers brightfield, darkfield and polarisation contrast for particle work.
• Strada Intelligent Raman Microscope: A high performance Raman microscope built for industrial laboratories, with full automation and workflow driven Raman Workspace software. It analyses sub-micrometre particles, weak scatterers, dilute solutions and trace contaminants, and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
• inLux SEM Raman interface: An interface that brings Raman, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence analysis into a scanning electron microscope chamber. The sample stays still between SEM imaging and Raman collection, so the two data sets are co-located, and the probe retracts with a single click.
• Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy (TRRS): A configuration for the inVia confocal Raman microscope that uses a pulsed laser and an ultra-fast detector to separate Raman scattered photons from fluorescence by arrival time. It recovers usable spectra from strongly fluorescent samples and from samples at very high temperatures.
• Virsa Raman analyser: A transportable Raman system with fibre optic coupled probes for microscopic and bulk analysis outside the laboratory. Automatic focus tracking lets it follow irregular, moving or changing samples in real time, and live white light viewing is used to target the measurement point.
• Virsa Raman analyser for PAT bioprocess monitoring: The Virsa analyser supplied with dedicated optics for process analytical technology in biopharmaceutical production. It monitors metabolite concentrations in a bioreactor continuously, so upstream and downstream processes can be controlled without relying on offline HPLC checks.
• RA802 Pharmaceutical analyser: A dedicated Raman imaging system for pharmaceutical formulation work. Using StreamLine rapid imaging and LiveTrack focus tracking it builds a chemical image of a tablet surface in as little as five minutes, showing how each component is distributed through the sample.
• RA816 Biological Analyser: A compact benchtop Raman imaging system for biological and clinical research. It maps the distribution and amount of biochemical species in tissue biopsies, tissue sections and biofluids with little or no sample preparation and without stains, tags or contrast agents.
• Centrus CCD detector: The thermoelectrically cooled CCD detector fitted to Renishaw Raman instruments. It has high quantum efficiency from the deep ultraviolet to the near infrared and ultra-low readout noise, so weak Raman and photoluminescence bands can be detected quickly.
• Environmental cells for Raman microscopy: A range of sample cells and stages that hold a specimen under controlled conditions during Raman analysis. The range covers heating and cooling stages, live cell incubators, humidity cells, electrochemical cells and diamond anvil high pressure cells.
• Light collection optics for Raman spectroscopy: Microscope objectives and collection optics selected and tested by Renishaw for use across multiple laser wavelengths. The range covers standard, high numerical aperture, long working distance, immersion and ultraviolet objectives, plus telescopic optics for stand-off analysis.
• XL-80 laser interferometer system: A laser interferometer for measuring and calibrating motion systems, machine tools and coordinate measuring machines. It measures linear, angular, rotary, straightness and squareness errors directly, giving traceable data that can be used to set machine compensation.
• XM-60 multi-axis calibrator: A laser system that measures errors in six degrees of freedom along a linear axis from a single set-up. It captures linear, horizontal and vertical straightness, pitch, yaw and roll together, so all geometric errors in an axis come from one measurement run.
• XM-600 multi-axis calibrator: The XM-600 delivers the full six degrees of freedom capability of the XM-60 system when used with CARTO software, and adds communication with Renishaw UCC controllers. It suits facilities that run both machine tools and coordinate measuring machines.
• XR20 rotary axis calibrator: A wireless calibrator for rotary axes on machine tools, stages and jigs. An integrated angular retroreflector sits on a servo controlled axis whose position is read by a high accuracy encoder machined directly onto the main bearing, and it works with XL-80 and XM-60 lasers.
• QC20 ballbar: A telescoping ballbar with precision balls at each end that measures small changes in radius while a machine tool follows a programmed circular path. It shows up geometric, dynamic and play related positioning errors in a test that takes ten to twenty minutes.
• XK20 alignment laser system: Renishaw's second generation alignment laser system for machine build and service. It measures straightness, parallelism, squareness and level on linear and rotary axes, and reports to ISO 230-11 through the CARTO XK20 app, which also carries ISO 10791 and 3070 tolerances.
• XK10 alignment laser system: A digital alignment laser system used to measure and adjust geometric and rotational errors while a machine is being built or serviced. It replaces dial gauges, autocollimators and metrology artefacts for checking that rails are straight, square, flat, parallel and level.
• RESOLUTE optical absolute encoder series: A true absolute optical encoder for linear, partial arc and rotary axes. Position is known at switch-on without any movement, and low sub-divisional error with very low jitter gives smooth velocity control in demanding motion systems and nano-positioning stages.
• EVOLUTE optical absolute encoder series: A true absolute optical encoder built on RESOLUTE technology but using a 50 um scale period, which gives wider installation tolerances and better resistance to contamination. Position is available immediately at start-up without any axis movement.
• QUANTiC optical incremental encoder series: A compact incremental open optical encoder with digital or analogue output. It has wide installation and operating tolerances, built-in calibration functions and linear or rotary scale options, which makes it straightforward to fit on production machinery.
• TONiC optical incremental encoder series: A compact non-contact incremental encoder for highly dynamic precision motion. Filtering optics in the readhead give very low jitter and low sub-divisional error, and the external Ti interface takes the resolution down to 1 nm for linear, partial arc and rotary axes.
• VIONiC optical incremental encoder series: Renishaw's highest performing incremental open optical encoder, giving digital position feedback direct from the readhead. Filtering optics and on-board interpolation produce very low sub-divisional error without needing an adaptor or separate interface unit.
• ATOM DX optical incremental encoder series: Renishaw's smallest incremental optical encoder with digital output taken straight from the readhead. Filtering optics and interpolation are built into the miniature body, which suits space constrained instruments and stages where performance cannot be reduced.
• ATOM optical incremental encoder series: A miniature non-contact optical incremental encoder for linear and rotary applications where space is tight. Digital output comes from a choice of high-speed interpolator interfaces, and an integrated LED shows signal integrity during installation.
• FORTiS enclosed optical absolute encoder series: A sealed linear absolute encoder that puts RESOLUTE technology inside a rigid extrusion for use in harsh environments such as machine tools. Tuned mass dampers in the readhead raise vibration resistance, and the non-contact design avoids mechanical wear.
• ASTRiA inductive rotary absolute encoder series: An inductive rotary absolute encoder that reads a multi-track scale on a passive rotor using electromagnetic induction. Because it needs no line of sight it tolerates dirt and oil, and built-in alignment flexures self-centre the rotor so no calibration is required.
• RLE fibre optic laser encoder system: A homodyne laser interferometer system for position feedback, made up of an RLU laser unit and one or two RLD10 detector heads. Fibre optic delivery keeps heat away from the axis, which suits semiconductor stages and other high precision positioning work.
• HS20 long range laser encoder: A laser head that works with an external linear optics kit to form a non-contact interferometric encoder for long axes. It gives sub-micron position feedback on large machine tools and removes the hysteresis, backlash and cyclic errors of rack and pinion or ballscrew feedback.
• RMAP multi-axis periscope: A periscope that lets three RLD10-X3-DI differential interferometer heads measure linear position, pitch and yaw along one axis of a high performance XY stage. The small beam footprint keeps the target mirrors light, and it bolts to a vacuum chamber or metrology frame.
• RenAM 500 Flex: A laser powder bed fusion system aimed at research and development. An open loop gravity fed powder system allows quick powder changes and mid-build dosing adjustment, and parameters developed on it transfer directly to the other RenAM 500 series machines.
• RenAM 500D: A dual laser laser powder bed fusion system in the RenAM 500 series. It is aimed at users moving up from single laser machines, and when fitted with TEMPUS technology as the RenAM 500D Ultra the lasers fire while the recoater is moving.
• RenAM 500Q: A four laser powder bed fusion system for volume production of metal parts. All four lasers address the whole powder bed, and automatic powder recycling with vacuum atmosphere preparation keeps operator intervention and cost per part down.
• RenAM 500 Ultra: The RenAM 500 series fitted with TEMPUS technology, which synchronises the lasers with the powder recoater so the lasers fire while the recoater moves. It is available with single, dual or quad lasers and includes an advanced process monitoring software package.
• WiRE software: The Windows based Raman Environment software that runs Renishaw Raman instruments and processes the data they produce. It controls acquisition and provides tools for identifying unknown spectra, removing background interference and analysing megapixel sized Raman images.
• CARTO software: The software suite used with Renishaw calibration lasers and ballbars. Capture collects laser measurement data, Explore analyses it to international standards and Compensate produces error correction tables for supported machine controls.
• QuantAM build preparation software: Renishaw's build preparation software for its additive manufacturing systems. It takes a stage based workflow from parametric or triangulation CAD through orientation, support generation, build layout and slicing, with all print settings open and editable.
• InfiniAM software suite: The process monitoring software suite for Renishaw additive manufacturing systems. It collects and visualises data from the LaserVIEW, MeltVIEW and CameraVIEW sensors so a build can be reviewed layer by layer and compared against earlier builds.
• inLux SEM Raman interface: An interface that brings Raman, photoluminescence and cathodoluminescence analysis into a scanning electron microscope chamber. The sample stays still between SEM imaging and Raman collection, so the two data sets are co-located, and the probe retracts with a single click.
• XL-80 laser interferometer system: A laser interferometer for measuring and calibrating motion systems, machine tools and coordinate measuring machines. It measures linear, angular, rotary, straightness and squareness errors directly, giving traceable data that can be used to set machine compensation.
• XK20 alignment laser system: Renishaw's second generation alignment laser system for machine build and service. It measures straightness, parallelism, squareness and level on linear and rotary axes, and reports to ISO 230-11 through the CARTO XK20 app, which also carries ISO 10791 and 3070 tolerances.
• XK10 alignment laser system: A digital alignment laser system used to measure and adjust geometric and rotational errors while a machine is being built or serviced. It replaces dial gauges, autocollimators and metrology artefacts for checking that rails are straight, square, flat, parallel and level.
• RLE fibre optic laser encoder system: A homodyne laser interferometer system for position feedback, made up of an RLU laser unit and one or two RLD10 detector heads. Fibre optic delivery keeps heat away from the axis, which suits semiconductor stages and other high precision positioning work.
• XM-60 multi-axis calibrator: A laser system that measures errors in six degrees of freedom along a linear axis from a single set-up. It captures linear, horizontal and vertical straightness, pitch, yaw and roll together, so all geometric errors in an axis come from one measurement run.
• XM-600 multi-axis calibrator: The XM-600 delivers the full six degrees of freedom capability of the XM-60 system when used with CARTO software, and adds communication with Renishaw UCC controllers. It suits facilities that run both machine tools and coordinate measuring machines.
• XR20 rotary axis calibrator: A wireless calibrator for rotary axes on machine tools, stages and jigs. An integrated angular retroreflector sits on a servo controlled axis whose position is read by a high accuracy encoder machined directly onto the main bearing, and it works with XL-80 and XM-60 lasers.
• QC20 ballbar: A telescoping ballbar with precision balls at each end that measures small changes in radius while a machine tool follows a programmed circular path. It shows up geometric, dynamic and play related positioning errors in a test that takes ten to twenty minutes.
• RESOLUTE optical absolute encoder series: A true absolute optical encoder for linear, partial arc and rotary axes. Position is known at switch-on without any movement, and low sub-divisional error with very low jitter gives smooth velocity control in demanding motion systems and nano-positioning stages.
• EVOLUTE optical absolute encoder series: A true absolute optical encoder built on RESOLUTE technology but using a 50 um scale period, which gives wider installation tolerances and better resistance to contamination. Position is available immediately at start-up without any axis movement.
• QUANTiC optical incremental encoder series: A compact incremental open optical encoder with digital or analogue output. It has wide installation and operating tolerances, built-in calibration functions and linear or rotary scale options, which makes it straightforward to fit on production machinery.
• TONiC optical incremental encoder series: A compact non-contact incremental encoder for highly dynamic precision motion. Filtering optics in the readhead give very low jitter and low sub-divisional error, and the external Ti interface takes the resolution down to 1 nm for linear, partial arc and rotary axes.
• VIONiC optical incremental encoder series: Renishaw's highest performing incremental open optical encoder, giving digital position feedback direct from the readhead. Filtering optics and on-board interpolation produce very low sub-divisional error without needing an adaptor or separate interface unit.
• ATOM DX optical incremental encoder series: Renishaw's smallest incremental optical encoder with digital output taken straight from the readhead. Filtering optics and interpolation are built into the miniature body, which suits space constrained instruments and stages where performance cannot be reduced.
• ATOM optical incremental encoder series: A miniature non-contact optical incremental encoder for linear and rotary applications where space is tight. Digital output comes from a choice of high-speed interpolator interfaces, and an integrated LED shows signal integrity during installation.
• FORTiS enclosed optical absolute encoder series: A sealed linear absolute encoder that puts RESOLUTE technology inside a rigid extrusion for use in harsh environments such as machine tools. Tuned mass dampers in the readhead raise vibration resistance, and the non-contact design avoids mechanical wear.
• ASTRiA inductive rotary absolute encoder series: An inductive rotary absolute encoder that reads a multi-track scale on a passive rotor using electromagnetic induction. Because it needs no line of sight it tolerates dirt and oil, and built-in alignment flexures self-centre the rotor so no calibration is required.
• HS20 long range laser encoder: A laser head that works with an external linear optics kit to form a non-contact interferometric encoder for long axes. It gives sub-micron position feedback on large machine tools and removes the hysteresis, backlash and cyclic errors of rack and pinion or ballscrew feedback.
• RMAP multi-axis periscope: A periscope that lets three RLD10-X3-DI differential interferometer heads measure linear position, pitch and yaw along one axis of a high performance XY stage. The small beam footprint keeps the target mirrors light, and it bolts to a vacuum chamber or metrology frame.
• RLD10 laser encoder detector heads: Every RLE laser interferometer encoder system is built from an RLU laser unit together with one or two RLD10 detector heads, chosen to suit the application. The detector head is the core of the optical measuring system and holds the interferometer optics, a unique multichannel fringe detection system and beam steering mechanisms. Renishaw offers three interferometer configurations, RLD10 plane mirror, RLD10 retroreflector and RLD10 differential, plus an RLD10 with no internal interferometer. Beam output orientation is chosen for each axis, except on the differential interferometer head.
• RLI20-P laser encoder interface for Panasonic: The RLI20-P links a Renishaw laser encoder system to a Panasonic MINAS A5 series controller. It takes the 1 Vpp analogue quadrature signals from the laser encoder and passes them through a high speed interpolator before outputting an incremental position reading in RS485 format. The internal position update rate is 100 MHz and the sub divisional error contribution is quoted as ±0.5 nm.
• RLU compact laser unit with fibre optic delivery (RLU10 / RLU20): Renishaw's RLU laser units bring the performance of a displacement interferometer together with the installation ease normally associated with tape and glass scale encoders. Supplied in single or dual axis form, an RLU contains a class 2 helium neon (HeNe) laser source, stabilisation electronics, a fibre optic launch and axis position feedback electronics, and it is combined with one or two RLD detector heads to make up an RLE system. The RLU10 holds laser frequency stability within ±50 ppb over any one hour period, which suits the majority of in air applications, while the RLU20 holds ±2 ppb over the same period for the majority of vacuum applications. Both units support velocities up to 2 m/s and a vacuum wavelength stability of ±0.1 ppm over three years.
• RPI30 parallel interface: The RPI30 accepts differential analogue 1 Vpp sine and cosine signals, interpolates by 4096 and provides an output in parallel format with up to 36 bits of position data. Used with a double pass plane mirror interferometer system, whose sinusoid fundamental period is nominally 158 nm, this yields a least significant bit of 38.6 picometres at velocities up to 2 m/s. Active lissajous correction can be enabled to compensate for DC offset and AC mismatch coming from the laser encoder, improving the sub divisional error to ±0.1 nm at low velocities. Two axis position and status are carried over an LVTTL (3.0 V) compatible bus, and a diagnostics connection allows remote download and analysis.
• RSU10 USB interface: The RSU10 accepts a 1 Vpp sine and cosine signal from an RLE system, interpolates by 16,384 and delivers a position reading through a USB port. That interpolation gives signal resolution down to 9.64 picometres at a velocity of 1 m/s. Measurement data works with Renishaw's established LaserXL and QuickViewXL calibration software, which suits users who need to view and analyse real time dynamic measurement data. A software development kit with a maximum update rate of 20 Hz is supplied with each unit, and a TPin trigger input lets data capture begin on receipt of an externally generated signal.
• XC-80 compensator and sensors: Air temperature, air pressure and relative humidity all shift the wavelength of light from a laser interferometer, and the XC-80 compensator corrects for that automatically. Its intelligent sensors process readings at source, and the compensator uses them to convert the nominal laser wavelength into a true value against which the interferometer read-out is adjusted, with no user intervention needed. Updates can happen automatically every seven seconds, shown by LED status lights, and the integral USB connection supplies power so no separate PC interface or power supply is required. Up to three material temperature sensors can be attached so linear measurements are normalised to a standard material temperature of 20 °C, and the standard 5 m sensor cables are detachable and can be screwed together for longer machines.
• inVia confocal Raman microscope: A research grade confocal Raman microscope that pairs a research microscope with a high performance Raman spectrometer. It records point spectra and chemical images from solids, liquids and thin films, and is supplied in three models: inVia Basis, inVia Reflex and inVia Qontor.
• inVia Qontor confocal Raman microscope: The flagship model of the inVia range. It adds LiveTrack focus tracking so that spectra and topography can be collected in real time from uneven, curved or rough surfaces without pre-scanning, together with full automation, internal calibration sources and a performance health check.
• inVia InSpect confocal Raman microscope: A version of the inVia microscope set up for forensic laboratories. It identifies crystalline powders, ceramic shards, glass fragments, fibres and inks without contact and without destroying the sample, and offers brightfield, darkfield and polarisation contrast for particle work.
• Strada Intelligent Raman Microscope: A high performance Raman microscope built for industrial laboratories, with full automation and workflow driven Raman Workspace software. It analyses sub-micrometre particles, weak scatterers, dilute solutions and trace contaminants, and supports 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
• Time-resolved Raman spectroscopy (TRRS): A configuration for the inVia confocal Raman microscope that uses a pulsed laser and an ultra-fast detector to separate Raman scattered photons from fluorescence by arrival time. It recovers usable spectra from strongly fluorescent samples and from samples at very high temperatures.
• Virsa Raman analyser: A transportable Raman system with fibre optic coupled probes for microscopic and bulk analysis outside the laboratory. Automatic focus tracking lets it follow irregular, moving or changing samples in real time, and live white light viewing is used to target the measurement point.
• Virsa Raman analyser for PAT bioprocess monitoring: The Virsa analyser supplied with dedicated optics for process analytical technology in biopharmaceutical production. It monitors metabolite concentrations in a bioreactor continuously, so upstream and downstream processes can be controlled without relying on offline HPLC checks.
• RA802 Pharmaceutical analyser: A dedicated Raman imaging system for pharmaceutical formulation work. Using StreamLine rapid imaging and LiveTrack focus tracking it builds a chemical image of a tablet surface in as little as five minutes, showing how each component is distributed through the sample.
• RA816 Biological Analyser: A compact benchtop Raman imaging system for biological and clinical research. It maps the distribution and amount of biochemical species in tissue biopsies, tissue sections and biofluids with little or no sample preparation and without stains, tags or contrast agents.
• inVia Basis confocal Raman microscope: inVia Basis is the entry level model in Renishaw's inVia confocal Raman microscope range, which also holds the inVia Reflex and the flagship inVia Qontor. Like the other models it couples a research grade microscope to a high performance Raman spectrometer on a custom honeycomb baseplate that is stable enough that an optical or anti-vibration table is not normally required. On the Basis model, automated measurement queuing, automated Raman calibration correction, laser auto-align and Raman signal auto-align are included, and stereo viewing through binocular eyepieces is an option. Software microscope control, automatic white light and Raman switching, the internal neon wavelength calibration source and LiveTrack focus tracking are not available on this model.
• inVia Reflex confocal Raman microscope: inVia Reflex sits between the entry level inVia Basis and the fully automated inVia Qontor in Renishaw's confocal Raman microscope range. On top of the shared inVia spectrometer and research grade microscope it adds software microscope control, automatic switching between white light and Raman, automatic saving of the white light image with the data, combined white light and laser video viewing, and memorised automatic post collection viewing. An internal neon wavelength calibration source, internal reference standards for auto-calibration and a performance health check are included as well. LiveTrack automated focus tracking stays exclusive to the inVia Qontor model.
• RenAM 500 Flex: A laser powder bed fusion system aimed at research and development. An open loop gravity fed powder system allows quick powder changes and mid-build dosing adjustment, and parameters developed on it transfer directly to the other RenAM 500 series machines.
• RenAM 500D: A dual laser laser powder bed fusion system in the RenAM 500 series. It is aimed at users moving up from single laser machines, and when fitted with TEMPUS technology as the RenAM 500D Ultra the lasers fire while the recoater is moving.
• RenAM 500Q: A four laser powder bed fusion system for volume production of metal parts. All four lasers address the whole powder bed, and automatic powder recycling with vacuum atmosphere preparation keeps operator intervention and cost per part down.
• RenAM 500 Ultra: The RenAM 500 series fitted with TEMPUS technology, which synchronises the lasers with the powder recoater so the lasers fire while the recoater moves. It is available with single, dual or quad lasers and includes an advanced process monitoring software package.
• Centrus CCD detector: The thermoelectrically cooled CCD detector fitted to Renishaw Raman instruments. It has high quantum efficiency from the deep ultraviolet to the near infrared and ultra-low readout noise, so weak Raman and photoluminescence bands can be detected quickly.
• Environmental cells for Raman microscopy: A range of sample cells and stages that hold a specimen under controlled conditions during Raman analysis. The range covers heating and cooling stages, live cell incubators, humidity cells, electrochemical cells and diamond anvil high pressure cells.
• Light collection optics for Raman spectroscopy: Microscope objectives and collection optics selected and tested by Renishaw for use across multiple laser wavelengths. The range covers standard, high numerical aperture, long working distance, immersion and ultraviolet objectives, plus telescopic optics for stand-off analysis.
• MS30 high speed encoded stage: The MS30 high speed encoded stage (HSES) moves a sample under the Raman microscope with step sizes down to 50 nm, driven by proprietary direct drive DC motors with novel control algorithms that stay quiet and controlled even over large distances. Its travel range of 112 mm × 76 mm allows several samples to be studied in one session, and it returns to the same XY position to within ±0.35 µm, which matters when revisiting particles smaller than 1 µm such as microplastics, pharmaceutical ingredients, cement powders and electrode powders. Renishaw's patented EasyMove stage system suspends motorisation when the stage is pulled forward for loading and resumes it when released, with the encoders tracking position throughout. The stage is offered with the inVia confocal Raman microscope, the RA802 pharmaceutical analyser and the RA816 biological analyser, and options include a sampling accessory kit and an ANSI/SLAS microplate holder.
• MZ40 Z stage: The MZ40 Z stage handles precise vertical movement of large and heavy samples, with a load capacity of up to 25 kg and encoded step sizes down to 100 nm. It can be used with a Virsa Raman analyser or with a free-space inVia confocal Raman microscope, and Renishaw can configure it alongside a motorised XY stage for accurate positioning in all three dimensions. Typical samples include semiconductor wafers, geological material such as rock cores, artworks and cultural heritage items, and samples held in heavy environmental chambers including cryostats.
• WiRE software: The Windows based Raman Environment software that runs Renishaw Raman instruments and processes the data they produce. It controls acquisition and provides tools for identifying unknown spectra, removing background interference and analysing megapixel sized Raman images.
• CARTO software: The software suite used with Renishaw calibration lasers and ballbars. Capture collects laser measurement data, Explore analyses it to international standards and Compensate produces error correction tables for supported machine controls.
• QuantAM build preparation software: Renishaw's build preparation software for its additive manufacturing systems. It takes a stage based workflow from parametric or triangulation CAD through orientation, support generation, build layout and slicing, with all print settings open and editable.
• InfiniAM software suite: The process monitoring software suite for Renishaw additive manufacturing systems. It collects and visualises data from the LaserVIEW, MeltVIEW and CameraVIEW sensors so a build can be reviewed layer by layer and compared against earlier builds.
• WiRE Correlate module: Correlate lets Raman results be compared against images from many other microscopy systems, among them scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fluorescence, atomic force microscopy (AFM), infra-red and optical microscopes. You record the coordinates of three or more reference points and data acquisition points on the sample, and the module then guides you back to the same regions of interest once the sample has been transferred between microscopes. A Coordinate Manager imports and transforms coordinates from commonly used microscopy systems, while an Image Alignment Tool gives translation, rotation, sizing and aspect ratio control for overlay at variable transparency. Batch measurements automate the same Raman measurement at different positions on a sample.
• WiRE Cosmic Ray Removal tool: Cosmic rays are high energy particles from outer space, and over a long measurement they leave spurious spikes in Raman spectra. Renishaw's Cosmic Ray Remover (CRR) tool in WiRE software deals with them either as the data is collected or afterwards. Acquiring three accumulations and taking the median value at each frequency eliminates spikes during collection, while a simple zap function or the automated CRR processing tool handles files that already contain many features. Removing the spikes preserves spectral band shape, leaves images free of artefacts and gives more confidence when unsupervised chemometric methods such as PCA are applied.
• WiRE Empty Modelling method: Empty Modelling is Renishaw's patented chemometric method for extracting chemical information from Raman data, and it is aimed at samples where you do not know which chemicals or species are present. It determines the spectra of the key components and generates high quality images of how those components are distributed. Because Renishaw developed it specifically for Raman data, the resulting images and spectra are easier to interpret than those from the more abstract principle component analysis (PCA). In short it tells you what is present, where it is and how big it is.
• WiRE Intelligent Fitting background removal tool: Simple or complex backgrounds can be taken off spectral data with a single button click. Intelligent Fitting is Renishaw's proprietary approach and is one of four options provided in WiRE software for removing unwanted fluorescence background; it is completely automated and works consistently and repeatably. It can be applied to a single spectrum or to a multi spectra dataset, including time series, temperature series and maps. Cleaner spectra make database identification easier, keep similar spectra consistent with each other and simplify the analysis of data from fluorescent samples.
• WiRE Particle Analysis module: Particle Analysis finds particles on microscope images, reports morphology parameters such as size and aspect ratio, and then guides the inVia Raman microscope to identify them chemically. Instead of processing every particle in a Raman image, you contrast, size and separate individual particles, generate a list that can be sorted and filtered, and select only those worth full chemical analysis; the approach is called morphologically directed Raman spectroscopy (MDRS). A six step automated workflow takes the user from image generation through to reporting results, with detailed colour thumbnails for viewing individual particles. Applications range from filtered environmental particles such as microplastics to deposited pharmaceutical sprays and inhalers, forensic trace materials, graphene and other 2D materials, and biological work such as cytology.
• WiRE Spectrum Search tool: Spectrum Search identifies unknown Raman spectra quickly and accurately, using custom search algorithms that cope with pure chemical components as well as mixtures. It can draw on Renishaw's application specific Raman spectral libraries or on other commercially available libraries, and it scans multiple databases simultaneously to return the best match for an unknown spectrum. In interactive mode you pick the spectra of interest and run library scans yourself; in automatic mode you define the maximum number of components in the mixture, and the software matches the first component then searches automatically for the best matches to the residual spectra. Custom libraries, masked spectral regions and Intelligent Fitting background removal are also part of the tool.