15 Years Netzsch Analyzing & Testing and Bruker Optics0 pages

15 Years Netzsch Analyzing & Testing and
Bruker Optics
TG + FT-IR – more than just the sum of its parts. 15 years of successful cooperation in the
field of material characterization between Netzsch Analyzing & Testing and Bruker Optics.
For 15 years, Netzsch Analyzing & Testing and Bruker Optics have been providing their
customers an optimal combination of two analysis techniques. According to the motto „TG
plus FTIR – More than just the sum of its parts!” the coupling of thermogravimetry (TG) and
Fourier-Transform infrared spectroscopy provides its users a significant additional benefit and
a comprehensive gain in information. While thermogravimetry yields information regarding
characteristics and thermal stability of materials, FT-IR spectroscopy is an established method
for indentifying substances and quantifying sample components. So the combination of both
techniques opens up new possibilities for analyzing macroscopic material characteristics on
molecular level.
The Netzsch/Bruker-TG-FTIR-coupling has been developed by engineers of both companies.
The main goal of this close cooperation has been to find an optimal combination of the two
analysis systems with regard to performance and ease-of-use of the complete system.
With the TG-FTIR coupling, both companies provide their customers a unique system for
analyzing important material properties. In the field of polymer manufacturing and
processing, for example, additives can be identified and even quantified. Moreover, the
coupling technique gives a valuable insight into the aging and decomposition processes, even
in interaction with different atmospheres. The identification and quantification of solvent
residues as well as the determination of the storage stability of formulations are by now
routine methods in the pharmaceutical industry, but only the TG-FTIR coupling is capable of
yielding these measurement results with only one single experiment. The number of possible
fields of application is immense because the combination of thermal and molecularspectroscopic
analyses is capable of revealing fundamental chemical and physical properties
of a huge number of materials.
Over the years, both companies have been constantly improving this TG-FTIR coupling
technique to offer the best possible solution for the individual analytical questions of their
customers. Besides the optimal combination of both analysis techniques, the companies also
focus on a competent customer service. For this reason, supporting customers on application
matters, offering training courses and organizing information events will be an integral part of
this successful cooperation also in the future.