Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis
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Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Endress+Hauser Group, is the global leader in Raman spectroscopy, tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), and quenched fluorescence (QF) technology for laboratory, process, and manufacturing environments. A trusted partner for over 40 years, Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis has a long history of supporting customer R&D and production settings with many proven successes. Companies throughout the biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical, natural gas, natural gas processing, petrochemical, chemical, and food & beverage industries utilize Endress+Hauser Raman, TDLAS, and QF analyzer systems to optimize process efficiency, ensure safety, and monitor product quality. Customers also benefit from Endress+Hauser’s vast network of global sales centers, local support offices, and automation expertise.
Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan with offices in Rancho Cucamonga, California; Pearland, Texas; and Freiburg, Germany.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Industrial gas, Chemical, Food & Beverage, Life Science |
| Headquarters | Ann Arbor, MI, United States |
| Products | Raman analyzers and probes, TDLAS/QF analyzers and probes |
Number of employees | 200+ |
| Website | [1] |
Products
Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis provides high-performance Raman, TDLAS, and QF analyzer systems for the measurement of chemical composition and concentration of gases, liquids, and solids in any installation environment.
Endress+Hauser Raman analyzer systems embrace the measurement principle of Raman spectroscopy, a powerful laser-based advanced optical analysis technique that performs real-time measurement of chemical composition without needing to extract, prepare, or destroy the native sample. The company’s Raman analyzer systems, powered by Kaiser Raman technology, help companies understand, measure, and control their chemistries from lab-to-process.
Endress+Hauser offers a comprehensive portfolio of robust Raman analyzers, sampling probes, flexible optics, user-friendly software, and other accessories. Companies across the life science, oil & gas, chemical, and food & beverage industries count on these products to help them meet rigorous industry standards, while boosting plant safety, ensuring product quality, and increasing process efficiency across their enterprises.
The Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis product portfolio also includes TDLAS and QF analyzers, powered by SpectraSensors technology, for use in applications such as natural gas production, transportation, storage, and distribution; natural gas processing; refining; petrochemical; liquefied natural gas (LNG), specialty gas, and bulk gas production. The company’s rugged analyzers perform on-line, real-time measurement of contaminants such as moisture (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), ammonia (NH3), acetylene (C2H2), methane (CH4) in process gas streams with low parts-per-million sensitivity.
Corrosion caused by trace moisture and other chemicals in pipelines can lead to dangerous situations such as leaks and explosions. Companies rely on Endress+Hauser TDLAS and QF process gas analyzers to deliver accurate and robust measurements with extremely fast response times, ensuring the highest levels of safety and efficiency with low cost of operation.
History
Formed from the acquisitions of SpectraSensors, Inc. in 2012 and Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc. (Kaiser) in 2013 by Endress+Hauser, the combined Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis entity became part of the Endress+Hauser Group following the merger of Kaiser and SpectraSensors in early 2022. The company has nearly 200 worldwide employees representing more than 40 years of experience in advanced optical analysis technologies. [1]
With its roots in holography-based optics, Kaiser Optical Systems, Inc. was founded in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1979 to support laboratory research at the University of Michigan’s Environmental Research Institute. Its first Raman spectroscopy equipment was deployed in 1994, after which time Kaiser continued to expand Raman into new applications. In 1998, the company’s Kaiser SARL office in Lyon, France was opened to better serve its European customers and provide a bridge between laboratory measurements and process analytics.
In 2013, Kaiser was acquired by Endress+Hauser to further expand the company’s analysis portfolio. [2] After a period of increased growth, Kaiser opened a new two-story manufacturing facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2017, effectively tripling the size of Kaiser’s campus. [3] In 2020, Kaiser successfully transferred its European business to the Endress+Hauser Process Analysis Support (PAS) Europe team and introduced its new Raman Rxn embedded analyzer platform to the global market. Today, Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis continues to be the worldwide leader in lab-to-process Raman spectrographic instrumentation.
SpectraSensors was formed in 1999 in Southern California from a technology spin-off of NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory to commercialize TDLAS moisture measurement technology, which was developed for NASA’s 1999 Mars Polar Lander program. The company was initially called Tunable Photonics and was later renamed to SpectraSensors, Inc. in 2001.
SpectraSensors launched its first H2O and CO2 TDLAS analyzers for the natural gas industry in 2004, followed by its WVSS-II systems for the European aviation market in 2006. In 2010, SpectraSensors introduced its first O2 analyzers based on quenched fluorescence (QF) technology. The company’s success led to its acquisition by Endress+Hauser in 2012. [4] By 2015, it had over 10,000 units in operation around the world. In early 2021, SpectraSensors released its pioneering J22 TDLAS gas analyzer which measures moisture, H2S, and other analytes for refining, petrochemical, and other natural gas processing applications. Today, Endress+Hauser Optical Analysis continues to provide TDLAS and QF analysis products for the current and evolving
