Company Profile NIR Technology Australia (NIRTech) is an Australian owned company which specialises in the design and manufacture of Near Infrared Spectrophotometers and Analysers.
The company was founded by Mr. Phillip Clancy, under the name Linear NIR Technology Pty Ltd, in 1996. The company received an Australian government IR&D Grant to develop a Whole Grain NIR Analyser for the wheat farmer market. This product was released in 1998 for trials and sales began in 1999. Since then the company has been involved in the design of several NIR analysers for the agricultural and industrial markets.
In July 2000, the company changed ownership and was renamed NIR Technology Australia acting as a trading name of Stadvis Pty Ltd.
Originally the company was focused on product development. Manufacture and sales were to be handled by other companies. However for the last 18 months, the company has been actively marketing and selling the products directly in Australia and through distributors in North America, Italy, France, UK and Eastern Europe. It has been important for the company to take a direct involvement in sales and marketing, especially in Australia, so that reference sites could be established. Manufacturing has also been performed in house, although all components are produced by external companies, leaving the assembly and testing to internal personnel. Now that the company has achieved a significant number of reference sites, the company is pursuing a strong and aggressive growth strategy through a combination of regional and international distributors.
1.1 Products and Services
NIRTech's products include: Cropscan 2000G and 2000B Whole Grain Analysers The Cropscan 2000G and 2000B are versions of the same instrument. Both
are designed to analyse protein, moisture and oil in grains and oil seeds. The Cropscan
2000G is a portable analyser designed for the farmer market. The Cropscan 2000B is a
benchtop model designed for the grain elevator market, flour mills, stock feed mills and
other grain processors. The Cropscan 2000G is the first product of the company and makes
up the bulk of the company's current revenues. Cropscan 2000H On Header Analysers The Cropscan 2000H is a powerful near infrared spectrophotometer capable of measuring protein and moisture in cereal grains. Cropscan 2000F NIR Flour Analyser Cropscan 2000F NIR Flour Analyser The Cropscan 2000F is a powerful near infrared spectrophotometer capable of measuring protein and moisture in soft and hard wheat and durum, as well as measuring protein, moisture, ash, maltose, water absorption,development, stability and starch damage in flour.
NIT-38 (Near Infrared Transmission) Analyser TThe NIT Analyser is a powerful NIR spectrophotometer suitable for developing methods of analysis for multiple constituents in foods, polymers, plastics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, household products, toiletries and many other materials, using transmission spectra. NIT-38 Alcohol Analyser The NIT-38 Alcohol Analyser is one of the NIT-38 NIR Transmission Analysers series. The Alcohol Analyser is specifically configured to measure liquids such as wine, beer and spirits using transmission spectra. NIT-38 Dairy Analyser The NIT-38 Dairy Analyser is one of the NIT-38 NIR Transmission Analysers series. The Dairy Analyser is specifically configured to measure high solid content suspensions, semi solids and liquids, such as, cheese, butter, milk, yogurt etc. NIT-38 Meat Analyser The NIT-38 Meat Analyser is one of the NIT-38 NIR Transmission Analysers series. The Meat Analyser is specifically configured to measure ground and minced meat,including pork,beef,chicken and lamb. NIT-38 Olive Analyser The NIT-38 Olive Analyser is a powerful NIR spectrophotometer suitable for the analysis of oil and moisture in ground olives and acetic and moisture in virgin olive oil ,using NIR transmission spectra.
NIT-38 Polymer Analyser The NIT-38 Polymer Analyser is a powerful NIR spectrophotometer suitable for the analysis of hydroxyl number and carboxyl number,moisture and other parameters and components of polymers and plastics using NIR transmission spectra.
Series 3000 Food Analyser The Series 3000 Food Analyser is a NIR spectrometer designed to measure protein,fat,water,sugar,alcohol and other compounds in foods.The Key to the Series 3000 Food Analyser is the sample draw that provide a means of analysing a wide range of materials.ie,granules,powders,liquids,slurries,films and solids. FOP-38 (Fiber Optic Probe) Analyser The FOP Analyser is a powerful NIR spectrophotometer which has been designed to measure a broad range of constituents, including, protein, moisture, fat, sugars and alcohol in agricultural products, foods, beverages, dairy products, processed meats, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and other products. FOP-38 OL (Fiber Optic Probe On Line) Analyser The FOP-38 On Line Analyser is a powerful near infrared spectrophotometer capable of measuring protein, moisture, fat, alcohol, sugars and other components in cereal grains, oil seeds, dairy products, smallgoods and processed meats, dough beverages, pellets, granules, liquids and slurries. NTAS (NIR Technology Australia Software) Services NIRTech is predominantly an
instrument developer. The first two years of operation were funded through a Australian
government IR&D grant and clients contracting NIRTech
to develop products. We will continue to seek industrial partners to develop new
technology and to seek assistance through the government funded R&D programs. 1.2 Market and Customers The company's products are intended for the agriculture, food,
pharmaceutical, chemical, polymer/plastics, textiles and other industrial markets. In the
agriculture segment the major markets include wheat farmers, vineyards and wine producers,
dairy, fruit growers, grain handling and grain traders. The food segment includes flour
milling, baked goods, snack foods, dairy products and meat products. The pharmaceutical
and chemical segments include solvents, emulsions, lotions, creams, tablets and granular
products. Our customers are generally farmers or primary producers and laboratories or
process control engineers. 1.3 Industry and Competition Our objective is to position the company as a major supplier of portable
and dedicated NIR analyser in specific niche markets. At present there is only one direct
competitor which offers a portable NIR analyser, however there are many manufacturers of
NIR Spectrophotometers and Analyser throughout the world. The market for portable NIR
Analysers is considered to be in the very early stage of market development. 1.4 Company Strengths NIR Technology Australia offers
unique solutions to analysis problems. The major technology attributes of NIRTech include:
- Cropscan 2000G Portable Whole Grain Analyser
- Cropscan 2000B Benchtop NIR Analyser
- Cropscan 2000H On Header Analyser
- Cropscan 2000F NIR Flour Analyser
- NIT-38 (Near Infrared Transmission) Analyser
- (NIT-38) Alcohol Analyser
- (NIT-38) Dairy Analyser
- (NIT-38) Meat Analyser
- (NIT-38) Olive Analyser
- (NIT-38) Polymer Analyser
- Series 3000 Food Analyser
- FOP-38 (Fiber Optic Probe) Analyser
- FOP-38 OL(Fiber Optic Probe On Line) Analyser
- NTAS (NIR Technology Australia Software)
- rapid product development - typically prototypes in 6 to 12 months.
- expertise in microprocessor design and implementation to develop self contained
analysers.
- expertise in visible and NIR spectroscopy.
- expertise in chemometrics.
- expertise in fibre optics and fibre optic probe design.