Since1981,LTIndustrieshasbeenknownconsistentlyasaninnovatorinthefieldofNearInfrared(NIR)analysis.Itsover1000-systemworldwideinstalledbaseisevenlydividedbetweenin-lineprocessandat-line(orbenchtop)analyzers.Earlyinitshistory,thecompanygainedtheconfidenceof3MCorporation,whichcommissionedLTIndustriestodesignandbuildavarietyofuniqueprocess-adaptedanalysissystems.ThedevelopmentofitscomprehensivePetroScan?gasolinerefiningandblendingmonitorsledTexacoCorporationtoappointLTIasitspreferredvendorforNIRfuelproductionmonitoringsystems.Numerousotherbluechipmanufacturersinnearlyallindustriesfollowed,relyingonLT-NIR'sabilitytodeliverfast,accurateresultsinavarietyofsituations.Today,LTIcontinuestosupplyitsmarketswithpowerful,market-specificanalyzers. LTIndustrieshasalwaysbuiltelegantlysimple,ruggedNIRspectrometers.TheseinstrumentshaveextendedMTBFratingsbecausetheyaredesignedwithspecificationsinexcessofdutydemands.LTIalsodesignsandproducessamplingprobes,cellsanddeviceswhichexactlymatchspecificapplicationsandindustryneeds.Asaresult,thecompanyhasearnednumerouspatentsforadvancesinopticalinterfaceswithchemicalsamples--ofteninexceedinglyhostileenvironments.LTIndustriesexcellsinperformingchallenginganalysisindemandingconditions. Overthepast30years,LTIndustrieshasbecomeexperiencedinthemanufactureofprocessandlaboratoryanalyzersfortheoil,fuel,petrochemical,pharmaceutical,food,beverage,polymerandchemicalindustries.Thecompany'sanalyzers,probes,fiberopticsandsoftwarearepartofacompleteanalysissolutionthatistailoredtocustomers'specificmeasurementneeds. LTIndustrieshasalsoconsistentlydevelopesapplication-relateduserinterfaceswhich"tailor"theprogramtothespecificoperatingandreportingneedsoftheenduser.Thecustomizationofbothhardwareandsoftwaretosuitindustry,clientandprojectneedsisakeycorecompetencyofLTIndustries.NIRspectroscopyisacomputer-intensivetechnique:computersdrivetheinstruments,controlthesamplingandmostimportantlycalculatethestatisticalparametersandinputswhichmakethetechniquework.EachLT-NIRspectrometercomeswithsomeofthemostsophisticatedsoftwareonthemarket.LTIndustriesleadsthewayinputtingpowerfulanalysisbehindaneasytouseinterface.