Clyde HyperSpectral Imaging and Technology Ltd., (ClydeHSI) is a management buy-out of the business, assets and good-will of CAMLIN Photonics Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of CAMLIN Ltd. We specialise in optical spectroscopy and hyperspectral imaging. With over 15 years direct experience in supplying spectral cameras and a wide range of hyperspectral systems for applications ranging from food quality to forensics, ClydeHSI is well suited to support our customers with cost effective, high performance instruments.
Functionality
Hyperspectral imaging is a remote sensing, non-contact investigation that provides an optical spectrum at each and every pixel position of an image or in real-time on production line environment. The optical spectrum tells us what is at each point, it’s like a “fingerprint” of the material. The distribution of pixels with similar spectra demonstrates how the materials are distributed, and with appropriate calibration the signal levels can tell us the concentration of materials. Therefore, we know what is in an object, where it is, and how much is there. These are key parameters for product monitoring.
What is Hyperspectral Imaging?
During the last three decades, hyperspectral imaging (HSI) as developed into a smart analytical tool for a range of applications, for example in food and agricultural inspection.
The basic hyperspectral technique creates a spatial map of spectral features that enables identification of material components and their spatial distribution. Therefore, it can find objects, identify the distribution of materials, and detecting process values of performance.
As such HSI has become one of the key analytical tools for evaluating food products, their authentication, and security. The reason for this is that the spectral features are a “fingerprint” of the material and spectral imaging part demonstrates where that material is and with appropriate calibration the signal can be used to determine concentration of material. This has allowed HSI to be developed to be a fast, reliable technique, suitable for objective automated quality assessments.
Quality is not just about a single parameter, but is a combination of many parameters, especially in food assessment. It is here that optical spectroscopy and especially hyperspectral imaging has been very successful as it is non-destructive, non-contact, and can determine several parameters at the same time, and indeed can provide immediate responses.
Size, shape, colour, and surface texture of food can be easily measured by conventional machine vision systems. The prediction of other parameters such as fat, sugar, moisture content, protein, material homogeneity, or materials hazardous to the consumer for food safety, as well as packet seal integrity, can be made by hyperspectral imaging.
Products
Spectral Cameras
Device | Details | Range | Comments |
VNIR-S | 400 to 1000nm, 8nm | Standard central camera, suitable for many applications from colour to forensics, etc | |
VNIR-HR | 400 to 1000nm, <3nm | High resolution spectral cameras in VNIR range | |
NIR-HR | 1000 to 1700nm, <5nm | NIR range suitable for food and other applications like plastics, pharmaceuticals, art, forensics, etc. Standard spatial resolution of 320 pixels. | |
NIR-HR+ | 1000 to 1700nm, <5nm | NIR range suitable for food and other applications like plastics, pharmaceuticals, art, forensics, etc. High spatial resolution of 640 pixels. | |
SWIR | 1000 to 2500nm | SWIR Range, high cost instrument suitable for advanced user and for spectral range of samples that require longer than 1700nm. For example some pigments and geological and pharmaceutical samples. However, most customer can get very acceptable results using NIR spectral camera. |
Spectral Systems
Device | Details | Range | Comments |
Benchtop Conveyor System | 220mm wide conveyor belt scanner | Integrated scanner system with speed sensors (automatically generates “square pixels”, height adjustment, lights, and 220mm wide conveyor belt. Can fit two cameras and run them simultaneously. | |
Transportable Conveyor System | 150mm conveyor belt | Integrated scanner system that can fit in peli-case to be take on-site. Case can store two spectral cameras (VNIR & NIR) and laptop. Single camera use at one time, height adjustable stage. | |
Translation A4 and A3 platforms. | Translation stage scanner with A4 or A3 size sample areas | Stage has sample holder with white tile and also focus / square pixel grid. Height adjustable camera mount that can hold up to 2 spectral cameras at one time | |
Rotary Scanner | 360deg rotation | Can hold and rotate up to 2 spectral cameras depending upon stage model. Allows wide scene scanning. | |
Mirror Scanner | 70deg FoV | Compact unit fits on front of the spectral camera and can scan over approx. 70deg FoV. Has window to protect double sided scan mirror and zero datum sensor. | |
2-D Art Scanner | 2.2m x 2.2m 2-D scanner with <10um resolution | High performance 2-D scanner with XYZ control. Laser distance sensors, illumination, and white tiles, etc. Usually used for high performance scanning of art works such as paintings, etc. Smaller area scanning versions are available and used for example by forensic customers: 1m x 1m. |
Industrial
Device | Details | Range | Comments |
Food | Enclosed spectral cameras | IP67 enclosure for one or two spectral cameras and embedded processor. | |
Software
Device | Details | Range | Comments |
spectraSENS | spectraSENS standard version | Standard acquisition, display and spectral analysis program. Has simple PCA analysis and results scatter plot | |
spectraSENS-Pro | spectraSENS plug-in for spectraSENS Std | Extends the data analysis features of spectraSENS through advanced analysis SDK. |
Clyde Hyper Spectral Imaging is proudly represented within the BeNeLux by Te Lintelo Systems.For request pls direct contact Roland in our office.