Reverse Engineering and Quality Control via FTIR: The Staples of the Modern Analytical Laboratory

Within the highly competitive conditions of modern manufacturing, reverse engineering of products can be a valuable part of the product development toolkit.

A critical aspect of reverse engineering is the identification of chemicals and materials within products. Vibrational spectroscopy and microscopy offer the levels of speed and versatility needed for characterizing the chemical makeup of a variety of materials. The attached white paper explores how the Bruker LUMOS II FTIR platform is ideally suited for a broad range of sample classes that may be encountered during reverse engineering for product development or failure analysis.