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GAS DETECTION Productivity cannot be understated in a


manufacturing environment. HORIBA understands this and realises that helping monitor the petrochemical process, including natural gas monitoring, helps improve productivity dramatically. This increased productivity also leads to reduced energy and material consumption - which helps manufacturers in their quest to achieve their sustainability initiatives. With this in mind, HORIBA stepped to the


fore in developing and commercialising a proprietary technology called IRLAM. IRLAM is used to monitor petrochemical process gas, including natural gas, and ultimately improve productivity. This general-purpose, real-time gas


analyser maximises the efficiency of the measurement process, and analyses gas components in various industries including:


AUTOMOTIVE Speedily monitors and controls environmentally hazardous substances contained in exhaust gas. This important technology enables more environmentally friendly performance in internal combustion engines while the industry transitions to electric vehicles.


95%


OF ALL CO EMISSIONS IN CITIES MAY COME FROM MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST.


ENERGY PRODUCTION Detects impurities in hydrogen energy production. Also, for gasification and reforming processes of hydrogen raw materials, HORIBA delivers gas measurement for hydrogen purity, engineering for plant integration, and analytical technologies for catalyst materials used in hydrogen separation, recovery, and purification processes.


SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING IRLAM’s high accuracy, high speed measurement allows inline monitoring of semiconductor process gases. It allows fine control of gas concentration based on real-time measurement data and improves processing accuracy, manufacturing yield, and productivity while reducing material and time loss.


OUT OF A LONG-LASTING PARTNERSHIP, IRLAM EMERGES Long before IRLAM hit the market with its leading-edge performance, HORIBA required precision signal conditioning that would reliably detect even the most subtle traces of gas. For that technology, HORIBA turned to a tech partner it was quite familiar with—the sensing solution experts at ADI. ADI’s industry- leading signal conditioning technology bridges the physical and digital world, even


ADI SOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS FOR HORIBA DESIGN CHALLENGES


ADI SOLUTIONS Laser Generation & Drive


Novel HORIBA QCL drive modulation required for


concentration calculation algorithm


Integrated waveform generator enables flexible modulation scheme.


Integrated thermal control minimises subsystem footprint


Signal Processing


Ultra-sensitive photo detector requires precision high speed and low noise signal


conditioning (–1 dB flatness at 100 MHz) to improve gas detection speed


Architecture Design


Supplier collaboration required for unique high speed + precision system design to achieve design specifications


for tough-to-detect signals in challenging environments, like detecting toxic gases in manufacturing plants. With a partnership


spanning two decades, ADI has been providing critical devices to HORIBA’s key applications, including advanced precision technologies. These technologies have helped support HORIBA’s need for a laser driver circuit for realising fast and sophisticated control of a light source. Today, HORIBA’s trusted confidence in ADI has grown to a more open and collaborative relationship. For IRLAM, HORIBA leveraged ADI’s


ultralow noise, high speed, and high resolution SAR ADCs for signal processing and was able to create a solution with a unique set of capabilities that is already being deployed in a variety of applications for gas measurement protocols. When detecting dangerous gases, speed is


of the essence. HORIBA’s IRLAM technology achieves both high speed and high accuracy measurement with real-time monitoring, feedback, and control of various systems and processes that previously could only be measured in batches. When you are operating in a high throughput environment such as manufacturing plants, this capability can be a true lifesaver.


ACHIEVING WORTHWHILE GOALS WITH REAL-TIME, INFRARED GAS ANALYSIS Real-time, infrared gas analysis is an indispensable technology that touches many industries. What’s more, this key technology will play an ever-expanding role in the development


Only ADI’s precision with speed signal chain technology meets


the requirements for low noise, high speed signal processing


Concurrent development and


partnership in signal processing circuit architecture enabled by trusted ADI applications engineering expertise


of next-generation energy sources, including hydrogen, which is gaining momentum around the world in our march toward carbon neutrality. As manufacturing and automotive industries across the globe strategise for a more sustainable future, how they measure and analyse gas will be paramount in ensuring the safety of their work environments, and the growth of their businesses.


PRECISION GAS MEASUREMENT IMPROVES PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT HORIBA and ADI look to be quintessential elements in helping manufacturers achieve these worthwhile goals. Proof of their partnership is their combined technologies, which have resulted in the creation of IRLAM, which some HORIBA managers believe will become the standard gas analyser in the industry, much like NDIR, which measures the concentration of gases such as carbon oxides in the atmosphere, exhaust gases, etc. While speed may not always be a


determining factor in a manufacturer’s success, in the case of HORIBA’s IRLAM real-time infrared gas detection, it can be transformative.


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