Fully developed and proven solutions are already available for many processes. This includes applications in the chemical industry, e.g. the monitoring of ethylene oxide - ammonia synthesis and the optimisation of complex chemical reactions such as ketene production. Online mass spectrometers are also successfully utilised to monitor emissions and immissions of industrial plants.

Various metallurgical processes (blast furnace, steel, secondary metallurgy) have also successfully been running under mass spectrometry control for years. Additional examples are fermentation control and biogas production.

Further applications can be found in other branches of industry, primarily in the areas of quality control and production. This includes lamp production, glass production and the inspection of special electronic components with protective gas fillings.

However, next to these already available applications, process mass spectrometry is characterized by its problem-solving ability and its special potential for the development of new applications. Together with process development, where the methods flexibility constitutes an advantage, the applications for the actual process control can be developed at the same time. We work closely with process developers, plant constructors and operators to meet their requirements.

Online mass spectrometers on the basis of quadrupole technology have outstanding advantages regarding operation and maintenance costs. Fully automatic operation, long-term stability, and easy handling under industrial conditions are no problem anymore today.

One prerequisite for successful applications under industrial conditions is the ideal interaction between hardware and software. The system has to be integrated into the production environment and into the customer process control system.