For over 30 years, we have been delivering advanced Process Analytical Technology (PAT) solutions based on Near Infrared Spectroscopy for many industries, with a strong focus on the pharmaceutical industry. Our expertise includes reliable spectroscopy systems, tailored OEM solutions, and the integration of PAT into both continuous and batch processes.
Alongside our systems and services, we provide a growing Knowledge Base where internal and external expertise is shared openly. We believe in making knowledge accessible and invite you to explore insights, best practices, and resources that support the use of PAT and spectroscopy in practice.
Explore our site to learn more about our systems, services, innovations, knowledge, and upcoming events.
The inaugural webinar in our new series focused on NIR-based Process Analytical Technology (PAT) will focus on NIR-based Process Analytical Technology (PAT) for bin blending applications.
This webinar will present an overview of NIR-based PAT solutions for bin blending. This will include an overview of the fundamentals of NIR-based PAT, which provides critical context for its practical implementation. Then, all aspects of NIR PAT implementation in bin blending will be presented, including an application developed with the SentroPAT DA.
The first SentroConnect webinar will also introduce the analytical techniques used to extract meaningful process information from spectral data. We’ll conclude with an open Q&A session, giving participants the opportunity to ask questions and engage directly with our experts.
We are committed to solving hard industrial problems with novel approaches to on-line NIR PAT. Whether its assisting in the development of hardware optimized to make measurements in the feed frame of the tablet press or developing smart sensing technology to reject poorly presented samples to our probes, Sentronic has a long history of developing new technologies to help enable NIR PAT analysis of powders.
A measurement is only good if its true. While it would be easy to simply show our instruments leave the factory demonstrating that they conform to guidances like USP<1856> or EP 2.2.40, Sentronic is committed to providing solutions that remain accurate when installed in process and over the lifetime of an instrument. This is enabled with smart use of internal standards and through novel calibration methods that minimize the change that a like-for-like change of systems require a process method update.
In addition to being accurate, our systems are designed for maximum reliability. Sentronic instruments are designed for the unique needs of a process, rather than laboratory, environment. Our systems are designed to be as robust as possible to changes in temperature, vibrations, and handling by operators. Our latest systems have no fiber optic cables that need to be run on the process floor and no wear parts to be replaced. We have systems in routine use that are over 10 years old.
In addition to our strongest efforts to offer excellent service our systems stand out due to
For decades, innovator pharmaceutical companies have relied on Sentronic to provide systems, support, and technical guidance for NIR-based PAT in OSD manufacturing. We have a wealth of real-world application experience and a commitment to innovation that have made us the go-to partner for advancing NIR PAT strategies.
Now, we’re making this expertise more accessible: we're committed to helping companies of all sizes implement practical, efficient, and scalable PAT solutions. Whether you are just getting started or looking to optimize an existing PAT approach, we can provide tailored guidance to ensure your success.
Let’s explore how we can support your journey in PAT.
Our aquaculture monitoring and control solutions have moved!
As part of our website relaunch, we have given our business units their own dedicated identities for a more focused experience.
Sentronic Sensors' aquaculture solutions are now represented under Hypiac, its core brand for aquaculture technology—where you will find the same technology, expertise, and commitment under a new name.
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Glasgow, UK
Webinar on NIR based PAT for Bin Blending
Covington, Kentucky, USA
Frankfurt, Germany
Badenweiler, Germany
Back to PAT Basics!
I've seen a lot of new PAT scientists collect spectral data, put it into a chemometric software package, and go "... and now what?". Maybe they know they ought to run a specific analysis (e.g., PCA) and know where the button…
Back to PAT Basics!
In last week's post, we discussed some simple plausibility checks for NIR data to help ensure the resulting data analysis is worthwhile to perform. So, let's assume you have NIR data that's ready for analysis. Now what?
There is no one-size-fits-all solution for PAT analysis…
Back to PAT Basics!
It's the start of the school year here in the US, which also means we're in the September-to-December push in the pharmaceutical industry...
Back to PAT basics!
Pharmaceutical continuous manufacturing (CM) greatly benefits from and almost always requires PAT. One of the most common PAT modalities in pharma CM is NIR PAT. Sentronic has had a lot of success…
In just over a month, the Sentronic US team will be attending the APACT conference in Glasgow. Additionally, Adam J. Rish, Mike Reinhalter, and Steve Hammond will…
Back to PAT basics!
We're seeing an influx of new interest in NIR PAT in the pharmaceutical industry. This is great news! However, people taking their first steps into PAT have a lot of (good) questions about PAT basics…
🎥 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲! 🚀
Missed the PAT Meeting we hosted last year? Or want to rewatch one of the great talks?
We’ve just uploaded the recordings …
In life and chemometrics, perspective matters.
As I branch out from the pharmaceutical industry, I'm learning that there's assumptions I've internalized as "normal" that are very much not normal for other application areas. I may speak…
I'm wrapping up a week of travel across the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest. It's been great to see some old friends, some current installations of PAT, and see some PAT solutions used by people outside the pharmaceutical industry. On a personal note…
"Need real-time insight during pharmaceutical solid-dose processing? SentroPAT FO by Sentronic, a multichannel diode array NIR analyser for direct process monitoring."
We would like to add:
𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐚?…
Today's post is going to buck the trend of "Something old / something new", as it's a bit of a self-contained story that wouldn't benefit from that framing…
Plug & Play for PAT: NIR integration just got easier!
I had the pleasure of testing our new embedded software on SentroPAT Compact and SentroPAT DA…
It's been suggested by some colleagues that I ought to post here more. I like having some structure to what I post on LinkedIn in order to keep my posts focused. So, get ready for the summer of "Something Old, Something New in NIR/Chemometrics". Today's post…
This was an outstanding event! It was my great pleasure to present some information on hashtag#LeanChemometrics at this research day. I also really enjoyed hearing about…
NIR 2025 has now gone down in the history books, and I'm delighted to have played a small part in such a well-organised conference in such a great location with so many fascinating talks. I really enjoyed it,…
We just finished setting up our booth at NIR2025!
I’ve been to exhibitions where the tables were bigger, but luckily, we've put a lot of effort into miniaturizing our systems over the last few years.….
Peanuts for NIR 2025 in Rome! 🥜
Yep, not just peanuts… We’re in full “nutty” mode as we hustle to get ready for the NIR Conference next week. On Monday, we set ourselves a crack-the-code challenge: run our brand-new Support Vector Machine Classification (SVM-C) …
𝗡𝗼 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗴𝗴𝘀 — 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂!
At least in Germany, it’s a very common tradition for the Easter Bunny to hide eggs, sweets, and nowadays…
Relaxing my way after APV at Novartis in Basel —
running along the River Rhine on a pleasant spring evening after two intense days at a very well-run conference on Continuous Manufacturing in Pharma…
I had a great time at the Advancing Access to Medicine event held by RCPE - Research Center Pharmaceutical Engineering GmbH last week…
👟 Back to Italy — after 26 years!
My very worn-out cotton running shirt just reminded me: the last time I attended the ICNIRS NIR conference…
I'm excited to be participating in RCPE's upcoming AATM event in Washington, DC from April 1st to April 2nd. The speaker list looks quite interesting and I'm excited to hear more about how others in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry are using analytics in novel ways to speed up and improve process development…
A belated but very warm welcome to our new website! 🎉🌐
🚀 Today, I’m wearing my developer hat again!
On my way to Embedded World in Nuremberg—always a highlight
IFPAC 2025 is a wrap!
Just two days ago, IFPAC 2025 came to a close. Once again, it was a …
Time to say goodbye!
Our current website has grown old over the years—so old, in fact, that some…
✈️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿?!? ✈️
I'm just about to fly out from Germany on my annual trip to 𝗜𝗙𝗣𝗔𝗖.
We’ll need a lot of caffeine tomorrow!
Not only because it’s been late nights for some of us, but also because
Almost exactly one year ago, we shared one of the photos below as the first invitation to the Sentronic PAT Meeting 2024 and the Striezelmarket. While the Christmas Market is still ongoing, the Sentronic PAT Meeting 2024
We’re all set-up at #SciX2024 and looking forward to seeing some great talks! Check us out at Booth 610 to learn about our latest NIR PAT offerings
Amazing to see what our creative head has created here! Being involved
At Sentronic, we love sharing knowledge and making process analytics more tangible. That’s why we’ve created a dedicated YouTube channel – your new hub for insights into our technologies, solutions, and applications.
There you’ll find:
- • Webinars we've hosted and given over the years
- • Information about our solutions
- • A comprehensive selection of talks with a strong focus on NIR-based Process Analytical PAT from our last PAT Meeting in Dresden
Whether you want to dive deeper into our systems, revisit your favorite presentations, or explore how NIR-based PAT can be applied in real-world manufacturing, our channel offers valuable content for professionals and enthusiasts alike.
Explore the channel, subscribe, and join us on this journey – so you’ll always be up to date with our latest content.
