NIRS™ DS3

Advanced feed analysis for everyone

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In a dynamic feed industry, reliable test data is
essential for everyday decision making
Throughout your production cycle, the solution for testing a range of parameters such
availability of analytical data can make the as protein, moisture, fat, ash, fibre and starch in
difference between profit and loss. Further, under a minute. Tests are performed on ground,
the power of knowledge afforded by reliable unground or liquid material with no or very
tests is increasingly vital for ensuring consistent limited sample preparation.
quality and not least, for running a sustainable
production where nothing should go to waste.

Rapid analysis with near infrared (NIR technology)

is a proven way to gain rapid test data on key
quality and production control parameters. Easy ways innovation
to use, fast and reliable, NIR analysis has become adds value
an indispensable tool for thousands of feed
• Efficiency of operations is improved by
producers around the globe. Now innovation
optimising the analytical workflow
in NIR analysis marks a new era in the ever-
developing story of versatile NIR analysis. • New levels of confidence in analytical
data are achieved through consistent
Introducing the NIRS™ DS3 high performance

The latest generation of FOSS innovation within • Improved uptime ensures that critical
feed testing has just made it simpler for you to analysis data for decision-making is more
exploit rapid analysis and to achieve the many available than ever
quality and cost improvements that follow.
The NIRS™ DS3 is an advanced and versatile

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Compound feed, pet food, forage,
aqua feed – the list continues of the
many applications for the superbly
versatile NIRS™ DS3. Unground,
ground and liquid samples can
be measured with new levels of
analytical performance.

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 Smart Start
The Smart Start function ensures
that your NIRS™ DS3 is ready to
measure without having to wait
for diagnostics. Just start the
shift and start measuring.

Effective analytical operations

The NIRS™ DS3 optimises all aspects of you up and running without undue time and
the analytical workflow including sample use of resources
presentation, ease of operation and instrument
• FossManager™ software ensures that you are
maintenance for maximum efficiency at minimal
automatically in the loop for sharing benefits
running cost. To mention some advantages:
of networked analytical solutions

• The Smart Start function ensures that the • A lamp guard avoids interruptions by letting
instrument is ready to measure as soon as you you know when to schedule a change of the
start the morning shift lamp

• Automated sample transfer to data

With less time spent on administration and
management systems avoids operator time
checking that everything is running right, you
spent on manual data input
can focus more on continuous improvement of
• The intuitive user interface minimises training quality and economy rather than time-consuming
and the seamless installation procedure gets analytical operations.

• Access instrument settings and

consolidated data on a single or
multiple instruments across sites, from
any location
• Perform remote configuration of your
instruments and monitor that they are
operated in compliance with standard
operating procedures
FossManager™ software allows instruments to be
connected in a network, making it easier, quicker • Safeguard your data with automatic
and more reliable to manage individual or multiple backups of settings and analytical
instruments from a desktop located anywhere. results

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Applications for the NIRS™ DS3 include handling intake, improving production processes and ensuring
final product quality.

Complete solution builds confidence

The NIRS™ DS3 provides accurate and reliable the organization. For instance, access-controlled
data for decision-making by exploiting the latest user interface settings allow simple and
in both hardware and software technology. It’s transparent procedures and reporting. Scheduled
a complete solution that covers all the points diagnostics and intelligent error messages
of the analytical compass from calibration to safeguard the reliability of the analytical data
sample handling and measurement. The option used to control critical processes throughout the
to create statistical reports based on data from feed production process.
multiple-instruments adds further insight into the
performance of individual units or a whole fleet
of instruments. Ready to use calibrations or
develop your own with speed and
At the heart of the solution, the capability to
efficiency
scan samples across a wide spectral range of
400 - 2,500 nm makes for a versatile instrument Obtain accurate results from robust
that is ideally suited to feed analysis. The simple calibration models to cover the analytical
operation allows anyone to do valid testing. Your requirements of your company.
skilled technicians can be allocated to other jobs,
• FOSS ANN calibrations are plug-and-play
reducing training requirements and reliance on
and ensure robust operation at a low
specialist staff.
cost
Consistent feed whatever the scale of • FOSS global ANN calibrations are
your organisation comprised of thousands of samples from
a large variety of raw materials
With the NIRS DS3 everything is in one place and
on one screen with FossManager™ networking • Alternatively, develop your own
software allowing you to pull in data from diverse calibrations with easy-to-use
instruments from different suppliers. FossCalibrator™ tool
• Advanced parameters are available
Just one of the advantages that this overview through 3rd party calibration providers
gives is that it is easy to ensure that standard
operating procedures are followed throughout

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Unique levels of uptime
Always ready-to-test, the uptime of the NIRS™ At the same time, remote instrument monitoring
DS3 is assured with robust performance based on and monthly feedback, available as part of the
decades of analytical technology development for unique FOSS SmartCare™ services, ensures
the feed industry. a lasting return on investment. Compliance
notification alerts or validated performance and
The analytical performance is complemented by calibration keep you running smoothly without
advanced diagnostics for troubleshooting and the risk of unscheduled downtime.
simple instrument maintenance, for instance,
with automated notices giving simple instructions
for any operator to follow without training.

Introducing SmartCare™
SmartCare™ ensures indisputable results from your
FOSS analytical solution. Uptime is safe-guarded
and trouble-shooting alleviated, setting you free
to do your job in pursuit of improved business
performance.

With a SmartCare™ service agreement you are:

• Always a step ahead

• Always ready to act
• Always improving

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 Test solid and liquid
samples with just one
instrument

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FOSS
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DK-3400 Hilleroed
Denmark

Tel.: +45 7010 3370

Fax: +45 7010 3371

info@foss.dk
www.fossanalytics.com
June 2021. GB