As a result, a handling system can simply be positioned in front of the spectrometer without requiring additional work. For that reason, automations involving OBLF spectrometers have never required additional constructions that would, for instance, be used to open spark stand covers to enable insertion of a spectrometer sample.
However, our homework is not just restricted to optimising the spectrometer’s handling. It is, in fact, crucial to take every inch of the machine into consideration because as soon as an automated system is commissioned, it always spotlights every single weakness of a spectrometer in the most drastic and sometimes even dramatic way. This is due to the fact that automated operation naturally does not offer the possibility of intelligent human intervention should problems occur.