The PAT-Wx is the hazardous location version of Viavi’s PAT-W wireless miniature process spectrometer. Its compact, lightweight design and automatic triggering function make it suitable for use on dynamic process equipment like tumble blenders. Since it is wireless and safe in the presence of flammable gases, vapours or dust, the PAT-Wx is also suited to diverse process monitoring applications in hazardous environments. As a member of the MicroNIR product family, it enables moving a process directly to production in a hazardous location using chemometric models and processes developed elsewhere. The PAT-Wx has a rechargeable Li-ion battery with >8 h of continuous run time, Wi-Fi connection to host via included router and integrated motion-sensitive triggering. It is washable (IP67- and IP65-rated enclosure), has an integrated PC for storing and forwarding collected spectral data and is compatible with all MicroNIR chemometric models.
