Golden Gate Diamond ATR by Specac Ltd

"It is robust - I employ it in a FPA detector, using hard dental tissue."

"The diamond ATR has proved robust and reliable over nearly two decades. Miniature samples are easily analyzed. It has long had the benefit of MCT infrared detection which seems quite necessary given the modest light throughout. Occasional repair/return episodes have been affected by poor administration at Specac end. Technical advice and support is excellent (Thank you Clive Moss)."

"Nice instruments - robust and reliable. I strong believe that Specac is a reference in this spectroscopy line. Very professional post-sale service"

"Had two of these for over 10 years. They have been robust, easy to use, reliable, accurate and provide rapid analysis."

"Golden gate atr is quite reliable and very easy to use. Normally I recommend this product to others."

"Product service is good, no matter the size of your business good customer service, needs be at the heart of your business model if you wish to be successful. It is important to provide good customer service; to all types of customers, including potential, new and existing customers. Although it can take extra resources, time and money, good customer service leads to customer satisfaction which can generate positive word-of-mouth for your business, keep your customers happy and encourage them to purchase from your business again. Good customer service can help your business grow and prosper."

"Specac polymer standards are easy to use and the ATR is quick to learn for students."

"Spectrum quality is very good, easy to use and clean, robust for different sample types, its price is very competitive in the market, and has great application."

"The golden gate is very easy to use, and is highly reproducible if care is taken in applying appropriate pressure to the crystal and if careful cleaning is performed between samples. Untrained users might apply too much pressure resulting in damage to the crystal."

"Very easy to use. I can analyze different types of materials. Very high energy output, high quality spectra. I recommend it for difficult samples containing small quantity of impurities. Great IR spectra on solid or liquid samples."

"Have had many years of faithful service--never needed repair. Disadvantages are 1) the small sample area between the "gold" pillars and under the pressure foot; 2) unable to see if the foot is pressing exactly at the right spot on the sample; and 3) the lack of some kind of pressure measurement or indicator to ensure consistent pressure on a sample."

"The ATR offered good signal to noise ratio (since it is atmospherically sealed) and easy clean-up."

"Excellent product for analysis of both solids and liquids. Great value for the money."

"This is comparable to the Pike GladiATR and DursamplIR in performance and easy of use."

"The Golden gate is the ATR by which all ATRs are measured. We have 2 in our laboratory and have used these almost constantly mover the last 10 years. They are outlasting the FTIR specs and have shown themselves to be exceptionally robust, reliable and surprisingly student proof."

"Easy to use and robust case, one time it dropped on floor, but it was ok."

"I've been using one of these for over 20 years now, producing excellent quality spectra for all types of materials from corrosive, volatiles liquids to hard, crystalline solids and everything between. It is a very robust product, very simple to use and keep clean. Can be used in both research and QC/factory environments."

"Very easy to use ATR. Quick, high quality IR spectra produced, using only a few mg of solid material. Definitely one of the most used IR accessories in our lab."

"We have had two of these for nearly 10 years and they are without doubt the most durable pieces of kit I have in my laboratory, they even survive student use. Spectral quality is excellent, transmission is approx 10% of full beam energy, we can easily analyse between 200-300 samples per day and scrape the samples off with blades if they need to be retained or vac them off with a domestic cleaner. I could not praise them more. The only thing to break is the saphire anvil, which we replace every few years."