Strada® Intelligent Raman Microscope

High-performance chemical and structural analysis made easy. Join our launch webinar, as we unveil the innovative features of the Strada microscope.

Advanced Raman microscopy for industrial applications

Add the Strada® intelligent Raman microscope to your laboratory. With cutting-edge features, it makes chemical analysis simple and fast. The high-performance Raman system gives you the confidence in your data to improve productivity, solve manufacturing problems and develop new products. With full automation and workflow-driven analysis software, the Strada microscope offers high-quality Raman analysis to all users.

Performance

Sensitivity: Analyse sub-micrometre particles, weak Raman scatterers, low concentration solutions and trace contaminants alongside traditional materials. Measure the weakest Raman bands such as the 4th order of silicon quickly and with world leading signal-to-noise.

Resolution: Differentiate between materials with confidence. Spectral resolution better than 1 cm^-1. Spatial resolution down to 250 nm.

Speed: Quickly generate Raman images and maps of large areas, up to centimetres in size. Our innovative scanning techniques achieve data collection speeds >1000 spectra/s.

Intelligence

Fast sample setup: Quickly identify microscopic regions of interest in large samples using a macro lens, motorised objective turret and focus-tracking technology.

Intuitive measurement workflow: Simply watch a short video to get started. Even brand new-users can quickly understand the Raman Workspace™ software and use the Strada system to collect the data they need.

Consistent analysis and results: Configure templates to repeat analysis across multiple batches of samples. Present your data with customisable reports.

Confidence

Automated performance optimisation: Alignment and calibration checks ensure that measurements stay accurate and consistent day after day.

Advanced support and remote servicing: Maximise system uptime with integrated 2-way telemetry, predictive maintenance and remote servicing.

Supports regulatory compliance: Supports compliance with regulatory requirements, such as 21 CFR Part 11.

Key features of the Strada® Intelligent Raman Microscope

Get high-quality spectra from challenging samples

With an optimised optical design and a high-performance thermoelectrically cooled CCD detector, the Strada system provides market-leading sensitivity and specificity. You can confidently measure even the hardest samples.

Get the big picture with macroscopic viewing

Macroscopic viewing mode enables you to survey large sample areas. Use it to find microscopic features of interest, which you can inspect in high detail on an 8 Mpixel video camera.

Save time with dynamic auto-focusing technology

LiveTrack™ focus-tracking technology maintains sample focus throughout viewing and measurement. You can easily analyse rough and uneven sample surfaces without the effort of manual focusing.

Smarter and faster chemical imaging

The Strada system is packed with Renishaw's innovative fast imaging technologies. Raman Workspace™ software automatically selects the best imaging technique based on the measurement conditions you set.

Intuitive workflow-driven measurements and analysis

Raman Workspace™ software guides you smoothly from sample viewing to data analysis and reporting. Measurement templates can help you to automate the analysis of large batches of samples for maximum productivity.

We have optimised the Strada microscope for operation within industrial and multi-user facilities. High-performance Raman spectroscopy is now possible for every user, regardless of their level of expertise.

Raman imaging application examples

Pharmaceutical formulations

High-resolution Raman imaging of a pharmaceutical tablet reveals the distribution of API (cyan) and excipients across the shaped surface of the tablet.

Graphene and carbon materials

High-resolution Raman imaging of different graphene layers overlaid on a white light image, showing monolayer (yellow), bilayer (magenta) and trilayer (cyan) regions.

Battery materials

Raman image of a silicon-carbon anode showing the domain sizes and distribution of carbon allotropes and silicon oxide.

2D materials research

Raman image of MoS2 flake. Variations in the Raman band position were used to detect defects down to 250 nm.

2D Nanoindentation and material

Raman image of a Vickers indented silicon wafer, with the indented region in cyan and surrounding stress variations in red to yellow.

Geological thin section

A large, high-resolution Raman image of a geological thin section gives a representative view of mineral composition, while detecting smaller zircon particles down to 1 μm.

Polymer materials

Topographical Raman imaging of a machined Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sample reveals residual stress and amorphous structure along the edges of the pyramid.

Raman Workspace™ software for workflow-driven Raman analysis

Raman Workspace software gives you full control of your Strada microscope. From acquiring spectroscopic data to processing and analysis, the workflow guides you to the best configuration. Raman Workspace software gives you powerful experimental flexibility and helps you see your Raman data within context.

Inspect samples from macro to micro

Utilise the comprehensive optical imaging system to survey large sample areas and identify regions of interest for further study. The macroscopic imaging mode enables you to quickly explore large areas. The motorised microscope objective turret and 8 Mpixel camera work seamlessly together, providing both optical and digital zoom for highly detailed observation of microscopic features.

Navigate and collect batch testing data

Move to different points on your sample, where you can collect optical images and Raman spectra, images or maps. The Workspace helps you organise your data, while displaying the relative locations of all your content within a sample, or between multiple samples.

Process, analyse and report Raman data

View your spectra and use powerful AI and algorithmic tools for data processing and analysis. Then present your results with customisable report templates. Export tools enable you to conduct bespoke analysis in third-party software like Microsoft Excel™ and Matlab™ or pass values into your proprietary analyses, such as PLS and AI models, or statistical process control tools.

From materials research to industrial manufacture: Introducing the Strada® Intelligent Raman Microscope

The Strada® intelligent Raman microscope is Renishaw's most advanced Raman system yet. In this webinar, we will demonstrate key features of the Strada Raman microscope including advanced automation, dynamic focus tracking and seamless performance optimisation. We apply a workflow-driven approach to a range of materials, showing how batch analysis can be automated in any laboratory.

11th November: Chicago 08.00 (CST), London 14.00 (GMT)

12th November: Chicago 13.00 (CST), London 19.00 (GMT)

Be the first to see the Strada® Intelligent Raman Microscope

Monday 6ᵗʰ - Wednesday 8ᵗʰ October 2025
Booth 303, SciX 2025, Covington, Kentucky, USA

Product reveal image featuring the Strada® Intelligent Raman Microscope

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