Atomic absorbance (AA) spectroscopy is one of the most common techniques for elemental analysis in the lab. Standard flame or graphite furnace AA can analyze most elements with little difficulty and with excellent detection levels. However, certain elements present particular difficulties with AA due to their atomic and chemical natures. On the periodic table, these […]
Company Announcements SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH formed a strategic marketing alliance with SII NanoTechnology in February to market its ICP-OES and ICP-MS systems in Japan. SPECTRO will continue to support its existing Japanese customers through its subsidiary. In February, PANalytical acquired the XRF laboratories in Keyworth, UK, from the British Geological Survey (BGS). The labs […]
Atomic Spectrometry LECO introduced two elemental analyzers for applications involving metals, alloys and other inorganic samples: the CS844 for carbon/sulfur measurements and the ONH836 for measuring oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. Improvements in the combustion furnace, detector systems and cleaning automation have been combined with touch-screen control. The CS844 is priced at $65,000 and began shipment […]
Atomic Spectroscopy Bruker’s S8 Dragon wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (WD-XRF) system combines a conventional array of wavelength detectors dedicated for elements of particular interest with a multielement energy dispersive detector (the Bruker XFlash, more commonly used for energy dispersive spectrometry [EDS] microanalysis) to provide simultaneous measurement of the remaining elements. A complete run takes […]
Arc/spark spectroscopy is one of several atomic spectroscopy techniques that rely on optical emission spectroscopy (OES). The principle behind these techniques is to excite the atoms in the sample so that they emit their characteristic frequencies of light, which can be analyzed by the spectrometer to identify the individual elements present in the sample. With […]
Company Announcements CETAC Technologies, a provider of sample preparation products for elemental analysis, acquired CDS Analytical, a GC injection systems firm, in November 2010. In December 2010, FLSmidth announced an offer to acquire ESSA, a provider of laboratory equipment for mining, for AUD 38.7 million ($38.4 million). As of January 17, FLSmidth had acquired 53.66% […]
Nearly two-thirds of respondents to a recent survey said they would contemplate buying a new handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy system if detection limits were improved. Handheld XRF currently makes up a quarter of the XRF market and is expected to post moderate growth compared with laboratory XRF, increasing in the mid-single digits in 2011. […]
The total market for atomic spectroscopy is forecast to grow 6.5% for 2011, reaching $3.25 billion. Although such growth is quite high for this market, historically speaking, it will fall a bit short of last year’s realized growth of 6.9%, which was strongly buoyed by the improving global economy, outperforming our original expectation that the […]
Company Announcements Roenalytic GmbH in July named Eastern Applied Research as its exclusive service and support representative for the US. In August, Rigaku announced the formation of a locally incorporated company in Berlin, Germany. Product Introductions Horiba Scientific launched the EMIA-V2 analyzer for simultaneous carbon-sulfur analysis, featuring a redesigned furnace area and “maintenance navigator” software. […]
Waltham, MA 7/2/10; Tokyo, Japan 7/2/10—Olympus NDT has acquired Innov-X Systems, a manufacturer of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) systems, for an undisclosed amount. Innov-X has operated as a business division of Olympus NDT since July 1. Olympus has retained Innov-X’s current management and employee base. “The decision to acquire Innov-X Systems was based on the […]
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