Company Announcements

Rigaku formed Applied Rigaku Technologies (ART), a new R&D, manufacturing, sales, service and support subsidiary, which includes the EDXRF Center of Excellence in Austin, Texas. ART is an affiliated company of the Rigaku XRF product group in Japan and aims to deliver partnership-level service and support.

Product Introductions

InXitu introduced the BTX, a combination X-ray diffraction/X-ray fluorescence (XRF) instrument for mineral/phase identification and quantification for routine quality control. It was developed for the NASA Mars Science Laboratory.

Bruker launched the S1 TURBO handheld XRF for mining applications, featuring Fundamental Analysis software for on-site, real-time geochemical analysis of mine face, drill core and prepared samples.

Rigaku released the Petro-Pak Application Package for testing hydrocarbon fuels. It is designed for the ZSX-Petro, Supermini and Mini-Z Sulfur XRF platforms.

Rigaku introduced the NEX GC energy dispersive–XRF spectrometer, featuring RPF-SQX qualitative and quantitative analytical software.

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the cost-efficient iCAP 6200 simultaneous, dual-view inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometer for handling low to moderate sample numbers.

Thermo Fisher Scientific released four analytical packages for the Thermo Scientific ARL OPTIM’X wavelength dispersive–XRF spectrometer: Sulfur Analyzer, Cement Analyzer, Slag Analyzer, and the Optiquantometer for analysis of 73 elements.

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Thermo Scientific ARL SMS-3500 for process control labs in the metals and mining industries. The system integrates standalone lab instruments, including sample preparation, in a fully automated cell. It features a FANUC industrial robot and SMS software.

In October, Thermo Fisher Scientific launched the Niton XL2 Series handheld XRF analyzer, which replaces the Niton XLt, for mining and exploration. More than 2,000 Niton XRF systems are deployed in the mining industry.

Varian introduced a series of productivity enhancements for its 710-ES Series of ICP-optical emission spectrometer instruments, including the ICP Expert II software for reduced sample analysis times and optional mass flow control of the nebulizer gas.

Analytik Jena AG launched the multi EA 5000 elemental analyzer, featuring a double-furnace arrangement, which allows for switching between horizontal and vertical operation.

Fischer Technology released a new generation of FISCHERSCOPE XDAL and XDLM X-ray spectrometers, featuring four exchangeable apertures.