Company Announcements

In January, PANalytical named Aimil as a representative for its XRF systems, Claisse fusion instruments and flux, as well as its ASD NIR products in India.

In March, PANalytical and Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre announced that users of the Cambridge Structural Database can now utilize it with PANalytical’s HighScore software for the analysis of powder diffractograms without additional cost.

Lyncean Technologies, a manufacturer of miniature synchrotron x-ray sources, signed an exclusive distribution agreement in April with Shanghai Physion for China.

Product Introductions

In February, Shimadzu launched the PDA-MF and PDA-MF Plus, its first tabletop OES systems, designed for emerging markets. The PDA-MF is designed for the analysis of nonferrous metals. The PDA-MF Plus is for analysis of a wide range of samples. The systems emphasize ease of use and cost efficiency.

Shimadzu released in March the Small Spot Analysis Kit for its EDX-7000 and EDX-8000 ED-XRF systems. The kit allows analysis of small contaminants with a less than 0.04 in (1 mm) diameter, and analysis of plating thickness of small areas.

In March, Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced the Thermo Scientific ARL QUANT’X EDXRF spectrometer, which is designed to be more than four times more sensitive than the previous version. It features a 50 W x-ray tube and latest generation SDD to enable analysis of light elements and small-spot analysis.

Spectro Scientific released in March Version 8 of its SpectrOil Series analyzers, featuring stability improvements and an enhanced user experience.

Analytik Jena introduced in March the compEAct series of combustion-based analyzers for the determination of TS and TN in organic elemental analysis. It features a small footprint and flexible degree of automation.

In April, Rigaku launched the Rigaku SmartLab SE system, a multipurpose XRD with built-in intelligent guidance. It features the next generation HyPix-400 2D detector and, with it, can operate in 0D, 1D and 2D modes without the need to exchange the detector.

Order/Sale of Note

The Laboratoire Léon Brillouin research lab at France’s CEA Saclay installed the Xenocs’ Xeus 2.0 HR SAXS/WAXS instrument in December 2016.

In April, Rigaku Oxford Diffraction announced that the University of Manchester School of Chemistry plans to install the Rigaku XtaLAB FR-X DW XRD system.

In March, Bruker announced the delivery of a D8 DISOVER HTS high-throughput XRD system to Alcami, supplier of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services, as part of a collaboration agreement.