Oxford Instruments’ market leading automated feature and particle analysis system is now available with new image acquisition hardware INCAmicsF+ for even faster and more accurate data acquisition. INCAmicsF+ includes new Fast Response Microprocessor (FRM) technology to detect smaller particles at least 3x faster. Combined with the revolutionary X-Max large area silicon drift detector, feature analysis can now be done in a fraction of the time. Sampling times can now be measured in minutes rather than hours.

“Automated feature detection and analysis in a SEM is an important technique in many application areas including GSR, steel inclusions, vehicle engines, disk drives and environmental monitoring,” says James Holland, Applications Manager at Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis. “Using FeatureMax we have been able to detect more nano-particles and speed up acquisition by a massive amount. These gains in accuracy and productivity will offer great benefits in all these applications and more.”

Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis

Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis (OINA) is the world’s leading supplier of analysis systems that provide detailed structural and chemical information at the nanoscale. The ability to characterise and measure at the nanoscale is fundamental from research through to commercialisation.

The company’s world leading X-ray microanalysis and electron diffraction systems provide the critical chemical and structural information at the required scales of 1 to 100 nm, extending the capabilities of Transmission (TEM) and Scanning (SEM) Electron Microscopes. As well as meeting the current demand for materials characterisation, OINA is leading the development of existing and new techniques for improved spatial resolution to meet the emerging analytical challenges within nanotechnology.

Oxford Instruments has guided the development of EDS analysis with over 35 years of hardware innovation and a rich history of technological achievement. It provides world class manufacturing, sales and distribution combined with global support and service.