New Handheld Metals Analyzer Expands Metals Identification Capabilities SHOREVIEW, Minn. — TSI Incorporated, the leader in Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) and Raman Spectroscopy technology, unveils the latest handheld instrument in its line of metals analyzers at the ISRI 2017 Expo and Convention (April 22-27) in New Orleans, Louisiana. The  ChemLite™ Plus Laser Metals Analyzer incorporates new, […]

KENNEWICK, Washington – Bruker introduces a new calibration package for the EOS 500 handheld Laser Induced Breakdown Spectrometer (HH-LIBS). In response to customer input, the EOS 500 now has the option to include Iron, Nickel, Copper and Cobalt alloy calibrations, in addition to the existing light metal calibrations (e.g. Aluminum, Titanium and Magnesium base alloys). The […]

BERWYN, Pa. and MINNEAPOLIS — AMETEK, Inc. (AME) and MOCON, Inc. (MOCO) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AMETEK will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of MOCON at a price of $30 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 39% to MOCON’s closing […]

In November 2016, at the Talnah concentrating mil of the Polar Division of PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel completed commissioning of the automated system of analytical monitoring of pulp products of ore processing consisting of five X-ray wavelength dispersive flowstream pulp analyzers AP-31-NM manufactured by Bourevestnik Inc. The instruments will be installed within the frames of […]

Using the EDXIR-Holder (Left: For Measurements with EDX; Right: For Measurements with FTIR) Shimadzu Corporation announces the release of its unique EDXIR-Holder, a sample holder/storage container. Designed for customers who analyze small samples such as contaminants, it can be used with both an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDX) and Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FTIR). […]

Lyncean Technologies, Inc., manufacturer of the Lyncean Compact Light Source (CLS), today announced the signing of Shanghai Physion as their exclusive representative in China. Shanghai Physion will be responsible for growing the academic research market for Lyncean. The Lyncean CLS fits into a typical laboratory space and is capable of generating an x-ray beam that […]

Rigaku XtaLAB FR-X DW X-ray diffractometer enables enhanced data collection on a wide range of protein crystal samples.   Manchester, UK.  The University of Manchester and Rigaku Oxford Diffraction (ROD) are delighted to announce the forthcoming installation of a Rigaku XtaLAB FR-X DW X-ray diffractometer system in the School of Chemistry.  The instrument will be […]

Rigaku introduces new multipurpose X-ray diffraction system with built-in intelligent guidance to optimize hardware configuration and settings for specific application measurements TOKYO — Rigaku Corporation is pleased to announce the release of the Rigaku SmartLab SE system, a highly versatile multipurpose X-ray diffractometer with built-in intelligent guidance. The SmartLab® SE system offers continued refinement of the ease-of-use […]

Latest software release for Thermo Scientific Niton XL5 handheld XRF analyzer designed to increase application usage Quality control personnel and managers in the metal finishing, metal fabrication, automotive and aerospace industries who require accurate measurements of coatings can now turn to the newest software update to the Thermo Scientific Niton XL5 handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer, […]

Shimadzu Corporation has released the Small Spot Analysis Kit for analysis of small contaminants, with a less than 1 mm diameter, or for analyzing the plating thickness of small areas, using the EDX-7000 or EDX-8000 energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. The kit includes a collimator plate compatible with small spot analysis, which can collimate X-ray […]