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 […]

The LLB (Laboratoire Léon Brillouin), big scientific research laboratory located at CEA Saclay in France, acquired in 2016 the Xeuss 2.0 HR SAXS/WAXS instrument from Xenocs (SAXS/WAXS, Small/Wide Angle X-ray Scattering). The system, installed last December at the LIONS laboratory, will enable users coming from a broad scientific community to run advanced research in a lot […]

Almelo, the Netherlands and Cambridge, UK PANalytical and the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC) have agreed that users of the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) can now utilize this database in PANalytical’s HighScore software suite for the analysis of powder diffractograms without additional costs. This new feature is the result of the close collaboration between the […]

WALTHAM, Mass. Olympus’ latest addition to the Vanta™ series of handheld XRF analyzers is optimized to help ensure compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) and local or international regulatory laws. Like every Vanta analyzer, this new model combines fast, accurate results with a durable design for maximum uptime and a lower cost […]

Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that Karim Bitar has been appointed to the Board as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 July 2017. Karim is currently Chief Executive of Genus plc, an agricultural biotechnology pioneer. Prior to joining Genus, Karim worked for more than 15 years […]

The S2 PUMA energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (EDXRF) now comes with the 21 CFR Part 11-compliant software package enabling users to integrate the instrument seamlessly into pharmaceutical laboratory environments for process and quality control. Applications include the analysis of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), product safety measures such as the quantification of inorganic impurities, and […]

Kleve, Germany — ASTM International has announced the publication of a revised version of ASTM D7751 – 16, “Standard Test Method for Determination of Additive Elements in Lubricating Oils by EDXRF Analysis.” The method covers “the quantitative determination of additive elements in unused lubricating oils and additive packages,” and is now complete with a repeatability […]

The Thermo Scientific ARL QUANT’X EDXRF spectrometer is smaller, more sensitive and more user-friendly than previous generations CHICAGO–Laboratory managers, quality control technicians and scientists conducting routine analysis or research can now use a new bench-top energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometer to perform faster elemental analysis on a wide range of materials and sample sizes. The […]