Spectro to host webinars on handheld spectrometers

Two live webinars scheduled for March 24, 2015, will focus on the selection of and applications for Spectro’s new family of xSort handheld energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) spectrometers for metals identification; metals analysis and element screening.

The new xSort family of EDXRF spectrometers “deliver repeatable, laboratory-quality results in a matter of seconds for elemental analysis and spectrochemical testing—on-site in the plant or in the field,” Spectro says. The March 24 webinars, titled “Choosing a handheld ED-XRF spectrometer,” will explain how the analyzers can be used for a broad spectrum of applications:

• The Spectro xSort Alloy handheld XRF is designed for affordable metals identification and is ideal for the quick incoming inspection of materials.
• The Spectro xSort AlloyPlus is designed for advanced metals analysis and is ideal for use with scrap metals sorting and positive material identification (PMI). Employing a silicon drift detector (SDD), it performs an analysis for most alloys in two seconds and can sort alloys with “light” elements in just 10 additional seconds, Spectro says.
• The Spectro xSort NonAlloy employs a large area SDD and delivers measurement and elemental analysis of nonmetallic materials. It’s ideal for environmental and RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) compliance screening, as well as for geological exploration.

The company says each of these xSort EDXRF spectrometers offer low detection limits down to the ppm (parts per million) range for heavy metals, an interface bezel with operator-defined hot keys to maximize speed of common tasks and “live” analysis results to wireless LAN.

Those interested can register at http://xrf.spectro.com/xsort/webinar for the free webinars at 4 a.m. EDT and at 12 p.m. EDT March 24.

A brochure on the new Spectro xSort handheld EDXRF spectrometers from can be downloaded at www.spectro.com/xsort.

Spectro, a unit of the Materials Analysis Division of AMETEK Inc., manufactures instruments for elemental analysis for a broad range of applications.

AMETEK is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical products with more than 120 manufacturing and sales and service operations in the United States and 30 other countries around the world.