Thermo Fisher Scientific To Demonstrate Alloy Analysis Solutions at WESTEC 2008

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a manufacturer of handheld x-ray fluorescence, will demonstrate its Thermo Scientific NITON XL3 800 Series and XL3t 900 Series analyzers at WESTEC 2008, March 31-April 3, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, Calif.

The Thermo Scientific Niton XL3 800 Series provides fast alloy grade identification and laboratory-quality composition analysis of metal alloys. Typical time for routine positive grade identification is less than 2 seconds, as much as four times faster than its previous generation of instruments, according to the company. This significantly increases sample throughput and user productivity.

The Niton XL3t 900 Series offers immediate, nondestructive, laboratory-quality chemical analysis of aluminum, titanium and nickel alloys, as well as superalloys, stainless steel and other metals, the company says.

“The Niton XL3t contains the highest-powered x-ray tube ever offered in a handheld XRF analyzer while providing advanced electronics that enable a host of new features. In fact, the XL3t 900 Series, with its helium purge measurement head, takes the analytical capabilities of handheld XRF to a new level, all but eliminating the need for OES instrumentation in the field for analysis of magnesium, aluminum and silicon,” says Jon Shein, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s director of global marketing for the Niton Analyzers

business unit.

“Increased base metal prices, combined with globalized trade in scrap metal, alloy stock and finished products, have increased the costs of alloy mix-ups to suppliers, distributors and industrial consumers. With our new instrument, Thermo Fisher Scientific is meeting the demand for faster, more accurate results,” Shein adds.

The NITON XL3 800 Series is available in a range of configurations with an assortment of optional features and accessories. It suits a wide variety of analytical needs for applications such as positive material identification (PMI) programs, metal fabrication and manufacturing and scrap recycling.

The instruments incorporate 80 MHz real-time digital signal processing and dual state-of-the-art embedded processors for computation, data storage, communication and other functions. The x-ray tube-excited XL3t 800 features a 50 kV, 2-watt miniaturized x-ray tube with multiple multi-layer primary filters to provide optimized excitation for elements ranging from chlorine through the transuranic elements.

The XL3t can also be equipped with small-spot sample analysis, allowing users to switch between full area analysis for large samples and a 3mm small-spot to analyze small sample areas. It offers the only fully-integrated and environmentally-sealed VIP tilting color touch-screen display for easy viewing of sample results in any position and under all lighting conditions.

In addition, all NITON analyzers use third-generation lithium-ion batteries, providing the longest usage cycle of any portable XRF analyzer.

Visit www.thermo.com/niton for more information.