Los Angeles-based hand-held metals analyzer maker Tribogenics says it has added new sales and distribution coverage “to meet the growing demand for the X-ray industry’s first ever handheld XRF (X-ray fluorescence) spectrometer device under $10,000.”
The new Watson hand-held XRF instrument from Tribogenics is designed to perform positive material identification (PMI) of more than 430 metal alloys in a matter of seconds, says the company, which bills itself as the inventor of triboluminescence-based X-ray technology for industrial, medical and scientific applications.
The manufacturers’ representatives now carrying the Tribogenics Watson are PE Systems, Brea, California; PSS, Pleasanton, California; and Hiltech, Prescott, Arizona, who combined will be able to “sell and support Watson XRF devices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Utah,” according to a Tribogenics news release.
“Our new sales channel partners not only have a deep background in instrumentation, they have unsurpassed expertise in hand-held XRF, which is the hyper-growth segment of the market,” says Tribogenics CEO Dale Fox. “Between our new channel partners and our in-house team of experts, Tribogenics industrial customers in the western United States are served by the most experienced professionals in America.”
The technology behind Watson XRF spectrometers was developed by Tribogenics and physicists at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA). Tribogenics launched the product in 2015, saying it has reduced the cost of hand-held XRF devices by half.
“We are excited to add PE Systems, PSS and Hiltech to service our customers in the western United States,” comments Mark Valentine, chief operating officer and head of worldwide sales at Tribogenics. “Their technical know-how and unique customer experiences will serve us well as we drive adoption of the Watson hand-held XRF products.”
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