(Thermo Fisher Scientific: Waltham, MA) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. launches the Niton XL2 Series handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer as the newest member of its family of Thermo Scientific Niton alloy analyzers. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world’s leading manufacturer of handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers.
"With the launch of the Niton XL2, we now offer a range of products to the aerospace, metal fabrication, foundry, and related industries that are engineered from the ground up to help eliminate any guesswork in verifying metal alloys for manufacturing quality assurance," says Bob Wopperer, director of marketing and business development for Thermo Scientific Niton Analyzers. "We know that the potential for material mix-ups is very real and that the need for traceability is a priority. Our nondestructive analyzers can provide a worry-free solution that takes control of material verification, recovery of lost traceability, isolation of finish welds to validate filler material and dilution, and confirmation of finished products all without damaging samples in any way, which can save both time and additional testing expense."
Handheld Niton XL2 and award-winning Niton XL3 Series XRF analyzers are purpose-built for taking measurements anywhere, anytime, with accurate results available in seconds, saving significant expense in comparison to traditional laboratory testing. These easy-to-use, nondestructive instruments provide integral storage of all test results, which are completely tamperproof. Multiple communication options include Bluetooth wireless, USB, and RS-232 serial communication ports. They also come standard with Thermo Scientific Niton Data Transfer (NDT) software, a suite of data management utilities that allows users to set operator permissions, print certificates of analysis to document results, or operate the analyzer remotely from a PC. The NDT file format preserves and protects the data from each sample analysis, ensuring that this data is not unintentionally or intentionally compromised.
Replacing our award-winning Niton XLt analyzers, Niton XL2 analyzers are lightweight yet ruggedized for harsh shop environments. Ergonomically designed and featuring daylight readable
icons, the Niton XL2 incorporates customizable menus for ease of use, multi-language options, and a standard analytical range of more than 25 elements. It is the ideal instrument to provide rapid results for confident decision making.
Niton XL3 GOLDD analyzers deliver major improvements in sensitivity and measurement times, as much as 10 times faster than conventional Si-PIN detectors, and up to three times more precise than conventional SDD detectors. Further, the Niton XL3 GOLDD measures light elements (magnesium, aluminum, silicon, phosphorus, and sulfur) without the need for helium or vacuum purging. This means it has the capability to accurately sort additional grades, including titanium alloys, aluminum and silicon bronzes, and aluminum for silicon and magnesium content. It can even identify SS303, SS416 and other free-machining stainless steels based on sulfur content. In addition, the Niton XL3 GOLDD includes an integral CCD color camera to record an image of the actual test area with test data. The optional small spot feature allows users to isolate and test small sample areas, such as welds and seams.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s products and services help accelerate the pace of scientific discovery and solve analytical challenges from complex research to routine testing to field applications. Headquartered in Waltham, MA, it serves customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals, clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, government agencies, and environmental and industrial process control settings. Customers are served through two premier brands: Thermo Scientific—offering high-end analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables, and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions, and Fisher Scientific—providing laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies, and services used in health care, scientific research, safety, and education.
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