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Dr. Olaf Haupt

September 10th 2018, Berlin

Non-Destructive Testing of Alloys with Handheld X-Ray Spectroscopy

European Recycling Conference

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• Hand Held XRF Portfolio

• XL2 PLUS

• XL5

• Radiation Detection & Measurement

• Radiation Detection Portals

• RadEye

• The MicroPhazir PC - Near Infra Red (NIR)

• Plastic Analyzer

Agenda

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Unmatched Customer Partnerships

We enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer

• Technology innovation leadership

• Unique customer value proposition

• Unparalleled global reach

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FSI Industrial: XRF Portfolio

DXL XLP XL2 XL3 XL5

Handheld XRFBench top

• Quality & reliability

• Accurate analysis & wide analysis range

• Speed of analysis

• Easy to use

• Lightweight, ergonomic design

• Long battery life

XL2Plus

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Accelerating Results

Industry TrendIncreasingly, the lab is moving to the field

Our StrategyIf you take a product that’s historically been large, expensive and complicated to

use and you make it small, rugged and easy-to-use, you can dramatically expand

your applications

Our SolutionDeliver traditional laboratory quality testing results to the palm of the operator’s

hand, giving our customers reliable, real-time results transforming the way they do

business

Our Technologies Raman, NIR, FTIR, XRF…

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Working Principle Of Handheld XRF

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Handheld XRF Total Element Range

X-ray Energy Reference

Key to

Energy

values

Light Elements

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Introducing…

Niton XL2

Plus

XL2 Plus

Built for the way

you work….

Rugged & Reliable

Superior analysis

and enhanced

robustness

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Introducing XL2 Plus

• XL2 Plus – Product Update to XL2 GOLDD.

• SDD Models

• Detector Protection: Detector ProGuard

• Hot Swap

• IP 54 Certification

• Nose Cone Alignment Feature

• Select GUI updates

Plus

Improved productivity and usability

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• Nose Cone alignment features

• Ensure accurate alignment to area of

analysis

• Easily visible from top and side of analyzer

XL2 Plus - New Features

Improved usability and productivity

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Niton XL5

Next Generation XRF

XL5

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XL5 Handheld XRF Analyzer

Hot swap battery to

reduce down time

USB & Power

connections away from

the user touch points

Ergonomic handle

with rubber over-

mold to ensure good

grip

Easy change

Screw-less window

holder

Rugged aluminum

housing for durability and

heat transfer

Adjustable touch screen for

better viewing in all angles

State of the art

electronics for

fast data

processing

Multiple X-ray

indicator lights for

vieving at all angles

Keypad buttons for

ease of use

Fully sealed IP54

housing

Over 20% lighter and 25% smaller than previous generation

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XL5 Enhanced Data Collection

INCREASEDCONFIDENCE

Macro Image Micro Image Chemistry

Macro camera

with flash

5M pixel

resolution

Micro camera

with Internal LED

1.2M pixel

resolution

FLEXIBILITY

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XL5 Intuitive User Interface

Design Elements

• Touch screen or hard key navigation

• Cleaner, more intuitive design

• Can be used with gloves

• Micro and macro camera view

• Customizable workflows

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XL5 X-ray source difference

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100

200

300

400

500

600

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Maxim

um

Op

era

tin

g C

urr

en

t (µ

A)

keV

XL5

Other XRF

4W Source limited to

200uA

XL5 5W Source operating up to 500uA

More Power Where it Matters!

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XL5 Analytical Performance

• Excellent accuracy with low limits of detection

• Limit of detection (LOD) is the estimate of the smallest concentration which can be detected

• Niton XL5 excellent accuracy and LOD’s increases measurement confidence and enables quicker test times

• LOD depends on element, measurement time and sample matrix

• LOD is determined for pure sample, typically LOD is higher for alloy samples or mixtures

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XL5 Increased Confidence

LOD ppm - Fe base metal

XL5 GOLDD+ XL3 Ultra

Sn 25 50

Cu 60 70

Ni 82 200

Si 100 300

XL5 GOLDD+ Ultra pub.

Fe 30 35

Mn 60 60

Si 130 280

Mg 1600 1800

LOD ppm - Al base metal

67% LOD Improvement for Si 54% LOD Improvement for Si

Preliminary test day: 50% improvement in LOD with 4X faster analysis

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Smallest & Lightest XRF Analyzer

Niton XL2 / XL2 Plus

1.53 kg

256 x 275 x 100 mm

Niton XL3t

1.6 kg

244 x 230 x 95.5 mm

Niton XL5

1.3 kg

243 x 208 x 68 mm

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FSI Industrial: Radiation Detection & Measurement

FHT 1388 RadEye Grapple

Radiation Monitors

• Protection & safety

• Portable and large scale devices

• Real-time monitoring

• Early warning

Portals

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• Modular plastic scintillation

detectors for gamma radiation

detection

• Panel housings made of UV-

stabilized corrosion free PE material.

• Separation between NORM and

artificial radiation through Natural

Background Rejection technology

• Optional moderated He-3 counting

tube Neutron radiation detectors

• Remote Monitoring

Thermo Scientific FHT-1388

Radiation Portal Monitor

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Scrap Plant with 2 x 12 litre detectors

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ASM-IV Automatic Scrap Monitoring System Control Unit

Touch Screen Monitor

Indicator Lamps and Touchscreen

History Banner

History Banner

• Modular plastic scintillation

detectors for gamma radiation

detection

• Proven, unsurpassed Dynamic

Background Suppression

• Best in class vertical coverage and

resolution

• Stainless steel panel housings

• Remote Monitoring – System health,

event monitoring, monthly reporting

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Grapple Detector for Clamshell Grabs

Detector very close to scrap

Scrap can be measured several times to

find hidden source

Compact, quick installation

800 hours operation time AA batteries

Radio data recording on central PC

possible.Transmitter

Radeye display

unit

Detector

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• Detect and pinpoint radiation sources

• High sensitivity >100 times sensitivity “Geiger

Counter”- detect from further distances

• Natural background rejection algorithm

eliminates nuisance alarms from natural

radiation

• Identify source material for secondary

inspections

• Optional Bluetooth communications with

mobile device for remote viewing and data

transmissions with mobile app

• Receive alarms on connected smart watch

through free mobile app

RadEye SPRD - Gamma Personal Radiation Detector with Identification Capability

Smart WatchMobile App

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• Rapid on-site carpet fiber identification

• Identifies: Nylon 6, Nylon 6-6, PP,

• PET, Wool, PTT, Acrylic, Rayon (Viscose)

• No sample preparation or contamination

• Fast 3-5 seconds – accurate and precise

• Non-destructive

MicroPHAZIR PC : Carpet application

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• Rapid on-site polymer identification

• PLA, PET, PP, PS, ABS, PI, PSO, PE, PPS, TPV, PET, PTT,

PC, PMP, PBT, PA, PETG, SAN, EVA, PB, PPO, CA, Nylon,

PMMA, PUR, PI, PVC, PVA, PLA, Ionomer, Pollyalomer,

Vinyl, Styrenic terpolymer, Elastomers

• No sample preparation

• Fast 3-5 seconds – accurate and precise

• Customizable methods (GP Version)

MicroPHAZIR PC : Carpet application

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microPHAZIR PC Identification

Matching Algorithm to

Reference Library

Reference

(library)

Measure

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MicroPHAZIR PC for Plastic Identification – Used in all areas

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• Fast 3-5 seconds – accurate and precise

• Non-destructive

• Real-time, onsite monitoring

• Simultaneous determination of multiple components

per measurement

microPHAZIR AS: Asbestos Application

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Authorized Distributor – Germany & Austria

• Technical & Market Expertise

• Application & Software Development

• Calibration & Customisation

• Service Centre

analyticon instruments gmbh

www.analyticon.eu

+49-(0)6003-9355-20

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Thank You!

Olaf Haupt

Thermo Fisher Scientific

olaf.haupt@thermofisher.com

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