Thermo adds small-spot focus to Niton analyzer.Thermo Electron Thermo Electron Corporation (TMO (NYSE)) (incorporated 1956) is a major provider of analytical instruments and services for a variety of domains. Thermo has revenues of over $2 billion, and employs 11,000 people in 30 countries. Corp., based in Billerica, Mass., has announced the release of its new Niton XLt 797X XRF XRF X-Ray Fluorescence XRF X-Ray Flash XRF Cross Reference XRF Extended Recovery Facility (IBM) XRF Extended Reliability Feature XRF Cross Reference File XRF External Reference analyzer that offers small-spot focus capability. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Thermo, the product was designed with the feedback from customers within the electronics industry in mind. The analyzer features a "significantly smaller x-ray spot than that of any portable XRF (X-ray fluorescence X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is the emission of characteristic "secondary" (or fluorescent) X-rays from a material that has been excited by bombarding with high-energy X-rays or gamma rays. ) analyzer," according to a press release from Thermo. Thermo's Niton Analyzers business unit has incorporated new proprietary x-ray tube X-ray tube An electronic device used for the generation of x-rays. X-rays are produced in the x-ray tube by accelerating electrons to a high velocity by an electrostatic field and then suddenly stopping them by collision with a solid body, the so-called technology and an internal color video camera into its portable Niton XLt 797 instrument. The XLt 797X with small-spot focus technology can identify, analyze and record the analytical results of small components, which was previously achievable with bench-top XRF analyzers only. The analyzer is designed to assist original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), contract manufacturers (CMs) and industry suppliers in assuring that their components comply with the EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. The directive, which became effective July 1, prohibits electronics or electronic equipment containing materials, such as lead, mercury and hexavalent chromium Hexavalent chromium or Cr(VI) compounds are those which contain the element chromium in the +6 oxidation state. Chromates are often used as pigments for photography, and in pyrotechnics, dyes, paints, inks, and plastics. , in excess of allowable detection limits. "Thermo's small-spot focus technology allows users to better pinpoint the analysis of solder joints and small components, especially on populated printed circuit boards (PCBs) and other heterogeneous materials while maintaining the precision and fast analysis time that have always been a hallmark of Niton analyzers," according to a press release from Thermo. "The Niton XLt 797X provides equivalent or better detection limits for all RollS elements as those achieved with our standard XLt 797 analyzers," the release adds. The analyzer also includes a color COD camera to locate, specify and save the image together with the chemical analysis of an individual component. When the Niton XLt 797X analyzer is combined with a test stand and Thermo's NDT NDT Newfoundland Daylight Time remote control and video tracking software, it provides functionality inline with bench-top units, according to Thermo. The Niton XLT 797X analyzer is available for on-site demonstration beginning September 2006 and is available for mid-October 2006 delivery. More information is available at www.thermo.com. |
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