TPT November 2012

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Analysis with easier operation SPECTRO has brought onto the market thethirdgenerationofitsSPECTROMAXx stationary metal analyser. The company has improved operation of the instrument with the use of toolbar buttons, a user management system and a separation of operation from programming of the instrument. customers’ ideas into consideration. In this age of smartphones and tablets, users expect a completely different ease of operation from a complex analytical system, compared to a just few years ago.” The SPECTROMAXx simplifies is another major advantage of the new instrument’s software. Information needed for operation is directly accessible without having to change the method data.

The analytical diagnosis system also has been improved. The instrument independently monitors all operating parameters, and even shows when the spark stand needs to be cleaned depending on the type of samples being analysed. The SPECTROMAXx is delivered together with Result Manager analysis archive software. The Result Manager documents when a given sample was analysed and the measurements the instrument delivered. This enables paperless documentation that is also suitable for audits.

operation in several ways. The measurement is no longer controlled through the menu, but with symbols and toolbar buttons. Once a procedure has been started, only the functions that are logical at that point in timeareactive in the control software – all other commands are hidden. The metal analyser also offers a user management system that permits rights for individual employees to be determined. “Temporary workers or summer jobbers are able to start single measurements, whereas trained laboratory technicians, for example, have extended or complete access to all control functions and parameter settings,” explained Ms Tödter. Separation of the operating module from the method development module

The SPECTROMAXx is used mainly for material testing in foundries and for incoming and outgoing inspections in the metal industry. Users are able to determine all of the elements used in the metal industry, including trace analysis of carbon, phosphorous, sulphur and nitrogen. Calibration modules are available for base metals: iron, aluminium, copper, nickel, cobalt, titanium, magnesium, zinc, tin and lead. “The SPECTROMAXx is an extremely important analytical instrument for the metals industry and can be found around the world,” commented Kay Tödter, who is responsible for stationary metal analysers at Spectro. “During its redevelopment, we took many of our

Spectro Analytical Instruments GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 2821 8922200 Email: spectro.info@ametek.com Website: www.spectro.com

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