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AMETEK SPECTRO
About us
AMETEK, Inc. is listed on the NYSE in 1930, a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions with more than 21,500 colleagues across our global network of operating, sales, service, and support locations in 35 countries around the world.
AMETEK SPECTRO is one of the worldwide leading suppliers of analytical instruments and specialised on elemental spectrometers : Optical Emission Spectroscopy (Arc/Spark OES), Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry, used for precise elemental analysis in industry, research and academia.
We are a preferred manufacturer in many industries, such as metals, chemicals, petrochemicals, environmental, pharmaceuticals, geology, food and more. Our analytical solutions help achieve accurate, reliable, and efficient elemental analysis for a wide range of applications.
Products & services
GENESIS DSOI
GENESIS ICP-OES, a compact new design and some key state-of-the-art technologies. These reaffirm its status as the gold standard among entry-level elemental analyzers. It is easy to use, delivers industrial-grade durability and throughput, and is surprisingly affordable to purchase and operate. Its linear dynamic range allows analysis from parts per billion (ppb) to percent levels. And its exciting new DSOI plasma optics furnish greatly increased sensitivity. So it can deliver fast, accurate analysis for an even wider range of emission control and process control applications.
SPECTROCUBE
SPECTROCUBE - the high-throughput answer for precious metals analysis Testing centers, hallmarking and assay offices, and jewelry makers must establish the precise value of the materials they handle. So their analytical instruments must determine exactly what elements — gold or silver; platinum or palladium; nickel, copper, zinc, or more — are present in a given precious metal sample or piece of jewelry, and at what concentration levels. These highvolume operations also demand reliable analysis that’s simple and quick. Short measurement intervals, effortless workflow via intuitive software, and low downtime are vital. And given these metals’ high values, nondestructive testing is a must. SPECTROCUBE - For Fueland Lube Oil Testing Refineries, lubrication oil blending plants, independent testing laboratories, and regulatory agencies worldwide demand fast, easy, accurate, affordable analysis for petroleum refining and petrochemical products. The new SPECTROCUBE benchtop XRF analyzer fulfills all these requirements, and more. For example, users must swiftly verify that gas, diesel, or other fuels meet specified limits for sulfur (S) content. SPECTROCUBE minimizes delays — ensuring the fastest possible turnaround times from sample taking to analysis results. It can analyze a sample in half the time of other spectrometers, with comparable precision! Or with longer measurement intervals, it offers the best detection limits in its class. In lube oil testing, SPECTROCUBE provides exceptional ease of use — even for inexperienced users — using a single simple method for the analysis of various oil types. And it easily analyzes trace elements in used oils. It also furnishes advanced performance for a host of other petrochemical applications. For instance, it efficiently tests crude oils for concentrations of sulfur (S), nickel (Ni), vanadium (V), and iron (Fe).
SPECTRO XEPOS
Introducing a new era in analytical performance The new SPECTRO XEPOS spectrometer represents a quantum leap in energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence technology. It leads SPECTRO’s newest generation of ED-XRF instruments, providing breakthrough advances in multi-elemental analysis of major, minor, and trace element concentrations. New developments in excitation and detection deliver outstanding sensitivity and detection limits — yielding remarkable gains in precision and accuracy. The amazing SPECTRO XEPOS excels at critical tasks from rapid screening analysis to precise product quality control. Apply it for at-line processing in a variety of applications, such as petrochemicals, chemicals, environmental and geological samples, clinker/cement/slag, cosmetics, food, pharmaceuticals, and more. Different versions maximize performance for selected element groups in targeted matrices. An innovative 50 W / 60 kV X-ray tube and unique new adaptive excitation technology furnish the highest possible sensitivity, optimized to target elements of choice. Redesigned operating software provides proven ease and power, while unique new TurboQuant II software quickly and accurately analyzes practically any unknown liquid, powder, or solid sample. And SPECTRO XEPOS exhibits a significantly lower cost of investment and ownership than wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WD-XRF) spectrometers.
SPECTRO MIDEX
SMALL SPOT ED-XRF SPECTROMETER Many elemental analysis tasks in industry, research, and the sciences require a nondestructive system that’s extremely sensitive and capable of focused small-spot measurement. The SPECTRO MIDEX XRF spectrometer meets and exceeds these requirements. It offers fast, nondestructive elemental analysis of small spots, plus rapid mapping of large surfaces, including doubleformat printed circuit boards (PCBs). For years, SPECTRO MIDEX has turned in top-rated XRF performance. Recently optimized, the improved SPECTRO MIDEX analyzer sets new standards for analytical performance. Ideal applications include compliance screening for RoHS and similar regulatory directives; the analysis of small components plus detection of inclusions in the metal, automotive, and aerospace industries; elemental analysis in forensics science; and many similar missioncritical tasks. Accuracy of elemental analysis is often critical — especially in refining precious metals. Remelted samples from reclaimed/recycled alloys may contain other elements besides the expected gold, silver, or platinum. Refiners must detect and precisely analyze even minor or trace amounts to assess true composition and value. Other users may prioritize speed. High-volume hallmarking centers demand both fast and accurate analysis. In addition, all users prefer analyzers that are easy to operate, with helpful software and easy transfer of results into a lab network. In dealing with precious metals, of course, users also prize nondestructive sampling. Finally, ED-XRF analysis particularly can alert users to digestion-resistant alloys such as platinum/iridium mixtures. For years, SPECTRO MIDEX has turned in top-rated XRF performance in all these areas. Many assay laboratories worldwide subject every sample to SPECTRO MIDEX testing before further processing. Now a new generation of SPECTRO MIDEX analyzers approaches fire assay analysis in precision, and greatly surpasses it in speed and ease.
SPECTRO xSORT
The latest SPECTRO xSORT models channel that deep understanding, combined with a long history of advanced metals measurement, into an overall new handheld XRF analyzer. It’s packed with a host of new features and designs to maximize user speed, ease, and convenience — along with advanced analytical performance.
SPECTROLAB S
A true revolution in high-end metal analysis SPECTRO, the arc/spark innovation leader, has spent more than 40 years developing the world’s leading OES instruments. Now, it’s perfected the use of solid state detectors with the proprietary CMOS+T technology to revolutionize high-end arc/spark OES analysis. SPECTROLAB S is in a class of its own. It’s designed to supply the fastest possible measurements; lowest limits of detection; longest uptime; and most future-proof flexibility. By every metric, it’s made to be the best-performing spectrometer available today for primary metal producers. And it’s an equally excellent solution for secondary metal producers plus automotive and aerospace manufacturers, as well as makers of finished and semifinished goods, electronics, semiconductors, and more. When you demand revolutionary levels of speed, precision, throughput, and flexibility, select SPECTROLAB S. Groundbreaking CMOS+T capabilities The SPECTROLAB S has the world’s first CMOS-based detector system that’s perfected for high-end metal analysis — thanks to SPECTRO’s proprietary CMOS+T technology. From trace elements to multimatrix applications, it provides extremely fast, highly accurate, exceptionally flexible analysis. Ultra-high measurement speed When it comes to sample throughput, SPECTROLAB S meets the metal market’s need for speed. Example: when analyzing low alloy steel, it can deliver highly accurate measurements in less than 20 seconds! Fantastic flexibility Forget needing substantial hardware modifications: new elements or matrices can be added easily — via a simple software update! To fulfill almost any analytical requirement, configure any combination of 10 standard matrices: iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), magnesium (Mg), titanium (Ti), tin (Sn), lead (Pb), or zinc (Zn)
SPECTROMAXx
From incoming materials to in-process testing to final inspection for outgoing quality, metal producing and fabricating plants demand advanced elemental analysis. For over a decade, one instrument has routinely delivered just that. Its record of reliability has helped make SPECTROMAXx perhaps the industry’s bestselling arc/spark optical emission spectrometry (OES) analyzer. Its fast, accurate, cost-effective measurements add essential certainty in critical supply chains worldwide. Like its predecessors, this ninth-generation SPECTROMAXx furnishes outstanding speed. Users get ultrafast information, and can react rapidly to changing process conditions. It also provides drastically reduced cost of ownership — with lower consumables plus advanced diagnostics and easy maintenance to increase availability and prevent expensive downtime. Using conventional analyzers, standardization can take 30+ minutes, demand multiple samples, and require reruns whenever site conditions change. By contrast, in most cases SPECTRO’s proprietary iCAL 2.0 calibration logic needs only 5 minutes and a single sample per day. Plus it automatically compensates for most changes in environmental temperature or pressure. So SPECTROMAXx delivers outstanding stability, productivity, and savings, time after time. The new SPECTROMAXx has significantly cut its use of expensive argon (Ar) gas, even more than in previous generations. Depending on the model, users reduce argon consumption during operation by 6% to 12% — and during standby by 18% to 64%! All without impacting analytical performance.
SPECTROCHECK
The highest performance and dependability at the lowest possible price The SPECTROCHECK stationary metal analyzer is specifically designed to meet the performance requirements — and the budgets — of small and medium-size foundries and machining operations. This high-quality, compact, affordable instrument is ideal for routine analysis of elemental content in iron-, aluminum-, and copper-based metals. Companies using SPECTROCHECK can assure their customers that their metals have been reliably tested to meet the most rigorous specifications for content and quality.
SPECTROPORT
Inspecting the metals makeup of incoming and outgoing components is a critical task for countless companies. It’s a quality control necessity in metal producing, processing, recycling, service contracting, and more. Metal alloys must be accurately tested, identified, and verified based on defined chemical composition. Mistakes matter. An alloy mixup at the shipping dock or on the factory floor can cause an inconvenient batch rework — or a lost contract. Many firms use a handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzer for these jobs. However, this can cause problems. For instance, a handheld XRF can’t determine precise levels of carbon content: the only way to distinguish among many low-alloy steels. It also has trouble handling elements like phosphorus or sulfur at critical levels. When handhelds aren’t enough, the amazing SPECTROPORT applies more advanced OES technology — in a unit as easy to use as a handheld analyzer. Sparking a revolution in mobile metals analysis, SPECTROPORT delivers many advantages of SPECTRO’s mobile OES flagship, SPECTROTEST, in a smaller, lighter package. It is as fast as a handheld XRF, with many analyses taking only a few seconds. But unlike handheld XRF, it accurately analyzes elements such as carbon, sulfur, phosphorus, boron, lithium, beryllium, calcium, silicon, magnesium, and aluminum at low and critical levels. And it enables effortless point-and-shoot performance, to minimize operator intervention and decision-making.
SPECTROGREEN
Technology, value, and versatility to fit your unique analysis needs. The latest SPECTROGREEN ICP-OES analyzer now comes in three versions for maximum versatility. Choose the ideal performance for your specific application: SPECTROGREEN TI: this newest model offers a proven twin-interface approach, automatically combining both axial and radial plasma views. This optimizes sensitivity, linearity, and dynamic range, while avoiding matrix effects like EIE. SPECTROGREEN DSOI: unique radial dual side-on interface provides twice the sensitivity of conventional radial views. And it equals the sensitivity of newer vertical-torch dual-view systems — while avoiding their complexity and headaches. SPECTROGREEN SOP: furnishes a dedicated radial, single side-on interface for stability and precise performance where the added sensitivity of the DSOI is not needed. For users performing most routine analyses who need top-flight functionality without complications — at an affordable price — SPECTROGREEN just became the spectrometer of choice.
SPECTRO ICP-OES
Unique optical system, is probably the most powerful, flexible, and fastest ICP spectrometer, the world has ever seen.
GREEN ICP-MS
Top-Tier: exceptional analytical capacity for routine environmental, pharmaceutical, and consumer product testing.
