This session was webcast at Pittcon 2012 in Orlando, Florida on Monday, March 12, 2012. TITLE: X-MET HHXRF Analyzers: A Stainless History SPEAKER: Andrew T Ellis - Oxford Instruments ABSTRACT OVERVIEW: The X-MET handheld XRF system has a long history that has throughout been closely related to stainless steel. The Finnish core team that developed the X-MET series of XRF analyzers was originally part of the in-house analyzer group within the Finnish metals and mining company, Outukumpu. Outukumpu is renowned for the production of high quality and high value stainless steels with a strong need for accurate and precise analytical equipment. The technique of XRF is particularly well suited to stainless steel, as it is for many other complex alloys. The Metorex company was formed out of the Outukumpu team leading to commercialization of analyzers f needs wider than those solely of Outukumpu. The skills of the team included the development and fabrication of X-ray detectors. Early systems were mobile / luggable and capable of accurate alloy analysis. The basic elements of the analyzer were extended although the systems remained luggable, albeit with a HH probe head, the first of which was the X-MET1000, a truly handheld analyzer with full metal grade ID capability. The next major step, X-MET3000, was the incorporation of a compact X-ray tube, which provided faster measurements and hassle-free transportation. Since the acquisition of Metorex by Oxford Instruments, the all-new X ...
more at scitech.quickfound.net "Shows the making of aluminum from the mining of the ore to its use in airplanes. Bauxite is mined in Dutch Guiana, shipped to the US and processed in an aluminum plant. The ore is changed from rock to liquid and then to metal. Shows the rolling of long sheets of the metals Shows the construction of new aluminum plants, dams and power plants, and rolling mills--all essential for aluminum production. Includes many brief shots of military airplanes." Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original). see also: "Aluminum on the March" 1956 Reynolds www.youtube.com "Dateline Tomorrow" Alcoa www.youtube.com en.wikipedia.org Aluminium or aluminum... is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances. Aluminium is the third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon), and the most abundant metal, in the Earth's crust. It makes up about 8% by weight of the Earth's solid surface... The chief ore of aluminium is bauxite. Aluminium is remarkable for the metal's low density and for its ability to resist corrosion due to the ...
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