Rigaku LIBS KT-100S handheld analyzer

Description

The KT-100S hand-held metal analyzer will easily identify the most difficult alloy grades in a few seconds. The KT-100S uses Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), enabling permanent and accurate alloy identification for use in:
Scrap sorting
Quality assurance in metalworking
Positive Materials Identification (PMI) in mission-critical operations such as aerospace and petrochemicals
Advanced identification of light elements
LIBS is more sensitive and better suited to detecting light elements such as aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), and beryllium (Be). However, reliable analysis of materials containing these elements by LIBS has been very limited and has typically been confined to the laboratory environment - until now. The KT-100S handheld metal analyzer represents the latest technological achievements in the miniaturization of lasers and spectrometers, which have quickly expanded the use of this technique to industrial applications. The KT-100S offers an advanced method for easy identification of the most common Al grades – 1100, 6061 and 6063 – as well as brass and bronze Al and silicon (Si) or Be in copper.

In addition to the analytical performance of LIBS technology, the KT-100S reduces the need for regulatory licensing and registration that previous generation analyzers were susceptible to.


Sample surface preparation
The metal found in these types of industrial environments is usually dirty and oxidized. The KT-100S has a patent-pending automatic Drill Down sample surface preparation function. Users have the ability to dynamically "drill" and the analyzer automatically burns through common metal imperfections to produce a clean reading.