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Why Portable Material Analysis Is Becoming Essential

8 December, 2025
Blog

Portable material analysis has become essential across modern industry. Handheld analysers have transformed the way metals and alloys are verified, removing the need for lab access, delays, and complex sample preparation. With portable XRF and LIBS technology, accurate results can now be obtained instantly on site.

Is Asbestos Still a Risk in 2025?

18 November, 2025
Blog

Asbestos might feel like a leftover problem from the past, yet it remains one of the UK’s most widespread hidden hazards. Any building constructed before 2000 can still contain asbestos, and once disturbed, its fibres become a serious threat to health and safety on site.

Are Titanium and Tungsten Good Choices for Jewellery?

2 December, 2021
Blog

Retired jeweller Calla Gold, recently wrote in her own blog that one should not buy titanium or tungsten wedding bands. After publishing this article, she received more comments than most of her other writings. If there are jewellers advising against these metals, then should manufacturers of jewellery, and those selling jewellery, continue to provide titanium and tungsten rings?

Comparing XRF Analysers for Precious Metals

9 December, 2020
Blog

Since gold and precious metals are usually in demand this time of year, it is important that jewellery stores and pawn shops have the correct tool to carry out testing.

Catalytic converter recycling with XRF technology

1 December, 2020
Blog

The catalyst component of a catalytic converter is usually platinum (Pt), along with palladium (Pd), and rhodium (Rh). All three of these platinum group metals, or PGMs, are extremely rare

3 Things to Keep in Mind When Using LIBS to Analyse Steel

23 November, 2020
Blog

If metal fasteners fail while an aeroplane is flying, or if pipes at an oil refinery corrode, or if crucial components in a rocket ship cannot withstand varying temperatures, tragedies can occur.