Photo: SciAps XRF X-200 for mining site exploration (Philippines) and SciAps LIBS used by NASA for Mars exploration
The year 2021 has been the transition from the pandemic-stricken year 2020 towards economic recovery and full adaptation on the ‘new normal’, as the mining industry successfully sustained and continues to move forward with the country’s mineral riches. [1] In line with this, QES Technology Philippines Inc. offered its technical support to private mining sectors and government bodies, for assistance on X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzers. QES catered both sales and services of handheld and benchtop ED-XRF.
On August 2021, QES completed their newly renovated Demo Room which houses demo units for benchtop ED XRF (SPECTRO CUBE), Arc Spark OES (SPECTRO MaxX), handheld XRF (SciAps X300 and X200), handheld LIBS (SciAps Z200C+) and other equipment/instrumentations. These are available for demo from Monday-Friday office hours at their head office in Page 1 Bldg., Acacia Ave., Madrigal Business Park, Muntinlupa City, still in compliance with standard health protocols.
In partnership with Southgreen, QES assisted Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in pioneering the first regional installations of handheld XRF analyzer for Region VI and Region IX. A 3-day SciAps XRF X-200 virtual product training was conducted for the first time and ended successfully in coordination with MGB Central Office. The SciAps handheld LIBS Z-200 C+ was also purchased by a private sector used for Research and Development also catering the C requirement in alloy and geological samples. This is also the equipment used by NASA for the Mars exploration project. The use of “XRF guns” as termed by geologists, have dramatically improved the method of exploration so this is now a must-have tool for site projects exploration and face sample evaluation.
This year’s milestone, also a solid indication that the Philippine Mining Sector is thriving, is QES’s record breaking sales of fifteen (15) and still counting units of benchtop ED-XRF analyzer Spectro XEPOS. QES has established and continuously dominates the sales, service, and calibration of ED-XRF analyzers in the Mining Industry from Isabela to Tawi-Tawi, through the Spectro XEPOS which has always benchmarked the ED-XRF analyzers in the mining industry known for its simple, accurate, and efficient analysis.
One of the major strengths of QTP is the availability of regional technical support. Two engineers are based in Cebu, one in Clark, three in Manila and one in Surigao to fulfill the response time promised to customers. Along with that is the digitalization of equipment maintenance and repair tracking, QR code sticker is now a standard to new equipment installations and being rolled out to existing ones. The end-users can now conveniently scan the QR code using their phone or tablet and it will present the maintenance history of the equipment. The end user can also take photo of the QR code send it to their purchasing department so they can verify the parts are already installed to close the related transaction with ease.
To assure continuous growth and learning, QES joins the 2021 ANMSEC and organizes webinars on Nickel Ore Mining particularly on exploration, sample preparation, calibration (for end users), and complete mining solution. You may scan below to visit/join their official Facebook group to keep update on their incoming webinars.
[1] Conoza, Adrian (Jul. 9, 2021). “Sustaining the Philippine mining industry under balanced interests”, Retrieved from https://www.bworldonline.com/sustaining-the-philippine-mining-industry-under-balanced-interests/
