Supporting High Through-put Demands of the Mining Industry with Innovative XRF Elemental Analysis

By: Philippine Resources June 28, 2022

An interview with one of Zetium's creators, Simon Milner

Mining companies deal with as many as a few hundred to thousand samples a day. And hence the need for quick, yet reliable analytical methods to assess purity and grade of ores. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology is the right method for quick analysis with good accuracy and precision for elemental analysis especially in mining. Building on years of experience and success with our extensive analytical X-ray portfolio, Zetium represents a revolutionary step in materials analysis by Malvern Panalytical.

Malvern Panalytical is the world’s leading analytical instrumentation company for elemental, structural and particle size characterization. We are the only X-ray analytical manufacturer with our own X-ray tube factory. This gives our users ready access to our tubes and flexibility to our R & D team in designing more compact and robust instruments. The platform embodies SumXcore technology – an integration of WDXRF and EDXRF. This unique combination of possibilities puts Zetium in a class of its own with respect to analytical power, speed and task flexibility in multiple environments.

We continuously strive to help you get the most out of our instruments, and we've connected the Zetium to our Smart Manager platform. This is a cloud-based 'control room' which provides you with a clear picture of the utilization and health of your instruments, wherever they are in the world. By connecting your Zetium to the Smart Manager, we have turned it into a Smart Zetium.

The Zetium is equipped with the latest version of our SuperQ software, including our Virtual Analyst that enables even non-expert users to easily set up applications. A wide range of additional software modules is available for specific analysis, such as standardless analysis, trace elements in geology, matrix corrections in oils and analysis of thin films. Malvern Panalytical's Zetium X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer. Launched in 2015, high-quality design and innovative features for analysis of Be to Am.

We asked one of Zetium’s creators, Simon Milner – Director of Elemental and Structural Analysis Portfolio, about this system and how it contributes to excellence.

Simon, what has driven the development of this XRF system?

The main driver for developing this system is our philosophy of providing our customers with technology and solutions that give them the edge in their endeavors, whether process optimization, quality control or research.

Malvern Panalytical's Zetium XRF is a unique combination of possibilities that puts it in a class of its own with respect to analytical speed and task flexibility.

Value added software for optimizing the performance and utilization of your XRF

Unleash the potential of your data. Until now, instrument data has too often been stuck in manual records, spreadsheets or site-specific servers. By connecting the Zetium to our Smart Manager and continually analyzing instrument data in the cloud, you can unleash its full potential. Health of Zetium easily monitored by user and service engineers. This is just one of our digital solutions that are part of Malvern Panalytical's Connected World.

Application Examples- Copper Analysis by Zetium WDXRF

Addressing the unique challenges of mining

Efficiency could also be gained at the concentrator with the Minerals edition of the Zetium XRF spectrometer, providing accurate measurement of major, minor and trace elements in concentrates.

 


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