Thermo Scientific NITON® Analyzers History
and Background
Founded
more than 20 years ago, we are the world’s leading producer
of portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers, with over
12,000 units installed worldwide. Our headquarters is
in Billerica, Massachusetts with offices in Rhode Island and
Oregon; Munich, Germany; Shanghai, China; and Hong Kong.
Company sales have grown over 100 times since we introduced the first
handheld XRF analyzers in 1994. Many "firsts" have followed. We
introduced the:
- first environmentally-sealed handheld XRF
instruments
- first handheld XRF instruments with miniature
x-ray tube sources
- first handheld XRF instruments with
light-element analysis capability
- first handheld XRF instruments with
small-spot analysis capability
The company has been awarded numerous patents and also
has received many honors and awards, including multiple
R&D 100 Awards.
Handheld Thermo Scientific XRF instruments provide users with rapid,
reliable, nondestructive, on-site sample analysis. They are used for
identification and analysis of metal alloys; compliance testing for RoHS, WEEE
and ELV regulations; screening for lead in toys and consumer goods; mineral
exploration and mining; environmental site assessment, monitoring and clearance
testing; lead-based paint testing; catalyst recycling; coating thickness
testing; forensic analysis; and other applications. We are committed to
making the highest performance, easiest to use, most economical handheld
analyzers in the world; to giving our customers the tools that help them work
more productively than ever before; and to enabling all users to make the world
healthier, cleaner and safer.