Rigaku Americas Corporation

Rigaku Analytical Devices, Inc. has announced a new partnership with Metal Analysis Group, a premier analytical consulting firm with expertise in elemental analysis for metal production, fabrication, positive material identification (PMI), metal recycling and testing markets.  Based in Houston, Texas, the consulting firm, with its team of scientists and engineers spread throughout North America, will support Rigaku KT Series laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) product sales and support in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.  The partnership couples Rigaku Analytical Devices' state of the art handheld technologies, with Metal Analysis Group's value added programs, including: affordable lease and rent-to-own plans; industry-leading product and application support; and convenient regional support.

Rigaku Analytical Devices will demonstrate its newest handheld analyzer for metal alloy analysis at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), taking place at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, this week, through September 15.  The Rigaku KT-100S laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) handheld analyzer provides an alternative for identification of a larger number of alloys in less than two seconds, in a truly ruggedized form factor for use in the toughest environments, including scrap recycling, fabrication shops and other plant environments.

As any recycler will report, traditional scrap metal sorting techniques are becoming outdated. At the same time, the volume of scrap received from a variety of sources has increased, fueling the demand for better tools to maximize scrap metal identification and profits.