Reliable and Easy-to-Use

Regulators and industry stake holders depend on XRF analyzers for rapid product and component screening to monitor compliance with CPSIA, RoHS, WEEE, EN71-3 and other regulations. Olympus worked with stakeholders well before the July 2006 EU RoHS Directive went into effect to provide the best possible XRF user experience to meet the impending regulatory requirements. Olympus continues to follow the development of global regulations to ensure its analyzers and technology stay ahead of the regulatory requirements. And, we continue to stay in touch with industrial and regulatory XRF customers to meet and exceed their expectations with technology advancements and value-added features.

Operation is simple and straightforward. An object is placed directly on the analysis window or, if small, secured in the sample holder to orient it. The chamber door is closed and the operator presses “Start” to acquire results. The small spot collimator is used for very small objects or for small areas on an object. A digital image of the object can be stored and/or sent along with the analytical results directly to a printer in report format, completely independent of an external PC.

Benefits

• Fast and nondestructive detection of restricted elements
• Accurate with LODs as low as 1 ppm
• Safe, closed-beam XRF system
• Archivable results for regulation compliance

Easy-to-Use

• Operates completely independent of a PC
• Responsive, bright, color touch-screen display
• Large LET-lit sample chamber
• Analysis indicator light with 360° visibility
• Large data storage capacity for test archiving
• USB interface port for high-speed data export, printing, external keyboard, and remote control
• Portable Operate with optional battery for mobile off-site use

Fast, Accurate, Advanced Technology

• Advanced Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) for low LODs
• 4 W X-ray tube, 200 µA current (max), plus optimized beam settings for accurate analysis
• Floating-point processor delivers fast results, with seconds
• Smart sensor that automatically classifies the sample type into Plastic, Alloy, or Mixed for accurate results
• Integrated camera to record analysis images
• Small spot collimation down to 3 mm for small samples or small areas on a sample

 
Xpert Sample Holder
The Xpert is equipped with an articulating sample holder arm to secure and orient small samples for analysis.

Enhanced User Experience
High-Performance Features 

Camera and Collimator

The Xpert is equipped with an integrated CMOS camera that records sample images to memory along with the analysis results for report generation. X-ray beam small spot collimation is for measurement of small components and samples. A simple tap on the touch screen in camera view activates the small spot 3 mm or standard spot 10 mm diameter collimation. An on-screen indicator shows the operator exactly where the analysis spot is focused.

 
Integrated CMOS camera records sample images to memory.

 
Detail of the 3 mm spot camera collimated

Xpert

The Xpert provides a fast, highly accurate way to determine toxic metals’ levels for quality control purpose. It allows the user to perform an on-the-spot, cost-effective, and completely non-destructive test to check for heavy metals that present in the products.

In addition to Lead, the Xpert provides a high level of performance for other heavy metals of interest. The analyzers come standard with a heavy metals suite that includes Pb, Cr, Hg, Br, Cd, Cl, Ti, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, As,Bi, Se, Sn, Sb, Ba, and other elements.

Worldwide Restricted Hazardous Substance Regulations and Testing Methods

Xpert for Regulatory Programs Performance

The Xpert combines regulatory recommended XRF technology with multiple value-added features to provide the ideal tool for a Reasonable Testing Program (RTP), affording economy of operational costs, space, and time with a seamless integration of data and results.

Xpert XRF analyzers offer accurate, sensitive analysis with easy-to-use reporting software in an ergonomic and dependable package. It offers detection of limits that are well within typical regulatory limits in most materials.

Regulatory Compliance Concentration Limits