Among its missions, the Institut de Soudure group offers its industrial customers inspection, control, metallurgical expertise and certification services, to ensure risk control and guarantee product quality. The NDT (non-destructive testing) team is responsible for determining the chemical composition and weldability of steels. This expertise makes it possible to provide detailed information on the characteristics of steels and to identify alloy steels. For the past year, the Institut de Soudure has been using the Z-200C+ portable analyzer, manufactured by the American company SciAps and distributed exclusively by Quantum-RX. Using the portable version of Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) technology, this is the only instrument in its class capable of analyzing carbon content in carbon, stainless and low-alloy steels.
Arthur Lopes, in charge of business and NDT technical support for the Institut de Soudure group, explains: "We validated our choice of the Quantum-RX analyzer when we won a major contract with EDF to analyze turbines in nuclear power plants. And we also use the Z- 200C+ on our GrTGaz assignments. We have not changed our analysis processes. But now we're using LIBS and portable X-ray fluorescence technologies to combine their intrinsic capabilities and advantages."
Read his full testimony in the November 2019 issue of Contrôles Essais Mesures magazine.
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