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Down the ages, an enormous variety of minerals have contributed to the development of our senses for colors (paint pigments), art (ceramics, objects, etc.), and wealth (gems, etc.).
In addition, major commodities like steel and other metals, building materials, and solid fuel materials are completely dependent on the occurrence of natural resources in mineral form.
PANalytical solutions for process control
PANalytical is the world leader in X-ray analysis and offers dedicated X-ray analysis solutions for the various steps in the process chain of mineral exploration, mining and mineral beneficiation.
The X-ray analysis of polycrystalline powder samples has advanced from its roots in laboratory research and is regarded now as one of the most powerful industrial process-control tools for the mining industry. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) are the key techniques for characterizing the element and crystalline phase composition of a material on one sample.
Breakthrough PANalytical TWIN solutions
This change in application fields is a direct consequence of the development of industrial X-ray analytical systems such as PANalytical's TWIN solution. The development of new software has transformed the task of a skillful specialist into a robust, workmanlike and completely automated tool for today’s heavy industries. The combination of XRF (element analysis) and XRD (phase analysis) into one fully integrated solution opens new possibilities for process and quality control.
Moreover, the integration of the ultra high-speed X-ray detector, the X'Celerator™, in PANalytical's XRD system CubiX FAST allows the collection of a complete scan in minutes instead of hours. Previously difficult quantification problems can now be tackled reliably by the Rietveld refinement-based, fully automated X'Pert RoboRiet SW instead of through cumbersome, traditional calibration-based models.
