Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science articles

Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science, a global company within Hitachi High Tech Group, has expanded its plating and coatings analysis range with the launch of the breakaway FT230. The new FT230 is designed to enable quality control to keep pace with production by significantly simplifying and accelerating testing of components and assemblies. Removing the traditional hurdles of XRF analysis, the FT230 speeds up analysis and reduces costly errors to help electronics and component-level manufac

Otto Junker GmbH design and make metallurgical furnace equipment and thermo-processing systems. They also operate a steel foundry, producing castings for specialist high-technology engineering applications, such as power generation, environmental engineering and marine environments. The company make castings from steel, stainless steel, nickel, cobalt and copper-based materials, and develop innovative grades of exotic alloys for new applications.

Due to their focus

The new Hitachi OE750 spark spectrometer can measure the entire spectrum of elements in metals to low detection limits. For us at Hitachi High-Tech, this was the goal for the OE750 development team and why we ended up designing a completely new optical concept and using a different detector technology. Our view is that detection limits of below 10ppm or >1 ppm (depending on the application and element) across the board are essential for today’s metals quality control. Here’s wh

Technological innovations continue to drive the high-tech analysis solutions market. We now expect more from our analyzers but equally as analyzer manufacturers, we’re constantly developing our instruments to ensure they continue to deliver in the field, whether it’s to comply with new regulations, manage complex supply chains or meet new specifications.

For metals analysis, below are five predictions that will shake up the landscape in 2020:

1. The rise of

Nostalgia can be deceptive. Things always seem to have been better “back in the day”. The truth is, many basic materials were of a superior quality in the 1970s. As the decades have progressed, production techniques and competition have driven down the price of many materials including steel in real terms. And it seems the quality has followed. However, not all is lost. You just need to have a trusted analyzer that can deliver the accurate results you need to succeed.

In October 2011, a new EU directive changed the metal recycling industry. In response to research undertaken by the European Commission, the regulation affects scrap metal and set out specific guidelines to determine when iron, steel and aluminium scrap ceases to be classed as waste and can be used as feedstock for steel works, foundries, aluminium refiners.

Using scrap metal instead of raw material addresses several environmental concerns, including the expense and increased difficul

We’ve seen data emerge as a key resource for businesses in the last decade, and the metals industry is no different. Whilst investment has been made into process control and optimization, the industry has for many years lagged behind the likes of banking and media in its adoption of new digital technologies.

The pace is picking up though – with innovations in analytics, mobile solutions and automation delivering significant gains. For us, the speed, simplicity and convenie

The latest news off the press is that massive, artificial intelligence (AI) powered robots are now 3D-printing entire rockets using the biggest metal printers in the world. And a 3D metal printed bridge, the finalised bridge was presented to the world in 2018 – it’s just waiting to be installed in its final loc

Robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the heart of a new era in manufacturing, the drive to digitise industry. In many industries, robots and AI already take a crucial and prevalent role – improving accuracy and consistency, shortening throughput and enhancing product quality. And this is on the increase for the metals industry, both on the factory floor but also in the laboratory, to be more efficient and connected.

Back in 2014, 59% of manufacturers around the world

The new OE750 OES analyser from Hitachi High-Tech shows what’s possible with an analyser of this class. It has the performance usually only seen in much more expensive instruments, such as analysing all elements in metal down to astonishingly low ppm.

But how can it deliver this level of performance at such an accessible purchase price? And how have we cut the analyser’s running costs too? It’s all in the technology:

1. Innovative optics layout for be