OES - ARL easySpark™ Metal Analyzer

For more than eight decades, Thermo Scientific has set the standards for Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES) spectrometers. Stability, performance, robustness, and reliability are the key characteristics of its instruments.

This tradition of quality has been continued with the Thermo Scientific^TM ARL easySpark^TM bench-top metals analyzer, which offers an easy-to-use, dependable, and reasonably priced analytical solution that meets the demands of metal processors, foundries, and other metallurgical industries and laboratories.

Reliability, Guarantee for Quality and Productivity

The reliability of an OES instrument is crucial for increasing quality and productivity in metallurgical operations because it is used in a variety of key and effective studies throughout the workflow, such as:

Sorting or quality control of outgoing and incomingmaterials

In-process production control

Quality control of completed or semi-finished goods

Accuracy, element coverage, stability, and precision are the basis of a reliable OES analyzer. Wide element coverage enables the determination of all the required elements.

The assurance that materials adhere to quality standards and norms is provided by accuracy. Precision signifies reliable and trustworthy outcomes with a small number of measurements.

Stability guarantees lifelong performance with little maintenance or recalibration operations. To generate accurate analyses and meet the ultimate goals of quality and productivity, these critical metrics of an OES instrument are just as crucial as the total cost of ownership. Examples of these metrics include:

Reduce the expense of non-quality (such as consumer complaintsand scrapping).

Minimize expensiveover-quality (for instance, reduceexpensive components andmaximize sourced materials).

Avoid expensive external analyses.



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Easy, Safe, and Economic, Yet Powerful

The ARL easySpark's optics and major modules have been developed to meet the same standards for quality, performance, robustness, and reliability that are often found in larger OES instruments.

The ARL easyspark reinforces a company's image as a cutting-edge business with analytical credibility.

ARL easySpark

The ARL easySpark is a reliableOES instrument withall the necessary characteristics and qualities. It is supplied as a turnkey solution, completely calibrated in Thermo Scientific'sfacility, and subject to rigorous quality, accuracy, and performance testing processes before delivery. It is also equipped with all of the tools required to ensure easy installation, operation, and maintenance.

The improved advantages required for the identification of every element in every kind of metal, including iron and steel, aluminum and its alloys, bronze, brass, and more, are offered by the ARL easySpark. It offers every benefit of CCD technology without sacrificing analytical performance.

To provide maximum stability, the optic is meticulously isolatedfrom its surroundings and has its temperature precisely regulated.

The compact version of the patented Thermo ScientificIntelliSource, a patentedis a current-controlled spark source (CCS). Itproduces perfectly tailored, highly repeatable peaks, allowing for the most consistent and efficient sample surface preparation,material ablation, atomic excitation, and subsequent light emission. This ensures superior performance and accuracy in any metal matrix.

The spark stand offers significant advantages:

UniqueSafe Open Stand to provide maximum user security

Low argon consumption because of optimized design and sophisticated Smart Argon Management (SAM) software module

Minimal upkeep and tool-free stand disassembly

Sturdy, long-lasting research table

Even under the severe conditions of a factory floor, the unique and exclusive optical design offers optimal element coverage, spectrum resolution, and performance, as well as unmatched stability. This is a result of many factors, such as:

A high-performance spectrometer based on multi grating/CCD technology

Patented entry optics for enhanced light collecting and grating lighting

Unique UV-resistant Peltier-cooled CCD detector

Spark Optical Emission Spectrometry (OES)

The most popular and reliable method for elemental analysis of solid metal samples is OES.

Thermo Scientifc'sspectrometers are superior in all respects for this type of analysis:

Quick elemental analysis

Exceptional accuracy, precision, and stability

Easy installation, operation, and maintenance

Low capital investment and total operating expenses

Determination of all required elements from ppm to percent and more



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easyOXSAS, Simply What Users Need

Operator and manager training is rapid and intuitive thanks to EasyOXSAS's effortless and natural approach to analysis.

Management can set up the software so that the operator can conduct onlythe tasks required for standard analysis, including choosing the analysis program. The manager alsohas complete access to the OXSAS analytical software at any time.

For laboratorieslooking to develop their analytical techniques and calibrations, this is helpful. Throughout the lifetime of theinstrument, easyOXSAS will satisfy user needs because of frequent, free web-based software updates.

Key features include:

Grade verification

Personalized results presentation and certificate printing

Maintenance Management module for optimal yet little maintenance

Direct output of results into various formats

Synoptic Panel for quick diagnostics

Effective support via remote access toinstrument parameters and software



Typical operator analysis results screen with grade check. Image Credit: Thermo Fisher Scientific – Production Process & Analytics



Maintenance Management module. Image Credit: Thermo Fisher Scientific – Production Process & Analytics​​​​