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News Release from: Thermo Fisher Scientific | Subject: Rientation imaging microscopy technology
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 September 2007
Crystal orientations analysed speedily,
accurately
Advanced orientation imaging microscopy is for analyzing crystal orientations in materials and provides a sophisticated combination of speed, accuracy and flexibility in production environments.
Thermo Fisher Scientific now has an agreement to distribute electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) systems from a Edax, a business unit of the Ametek Materials Analysis Division Featuring Edax's advanced orientation imaging microscopy technology (OIM), the EBSD system will add novel capabilities to Thermo Fisher's existing world class microanalysis offering
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Mar 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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OIM is an advanced EBSD system available for analyzing crystal orientations in a sample.
In a report to Manufacturingtalk, Thermo Fisher Scientific said that the system features an EBSD detector, OIM analysis and data collection software.
The system provides a sophisticated combination of speed, accuracy and flexibility.
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The rapid data acquisition rates make it a very effective analytical method for research and production environments.
Determining the structural properties of the material under analysis in the electron microscopes aids in failure analysis and enables researchers to improve their processes and products.
X-ray microanalysis product manager of Thermo Fisher Scientific, David Rohde, said: "OIM is the perfect complement to the Noran System Six advanced X-ray microanalysis system,.
By offering both the Noran System Six and EBSD, Thermo Fisher enables scientists to determine both the elemental and structural composition of a variety of materials".
Edax's product marketing manager, Del Redfern, said: "Edax is pleased to provide Thermo Scientific users with the opportunity to extend their analytical capabilities to include structural analysis with the market-leading OIM EBSD system.
* About Thermo Fisher Scientific - Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.
With an annual revenue rate of more than US$9 billion, we employ 30,000 people and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control settings.
Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery.
Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions.
Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education.
Together, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike.
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