Thursday, January 22, 2015

Quality Heavy Metal Testing Carried Out By Precision Engineers

Precision products manufacturers have customers from different industries. Premier engineers such as Precision Products Inc (PPI) are at the forefront in the manufacture of precision products for industries as diverse as aerospace, defense, textiles, medical and many more. PPI is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. What gives PPI an edge in the market is that besides possessing resources that include the best CNC machines, it also has professional capabilities that include metallurgical analysis and metrology. A well kitted metallurgical analysis laboratory enables PPI to meet various needs of its customers. These needs also include non-destructive testing and heavy metal testing.

A well-established laboratory for carrying out metallurgical analysis is most essential for any  manufacturer of precision products. Metallurgical analysis is necessary to confirm that the right material has been selected for manufacturing the product. Once the product has been manufactured, it has to be tested to confirm that it meets all specifications that have been set by the customer. It is metallurgical analysis that will prevent the use of a non-standard material prior to its use. Metallurgical analysis is also used to confirm the reason of failure of the product. PPI uses a sophisticated X-ray Fluorescence Equipment (XRF) for its analytical work.

XRF is also used by PPI for carrying out heavy metal testing for its customers. This form of testing is carried out on metals and plastics to determine if they contain heavy metals such as arsenic, lead and others. The XRF device is portable and it can be used to identify more than 350 standard alloys.