Thermo Fisher Scientific Introduces ARL 3460 Advantage OES Metals Analyzer for Fast, Reliable and Cost-Effective Analyses of Cast Iron, Steel and Aluminum

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today it has introduced the Thermo Scientific ARL 3460 Advantage metals analyzer. An extension of the Thermo Scientific optical emission spectrometers portfolio, the ARL 3460 Advantage features four configurations specifically designed for the analysis of cast iron, steel and aluminum samples, addressing the analytical requirements of foundries and metals processing companies. Calibrated in the factory, the analyzer provides an immediate, accurate, cost-effective and high-performance turn-key solution, which is ready to analyze samples from installation.

With an installed base of more than 5,000 units worldwide, the ARL 3460 is recognized for its excellent stability, reliability, repeatability and long lifetime. The cost-effective ARL 3460 Advantage offers the same high performance capabilities, particularly regarding detection limits, precision and accuracy. It uses the same high-tech, powerful PMT detectors as the ARL 3460.and can be delivered very rapidly.

The ARL 3460 Advantage is powered by Thermo Scientific OXSAS analytical software, which is designed to meet the specific needs of users in the metals industry. OXSAS provides simple one-click routine analysis launch and full traceability and allows users to run virtually unlimited analyses, including the development of new analytical methods and calibrations, rapid high-quality routine analyses and quantitative analyses using tasks with analysis parameter templates. This easy-to-use, comprehensive solution features access to recent analyses results for on-screen comparison, a simple graphic user interface and triple navigation style including menu, tree and icon views to accommodate individual preferences. Additionally, OXSAS analytical software provides access to various functional levels through password-protected user accounts allowing for secure operation.

‘Key to Metals,’ the most comprehensive steel and nonferrous metals database worldwide, is included with OXSAS. It offers unlimited access to more than 3,400,000 records for chemical composition, properties and specifications for metals. This powerful multilingual tool allows easy direct export of grade concentration data to OXSAS grade limits. ‘Key to Metals’ features search and cross reference tools that enable considerable time and cost savings.