ARL 3460 Metals Analyzer

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ARL 3460 Metals Analyzer
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ARL 3460 Metals Analyzer
ARL 3460
Long experience has forged Thermo’s reputation
For 70 years, one company has set the
standard for instrumental analysis of metals
– Thermo Electron Corporation. A
continuous stream of innovative products
using optical emission and X-ray
spectroscopy has been the cornerstone
around which that long and successful
tradition of leadership has been built:
• Regular «firsts» in spectrometry, software and automation
• Tens of thousands of systems supplied
• Continuous improvements in order to
provide improved analytical performance
and shorter analysis times
• Active operating installed base
> 10,000 units around the world
• Ease-of-use
• Easy integration to increase
productivity
• Unrivaled reputation for quality,
stability, reliability and long lifetime
• Easy to upgrade
• Worldwide customer support network.
The first model of the ARL 3460 Metals
Analyzer was launched in 1982 and it is
since then, the most widely used optical
emission spectrometer in the world.
Over the years the instrument has
undergone continuous improvements
regarding optics, electronics and software
in order to provide improved analytical
performance and shorter analysis times.
These improvements have been achieved
without decreasing its legendary stability
and ease-of-use, allowing easy integration
in the customer environment with the target
to increase productivity.
For instance, the optical emission
technique has been extended into analytical
tasks previously handled by combustion
analyzers. The ARL 3460 has been right at
the forefront of these developments, with
over 1,000 systems already installed for the
analysis of nitrogen in steels. Even more
recently, work has been conducted to
analyze oxygen in iron and copper bases
and the ARL 3460 has proved equal to this
challenge too.
As a multi-channel optical emission
spectrometer, the ARL 3460 is designed for
fast, accurate metals analysis in primary
plants, foundries, forges, mini-mills and
casting operations. It is also eminently
suited to incoming material control and as
the workhorse in metals QC and R&D
laboratories.
The ARL 3460 is custom designed
exclusively for meeting the customer
specific requirements, whether it is working
in a small cast iron foundry or in a large
aluminum smelter.
Thermo has a wealth of experience in
analyzing almost every type of metal. This
means that Thermo has the necessary
personnel, tools and expertise to provide an
exceptional product that meets or exceeds
every customer’s requirements.
This experience extends to the less
common alloys of magnesium, titanium,
nickel and cobalt. When it comes to the
analyses of toxic materials, such as zinc,
and lead, the ARL 3460 with a special
exhaust system ensures worker safety, as
well as providing unparalleled performance.
Turn-key operation
For the most common applications, the ARL
3460 is supplied as a turn-key system ready
to use. It is configured and calibrated in the
factory before delivery.
Thermo is fully aware that accuracy,
which depends on the calibration of the
instrument, is the most important figure of
merit required from a spectrometer. Our
factory calibrations with CARL (a very
sophisticated multi-variable regression
software tool that corrects for matrix effects
as well as spectral interferences), ensures
the customer the highest possible accuracy.
CARL provides an immediate «turn-key»
instrument ready to analyze customer
samples on the installation day.
Designed for Today’s Metals
Production
The design of the ARL 3460 combines high
performance with rugged construction and
operational convenience with reliable
operation. The productivity needed by a
modern metals production is optimized by
the system providing fast, accurate results,
day-by-day, month-by-month and year-byyear. In addition to the technical excellence
used in the manufacturing and
development, the certification of the OE
manufacturing facility in Ecublens,
Switzerland, under ISO 9001 : 2000 gives
the confidence margin necessary in the
customer’s daily operation.
A well proven, one meter, stabilized
cast iron spectrometer is at the heart of the
system, providing unrivaled precision and
stability over both the short and long term.
This brings the advantage that less time is
spent on «re-tuning» calibration parameters
and more time can be spent on the
productive analysis of metals from the
manufacturing process. The cabinet is also
ergonomically designed to allow the sample
and its identification to be rapidly input by a
standing operator, thus avoiding wasted
seconds and further optimizing result turnaround times.
WinOE software: Simplicity itself
The WinOE analytical software has been
used for now more than a decade. The
software has evolved through regular updates, into the most powerful, reliable and
easy-to-use software available today for
metals analysis by optical emission
spectroscopy.
For instance, WinOE is first to integrate
latest HTML/Internet technologies to
simplify work with the spectrometer and to
significantly reduce the learning curve. With
large user-friendly icons, all functions are
easily accessible. Shortcuts make it
possible to start analysis with just one click
or keystroke. Many other features
contribute to help operators performing
routine analysis and all other tasks quickly
and easily.
‘Push-button’ automation functions and
«black box» intelligent modules run in the
background minimizing user intervention to
assist operators in the daily instrument
operation. This kind of intelligence built into
the WinOE software is key to not only
easing the operator’s work, but also to
reducing errors, thereby maximizing the
productivity of the customer operation.
Reliability, stability, potential for evolution
The ARL 3460 has an enviable reputation for its proven
reliability and stability. The technical excellence used in
the manufacturing and development gives the confidence
margin necessary in the customer’s daily operation.
Working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a
year, the ARL 3460 provides dependable performance at
the lowest analysis costs over what can be a very long
lifetime. Even more, continuous upgrade possibilities
allow customers optimizing performance and
productivity.
Specifications
Spectrometer
Spectrometer:
Focal length:
Primary slit width:
Secondary slit width:
Type of detector:
Grating type:
Resolution:
Sample stand:
Electronics
Spectrometer control:
Paschen-Runge vacuum polychromator made of special cast iron and temperature controlled
to ± 0.1° at 38° C. Maximum 60 channels.
1m
20 µm
20, 25, 37.5, 50, 75, 100, 150 µm
Photomultiplier tube 28 mm, 10-stage side window tubes, fused quartz, glass or MgF2 envelope
1080, 1667 or 2160 gr/mm, selected by analytical task
Dependent on grating, secondary slit and spectral order
Argon flushed, water-cooled table with self-contained, closed loop coolant system
Programmable attenuators:
Dynamic range:
Software:
Enclosure:
ARL MMB 386 Microprocessor utilizing CMOS technology with Status Measuring Card.
A/D converters and attenuators included for each channel.
Up to 24, available as an option
106:1
WinOE software running on Windows® XP Professional
Built-in dust protection with high capacity cooling fans
Requirements
Ambient temperature:
16-30°C (62-86°F); maximum rate of change 5° C/hour
Relative humidity:
Voltage:
Current:
Frequency:
Grounding:
Argon:
Consumption
Electrical power:
Argon:
Compliance to norms:
Dimensions and weight
Overall dimensions:
Weight:
Accessories and options:
20-80%
230 V (+10%/-15%), single-phase with protective ground (5kVA regulator required if
fluctuations exceed ±10%)
12 A, including PC, screen and printer
50 or 60 Hz
<1Ω
> 99.996% maximum 5 ppm oxygen (maximum 2 ppm oxygen for samples with high Si
content). Optional argon purifier available and recommended for ultra low carbon analysis.
For VUV lines (nitrogen, oxygen, chlorine), argon purifier included
Max 3.5 kVA
3.5 l/min during analysis, 0.35 l/min stand-by
98/37/EEC Machinery
73/23/EEC Low voltage material
89/336/EEC Electromagnetic compatibility
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166.5 x 91 x 119 cm or 65 x 47 x 36 inches, including excitation stand
450 kg. or 992 lb approximately
Small samples analysis kit
Argon purification systems
Voltage stabilization systems
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS)
Suction device accessory to exhaust toxic fumes
Stand upgrade for semi-automatic operation
Data communication software options
Analytical results processing software options
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Switzerland is ISO certified.
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