Going where no handheld has gone before The historic Sydney Harbour Bridge is an icon of Australia itself. But the silicon steel structure is also extremely vulnerable to corrosion. How to get the best NDT results on a tight timeline …
SciAps True Demo Stories, Episode 7: Getting Into the Swing
A breezy round of golf got us thinking about some demo stories we’ve been hearing from the road. One of the questions we keep getting is “does the handheld LIBS work in the wind?” We get this question all the time, and couldn’t understand why wind is a problem.
SciAps True Demo Stories, Episode 6: Demos Down Under
This edition of True Demo Stories takes us through Australia and New Zealand, where SciAps product specialist Ryan Clair demos the handheld Z-200 C+ and its software in New Zealand’s largest thermal power station and with AINDT testing specialists. Here …
SciAps True Demo Stories, Episode 5: The Carbon Job that Required 2 Days with Spark OES, Only Needed 3 Hours with the SciAps LIBS
They had budgeted two days for testing, since they had to get up a 100-foot tower with OES. Instead, they finished the work in just three hours with our handheld LIBS analyzer. This demo took place high up on a ...
SciAps True Demo Stories, Episode 4: The Rescue of the Music City Flyer
When you're striking the first match in the firebox of a steam locomotive after 70 years, you'll want to know that your tests were done right. Bradley Varhol, SciAps representative from EON Products, shares this LIBS story straight from Centennial ...
SciAps True Demo Stories, Episode 3: Tuesday in Japan – LIBS Testing in a Tight Spot
Here’s a great story from the front lines of LIBS testing, courtesy of our Applications Manager in Asia Pacific. Only the names have been redacted, to protect the innocent…. We were in Japan and stopped in to visit an intrigued ...
SciAps True Demo Stories, Episode 2: Z-200 LIBS Solves the Mystery in the Stainless
Location: Texas. We were called out to do some testing of some real world materials with a big inspection company (not just CRMs, like our imposter competitors want you to believe). One sample of interest was a piece of L-grade ...
SciAps True Demo Stories, Episode 1: The Day LIBS Beat Spark OES
Here’s another great carbon story and learning opportunity, courtesy of our EMEA manager Jeroen. Only the names have been redacted to protect the innocent.... This demo took place at ØØØØØØØØ in the Netherlands with 5 people, including their OES operator ...