Oxford Instruments plc (group)
Oxford Instruments aims to pursue responsible development and deeper understanding
of our world through science and technology. We provide high technology tools and systems
for industrial and research markets, based on our ability to analyse and manipulate matter
at the smallest scale. Innovation has been the driving force behind Oxford Instruments’
growth and success for over 50 years, and its strategy is to effect the successful commercialisation
of these ideas by bringing them to market in a timely and customer-focused fashion.
As mankind faces the many challenges of the 21st Century, Oxford Instruments is providing scientists
the world over with the tools to tackle issues like alternative energy, climate change, environmental
pollution and healthcare.
Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis (division)
Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis provides desktop, portable and handheld XRF and OES materials identification
and analysis systems, coating thickness measurement and gauging instrumentation to industrial customers with diverse
needs Oxford Instruments Industrial Analysis operates globally from a number of regional offices in UK,
Germany, Finland, US, China and Singapore. The OIIA division offers products and solutions to industrial
customers through a wide network of 'in country' local authorised distributors to provide local expertise
and service.
Markets:
- Metals: scrap metal recycling, positive material identification (PMI), lead detection.
- Petroleum, Petrochemicals, Ultra Low Sulphur.
- Minerals, Mining.
- Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS); Waste Electronic and
Electrical Equipment (WEEE) and End of Life Vehicle (ELV) compliance.
- Electronics, Paint coatings, Plating and Metal finishing, Precious metals.
- Quality Control, Quality Analysis: Chemical, Cosmetics, Wood and various other industries.
- Supplier of market leading X-ray tubes to industry and healthcare sectors.
- State of the art detectors to Space programs.
Technologies:
- X-ray Fluorescence (XRF, EDXRF, WDXRF)
- Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES)
- Coating thickness measurement technologies (XRF and Eddy-Current)
Products