CLEAN Blog

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Top 5 Reasons You Should Trade-In Your Handheld XRF

Today I want to share the Top 5 Reasons you should trade-in your handheld XRF. 1. Avoid Costly Repairs and Lower the Cost of Ownership If you have...

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Lasers or X-rays: 7 Key Differences of Handheld LIBS vs XRF

The Rolling Stones or The Beatles? Spiderman or Batman? iPhone or Android? Is there a winner in each of these classic match-ups? Maybe. What we know...

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Handheld XRF for PMI Testing: An Honest Review

There have been a handful of truly revolutionary inventions throughout history. Fire. The wheel. Electricity. Donuts. The handheld XRF. No, I’m not...

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Portable Optical Emission Spectrometers (OES): Everything You Need to Know

The manufacturing industry has little to no tolerance for error. That means suppliers often need to know the exact composition of the metallic alloys...

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What is PMI Testing (Positive Material Identification)?

It’s tough for me to hear about accidents in the news caused by faulty parts and materials. Take, for example, the most recent SpaceX dilemma that...

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Quality PMI Testing: 5 Tips to Ensure Trusted, Consistent Results

If only life had 5 tips for quality results like PMI testing does; we would all be killing it! Fortunately, for us metal heads, there are 5 clear-cut...

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Handheld LIBS for Positive Material Identification: Better Than XRF?

If you’re a metal maniac like me, I’m assuming you know about handheld XRF and what a staple it is in Positive Material Identification (and if not,...

Metal Analysis Group is Bringing API RP 578 Training to Your Refining Community

The MAG Industrial Training Institute will provide API RP 578 Training to Regional Refining Communities Across the USA and Worldwide

Metal Analysis Group Sets PMI Testing Standard: Offers First Ever Qualification & Certification Program for Positive Material Identification

The MAG Industrial Training Institute will provide PMI Training Program to support void in PMI Qualification & Certification