Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Kleve, Germany— Several months ago, SPECTRO Analytical Instruments delivered the 10,000th SPECTROMAXx metal analyzer to Geely Automobile, a Chinese automotive and motorcycle manufacturer based in Hangzhou.
As part of its automotive and motorcycle production, Geely has raw materials, components and parts tested to determine whether they meet its quality requirements as well as international standards – and to avoid confusion. When the company looked for a suitable metal analyzer for this important task, it undertook a thorough analysis of what was available on the market and ultimately chose the SPECTROMAXx.
The leading applications for the SPECTROMAXx are the incoming and outgoing goods controls in the metal industry and process monitoring in foundries. All elements used in the metal industry can be determined with it, including application-relevant analysis of carbon, phosphorous, sulfur and nitrogen. Corresponding calibration modules are available for iron, aluminum, copper, nickel, cobalt, titanium, magnesium, zinc, tin and lead matrices.
“Along with device performance, SPECTRO’s strong brand reputation, high profile in the automotive industry and comprehensive after-sales service played very important roles for us in the decision to choose SPECTRO,” says Mr. Du, QC Manager of Powertrain, Hangzhouwan Factory at Geely. “Since its commissioning, the SPECTROMAXx has impressed us with, among other things, its high stability and accuracy of analysis, a very low error rate, easy operation, self-diagnostic functions and low operating costs.”
Geely uses the device mainly to analyze various steel alloys, copper, sheet metal, bronze, aluminum alloys and nickel-based superalloys. “Many of our samples are very unusually shaped., Sometimes, they are very small or very thin. The analysis device must be accordingly flexible,” says Mr. Du. The samples are analyzed with respect to a number of elements, such as lead, tin, arsenic, silicon, magnesium, copper, zinc and alkali elements, such as for example lithium, sodium or strontium.
“10,000 units sold is an impressive demonstration of the performance and market acceptance of the SPECTROMAXx. The device offers our customers a whole range of advantages. They receive high-quality and fast analyses. They appreciate the user-friendliness and benefit from low operating costs. I am therefore certain that the success story of the SPECTROMAXx will continue for a long time,” says SPECTRO Managing Director Dr. Christoph Mätzig.
About Geely Automobile:
Geely is a Chinese automobile and motorcycle manufacturer. The headquarters of Geely Holding is in Hangzhou, the capital city of the province of Zhejiang. Geely has seven automobile production locations, including the cities of Linhai, Ningbo and Luqiao in the province of Zhejiang; Shanghai, Xiangtan in Hunan; and Jinan in Shandong and Lanzhou in Gansu. It has another location for the production of parts in Chengdu in Sichuan. In addition to Geely, it operates under the Volvo, Emgrand, Englon, London Taxi, Panda and Shanghai Maple Automobile brand names. The Geely Automobile Group has around 19,000 employees and was among the “Global Top 500” companies for the past five years.
About SPECTRO:
SPECTRO, a unit of the Materials Analysis Division of AMETEK, Inc., manufactures advanced instruments, develops the best solutions for elemental analysis in a broad range of applications, and provides exemplary customer service.
SPECTRO’s products are known for their superior technical capabilities that deliver measurable benefits to the customer. From its foundation in 1979 until today, more than 40,000 analytical instruments have been delivered to customers around the world.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical products, with over 15,000 colleagues at more than 150 manufacturing and sales and service operations in the United States and in 30 other countries around the world.
For more information, visit http://www.spectro.com or email spectro.info@ametek.com.
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