Brisbane, Australia and Karlsruhe, Germany--Bruker AXS GmbH, a leading manufacturer of X-ray diffraction and X-ray spectrometry equipment, and mineral analysis technology company Intellection Pty Ltd have announced a new strategic collaboration agreement that builds on the strong existing OEM relationship between the companies.
Under this agreement, Intellection will expand its range of products and services, directly supplying X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) systems from Bruker AXS to its customers. This will allow both companies to develop highly competitive global sales strategies.
"Bruker's XRD and XRF technologies complement Intellection's QEMSCAN analysis, making them an excellent business fit for us," said Intellection chief executive officer Calvin Treacy. "Intellection is able to strongly endorse Bruker's products--the Bruker XFlash SD detector currently forms part of our QEMSCAN solution, and has delivered outstanding performance and reliability."
X-ray analysis is an advanced analytical technique for process and quality control in the minerals industry. It is well established for its accuracy and precision, ease of use, simple and fast sample preparation, and its high grade of automation and integration into any process control strategy.
"The combination of fast, accurate particle analysis and identification technology provided by Intellection with Bruker AXS' X-ray diffraction, powered by the unique and unmatched TOPAS data evaluation software, is the most powerful method available for quantitative phase analysis in the fields of minerals and mining," said Bruker AXS executive vice president Frank Burgaezy.
The new strategic collaboration agreement extends the range of analytical processes offered to customers in the mining and upstream oil and gas sectors, allowing Intellection to provide the most comprehensive range of advanced automated mineralogy solutions available from any supplier on a global basis.
The agreement also establishes that Intellection and Bruker AXS will undertake joint product development projects to add value to both companies' technologies.
