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FISCHERSCOPE

X-RAY 4000 Series

Helmut Fischer GmbH Institut für Elektronik und Messtechnik

71069 Sindelfingen,

Germany

Tel. +49 70 31 30 30, [email protected]

Fischer Instrumentation (GB) Ltd

Lymington, Hampshire SO41 8JD,

England

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USA

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France

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Italy

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Coating Thickness

Material Analysis

Microhardness

Material Testing

FISCHERSCOPE

, WinFTM

, PDM

are registered trademarks of Helmut Fischer GmbH Institut für Elektronik und Messtechnik

in Germany and other countries.
Windows

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Environmental Conditions

Operating temperature

0 °C – 35 °C (32 °F – 95 °F) around the housing

Storage temperature

0 °C – 50 °C (32 °F – 122 °F)

Admissible air humidity

≤

90 %, non- condensing

Evaluation Unit

Computer

Windows

-PC

Software

For full strips:
• Standard: Fischer WinFTM

BASIC including PDM

• Optional: Fischer WinFTM

SUPER

For perforated strips (stamped grids):
• Standard: Fischer WinFTM

BASIC

• Optional: Fischer WinFTM

SUPER including PDM

Standards

CE approval

EN 61010

X-Ray standards

DIN ISO 3497 and ASTM B 568

Approval

Individual approval. The provisions of local law have to be observed.

Order

FISCHERSCOPE X-RAY 4000

On demand

952-004 11-2011

Summary of Contents for FISCHERSCOPE X-RAY 4000 Series

Page 1: ...OPERATOR S MANUAL Coating Thickness Material Analysis Microhardness Material Testing FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 4000 Series...

Page 2: ...ed by any means print photocopy microfilm or any other method in full or in part or processed multiplied or distributed to third parties by electronic means without the written consent of Helmut Fisch...

Page 3: ...y Fluorescence 12 2 3 Functional Principle of the Instrument 13 2 4 Components 15 3 Switching the Instrument on and off 19 3 1 Switching on the Instrument 19 3 2 Switching off the Instrument 20 3 3 Co...

Page 4: ...up product or Def MA files 50 7 13 Reference samples 50 7 14 Base material in Def MA 51 7 15 Monitoring the measurement devices 53 8 Handling of Measurement Data and Statistical Evaluations 55 8 1 Sav...

Page 5: ...ands 83 11 5 List of Task Commands 83 11 6 Example Specification Limit Commands 86 12 Data back up 87 12 1 Extent of the data back up 87 12 2 Target path for data back up 87 12 3 Back up cycle 88 13 M...

Page 6: ...termining the control limits 110 14 11 Long term monitoring 115 15 Calibration 117 16 Measurement Data Export 123 16 1 Starting the Measurement Data Export 123 16 2 Export Settings 124 16 3 Setting up...

Page 7: ...Attachment to this Operators Manual Only accessories recommended and approved by FISCHER may be connected to this instrument Modifications repairs maintenance and service work on the FISCHERSCOPE X RA...

Page 8: ...s on the instrument Maintenance and service work on the instrument may be performed only by FISCHER or by companies authorized by FISCHER for this purpose 1 4 1 Repeat Inspection FISCHER recommends to...

Page 9: ...his manual Operators with introductory training must be instructed in the proper use by a person that has the requisite qualifications 1 5 2 Trained Specialists Trained specialists can utilize the ful...

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Page 11: ...ment The measured values coating thickness material compositions mass per unit area are stored and displayed on the monitor Using WinFTM you can conveniently design the measurement results as a print...

Page 12: ...bution for a particular material This fluorescence radiation is evaluated by the detector The generation of the x ray fluorescence radiation is shown simplified in Fig 2 1 One electron from the K shel...

Page 13: ...emits electrons Accelerated by the applied high voltage to very high speeds the electrons bombard the anode material This generates the primary x radiation 2 The primary filter optimizes the energy d...

Page 14: ...he inner electron shell Electrons from outer electron shells fill the resultant voids emitting a fluorescence radiation that is characteristic in its energy distribution for a particular material 7 Th...

Page 15: ...of this document Using the software you can select the optimum aperture for the respective measurement application To select the aperture 1 In the WinFTM main window select Product Modify The window M...

Page 16: ...is useful for certain applications however it is not required in most cases The user requires special physical knowledge for a case by case evaluation of this question The primary filter can be contr...

Page 17: ...D Function HV ON Lights yellow when the high voltage is turned on X RAY ON Lights red when the X radiation is ready SHUTTER OPEN Lights yellow when a measurement is in progress CONTROL Flashes red whe...

Page 18: ...18 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Components...

Page 19: ...Wait for at least 2 minutes The sensor located in the instrument needs this time to reach its operating temperature 5 To start WinFTM double click the WinFTM icon 6 In the WinFTM start window click O...

Page 20: ...d WinFTM Communication between instrument and WinFTM is necessary to obtain measurements with the instrument Determining the current communication condition If the communication is enabled the measure...

Page 21: ...When the instrument is delivered by FISCHER products that cover your measurement tasks are usually available With these products you can perform measurements immediately If you need new measurement ta...

Page 22: ...longer be included in the evaluation You can undelete a deleted reading by selecting Evaluation Undelete Reading If you delete the last reading of the current product it will be permanently deleted f...

Page 23: ...main window select Evaluation Evaluate Single Block The window Block Result appears 2 Click Readings The window Readings appears 3 In the list highlight the reading you want to delete 4 Click delete r...

Page 24: ...24 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Manual Measurements Deleting Measurement Readings...

Page 25: ...the following figure Fig 5 2 Content of the files Def MA measurement application and product Def MA Definition of the measurement settings of the application Product Measurement results and their pre...

Page 26: ...on t have the knowledge do not use the SUPER software but request a new measurement application from FISCHER instead FISCHER offers a professional service for the creation of customer s Def MA 5 2 Mea...

Page 27: ...on standards both for the substrate material and for the coating s The different compositions are defined in the respective Def MA of the two product parts and can be evaluated in any desired way usin...

Page 28: ...28 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY WinFTM File Structure Product...

Page 29: ...nitor Using WinFTM you can conveniently design the measurement results as a print form for printout and export them to other applications WinFTM runs under Windows 6 1 WinFTM Main Window The WinFTM ma...

Page 30: ...or messages are displayed in this field e g messages during calibration Statistics field Here the statistical results of the last block are displayed see Chap 6 3 on Page 33 Calibration status line If...

Page 31: ...us automatically if the specimen s contrast is suffi cient Measurement unit Displays the measurement unit for the crosshairs and the measure ment spot Crosshairs To scale presentation of the crosshair...

Page 32: ...nging the Color of the Crosshairs To increase the contrast between specimen and crosshairs you can change the color of the crosshairs Each click on the button see Fig 6 2 on Page 31 changes the color...

Page 33: ...SPC chart presentation Statistical Process Control Chart 6 4 1 Large Number Presentation In this display mode the current measurement value or the last values if several charac teristics are measured...

Page 34: ...l process control chart you can identify trends in automated measuring procedures with large lot sizes Thus you can easily determine changes with regard to coating thickness and other process paramete...

Page 35: ...mode to Large numbers Listing or SPC SPC can only be selected if the Block definition is set to fix To change the display resolution 1 In the WinFTM main menu click The window Modify product appears...

Page 36: ...y Explanation Help text If you hover with the mouse pointer over a command button addi tional help text will be displayed here Measurement distance Measurement distance between the specimen measuremen...

Page 37: ...lication 3 In the field mq_Max enter the new value for the upper limit If a value of 0 is shown in the field mq_Max WinFTM will automatically set the mq value to 5 6 6 2 Possible reasons for mq values...

Page 38: ...is acces sible only with a password To disable menu functions 1 Select in the WinFTM main menu General Define Short Menu The window Modify Menu appears 2 Select the menu items that you want to disabl...

Page 39: ...osed of the characteristic plots peaks of the elements that comprise the sample Fig 6 4 The spectrum window The spectrum window shows the channels Chan at the X axis and the count rates cps counts per...

Page 40: ...ened do one of the following The Spectrum window is opened Select Spectrum Save as The WinFTM main window is opened Select General Save Spectrum The window Save as appears A default file path is speci...

Page 41: ...rintout will not go directly onto paper but first into the printer buffer The printout will go onto paper when the printer buffer is full or when you close the Spectrum window and click the printer ic...

Page 42: ...litative composi tion through its peak position at the horizontal position specified for this element The higher the X ray fluorescence energy of an element the further to the right the corre sponding...

Page 43: ...of the atoms of coatings located under the top coating buried coatings and of the substrate material decreases because their spectral lines are absorbed to a greater degree and thus weak ened by the t...

Page 44: ...44 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY User Interface of the WinFTM Software The Spectrum Window...

Page 45: ...w MA Continue with step 3 3 In the window Select an application click New The window Select a Def MA opens 4 Select the Def MA and click OK The window Input of the application name opens 5 In the fiel...

Page 46: ...name of the respective print forms is displayed to the right of the command buttons Notepad The notepad assigned to the product is initially empty Other With the exception of Measurement application...

Page 47: ...u can do next Before you can perform measurements using the new product you need to normalize or calibrate the product 7 4 Modifying a product Modify product Product specific settings can be modified...

Page 48: ...w Modify application appears 4 Select the application and click OK 7 7 Modifying a measurement application The following steps are required to change a measurement application Calibrate Modify applica...

Page 49: ...g the Def MA You can easily view the Def MA e g to check whether the Def MA is suitable for a new product To open the Def MA window of the current product 1 In the WinFTM main window select Product Mo...

Page 50: ...them to a different folder of the hard disk or of the network environment or onto a diskette Product files can be backed up with or without data Select the menu command Product Copy from to file to st...

Page 51: ...nd thorough knowledge of the physics of X ray fluorescence While defining the structure of the sample top coating intermediate coating base material the user has multiple choices to characterize base...

Page 52: ...know if the substrate is plated by a nickel layer or not In this case we have to define those elements which change under varying composition as interfering elements e g Ni and Zn and at the same time...

Page 53: ...so it has to be known exactly i e which elements the substrate contains quantitatively From this we conclude Base material composition unknown must not be used with secondary excitation strong peak o...

Page 54: ...be correct However it is likely that the instrument changes in the course of the years for example through drift or wear A measurement application can also change through erroneous operation e g thro...

Page 55: ...ave readings if this is desired This function is useful for example if during a test series you wish to measure samples that are not part of the test series or where it is not necessary to save the me...

Page 56: ...ime of the new reading Command button No starts a measurement or if communication is disabled OFF open a spectrum file and evaluate it The result will appear as the last reading in the current block C...

Page 57: ...n by clicking the arrow at its right border You can select all previous entries from these lists Closing a block Closing a block To close a block click the command button Close block cf image to the s...

Page 58: ...ck in the Statistics window at any time Command button Statistics However you can also call the evaluation statistics of the block from the sub menu Evaluate Single Block of the menu Evaluation or by...

Page 59: ...xed block size within the current product To do this select the tab Presentation from the dialog window Modify product Menu command Product Modify or command button Info and change the toggle Block de...

Page 60: ...e block will be deleted and in its place appears the line Block no N deleted Undeleting a block However the deleted block is not permanently lost but can be restored Undeleting a block To undelete a b...

Page 61: ...final evaluation of the basic WinFTM software continues to be available In addition product related documentation is possible To print a print form so called print form templates are available to the...

Page 62: ...graphics remain stored in the print form template as well File Name of the Print Form When saving the print form template the user will give it any desired file name The file extension is added autom...

Page 63: ...variables that can be inserted into the print form template to the right of the editing field 2 Double click a variable in the list and it will be inserted into the print form template 9 4 Variables...

Page 64: ...ct BDTDate of the selected block i e the date when the last measurement of the block was taken BM1Lot number of the selected block or the information that has been entered into the entry field of the...

Page 65: ...template when saving The header will then appear at the beginning of the print form i e the header cannot be deactivated Regarding the numerals 1 2 3 after certain variables A measurement consists of...

Page 66: ...duct Command Product Modify product Tab Notepad OG1Upper specification limit USL upper tolerance for the presentation and computation of the upper limit violations in a block P 1Percentage of single r...

Page 67: ...isite The current product accesses a measurement application that has been calibrated standard free This means No calibration standards have been entered into the calibration standard set of this meas...

Page 68: ...e that has been saved in BMP format into the print form The video image must be located on the hard disc in the directory folder WinFTM Video Image height and file name are stated within square bracke...

Page 69: ...channels that are identified by consecu tive numbers 1 2 3 Example Dual coating measurement Top coating thickness 1 Intermediate coating thickness 2 OE1Upper control limit UCL d of the mean values of...

Page 70: ...nd is computed according to the equation found in the appendix Statistical formulas of measurement technology for the FISCHERSCOPE X RAY For fixed block sizes SD1 is the standard deviation of the bloc...

Page 71: ...ocks in the current product See also HG1 BDT BTM and BNR Are available for the block print form template Refer to the individual block Are not available for the final print form template 9 6 Products...

Page 72: ...f this product have been used to determine the final result If on the other hand the measurements have been taken using fixed block size the result for the variable NB1 is 3 because the block mean val...

Page 73: ...all quantities to be measured attributes will be inserted in the print form template one after the other If one of the option boxes Measurement quantity 1 Measurement quantity 2 or Measurement quanti...

Page 74: ...form using Evaluation sub menu Block selection or the command button Block selection cf figure on the side Three options for printing the print form are available Menu command File Print or Control co...

Page 75: ...certainty and Measuring Ranges The program is able to display for each measurement result a corresponding measurement uncertainty To estimate the Measuring range 1 In the WinFTM main menu select Calib...

Page 76: ...lity which is identical with the term confidence interval used in statistics literature Assuming a normal distribution probability density for the difference to the true value one identifies its distr...

Page 77: ...surprisingly well NOTE Side note If a measurement application does not cor respond to the reality of the measured sample this not only leads to an increased mq value but also to an increase in the dev...

Page 78: ...ues of the used standard samples were precise and it were possible to measure them without a random portion of the error Unfortunately this is not the case Both the uncertainty of the nominal value an...

Page 79: ...he program 10 4 Display of the measurement uncertainty To be able to display all possible information both the systematic and the random portion of the error can be suppressed during the error output...

Page 80: ...quared sum of the random and the systematic portions Root of the squared sum of the random and the systematic portions Screen output Only for large number display can be switched off in Measuring head...

Page 81: ...FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 81 Example for the export of single readings and block results Online export to text file Export template Single reading por tion NBR VA1 ER1 CRX LFX END Block evaluation por tion...

Page 82: ...errupt the program run 11 2 Programming Tool The commands are similar or in some cases equal to the import commands The list of commands represents a TXT file which can be edited by common programs Wi...

Page 83: ...comment 5 The commands variables and arguments have to be separated by a TAB Otherwise they are ignored 6 Each command returns a logic argument TRUE or FALSE Normally TRUE is for O K and FALSE is for...

Page 84: ...ock report p10 Deletes last block p15 Deletes last measurement f62 Online export ON f63 Online export OFF Labels Loops The term jump address has the same meaning like the term label A jump is an exit...

Page 85: ...98 Singlestep mode Task is carried out by single steps following F4 key print p99 Singlestep mode p98 OFF depending on the last readings tolerance limits p80S LS symbolizes a logical relation acc to t...

Page 86: ...e last previous measurement In our example it is the number set in the third line with n 3 The placeholder i i 1 2 3 is the counter for the place number in the line from left to right of the measured...

Page 87: ...the sub folders DataFile Data and Spectra Setting automatic data back up Use the menu command General Service Data back up setting to get directly to the dialog box Data back up settings to set autom...

Page 88: ...omplete 1 Use the menu command File data back up complete to open the dialog box Select a folder for the XRAY data back up It con tains all sub folders of the WinFTM Software 2 Click Open This will tr...

Page 89: ...up FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 89 Use the menu command Product copy from to from within the WinFTM Software to copy individual product files for example onto a diskette and transfer them for example to an inst...

Page 90: ...een mass per unit area AM and the geometric coating thickness Th is Th AM 1 where designates an effective density in g cm that represents the mass of the coating element per unit volume In combination...

Page 91: ...aterial radiation penetrating the coating is lower through a thinner coating The same applies to multiple coatings and coatings comprised of several elements Functional principle of X ray fluorescence...

Page 92: ...s composi tion of the sample When preparing the sample en sure that a representative density is stated The analysis may provide a wrong result if samples are not homogenous and only a small portion of...

Page 93: ...other than the main element and the instrument or measurement application does not or can not measure these elements In such cases the density must be lower than the one that was to be used if only t...

Page 94: ...No data have been obtained using the cross cut method By default WinFTM uses the density values of the Her us table The calibration lab of FISCHER has been accredited by the Deutsche Akkreditierungsr...

Page 95: ...ve mode command to operate the dialog window Def MA in the desired mode Dialog window Definition of elements The density of the current element can be entered or edited in the entry box g cm 3 To open...

Page 96: ...nstruments DIN 50987 ISO 3497 the displayed readings are calculated from the spectrum of the fluorescence radiation Measurement applications define the structures and features of the samples to be mea...

Page 97: ...urements Trueness The instrument will then measure the coating thicknesses of other specimens that correspond in coating structure and substrate material to the measurement application correctly as we...

Page 98: ...too can be recognized and remedied by measurement device monitoring The user has the duty to check and monitor each individual measurement application in the instrument not only the instrument as a w...

Page 99: ...lt However the variations of the mean values are smaller by a factor of 1 n where n is the number of the single readings of the test series than the variations of the single readings Measurement Uncer...

Page 100: ...less the measurement results will be falsified by the instrument Thus a good repeatability precision is considered an important quality feature of an instrument and is of particular importance when ev...

Page 101: ...scene of standardization the situation is similar the term accuracy can be explained only qualitatively it is split into the terms trueness and precision The term precision in turn is divided into rep...

Page 102: ...iation from the nominal value In other words The difference between the nominal value and the mean value cannot be resolved with the existing precision of the instrument Check measurement test of the...

Page 103: ...or when using a wrongly labeled calibration standard Or the calibration standard in its composition does not fit the properties of the instrument setup A wrong calibration can be corrected by re meas...

Page 104: ...However different readings between supplier and customer should generally not be taken as a cause to continuously doubt the measurement results or measurement methods of the other party or to demand...

Page 105: ...nt application for the sample a parallel measurement application for the calibration stan dards with an identical calibration but with a poten tially different substrate material The parallel measurem...

Page 106: ...e that is up to 2 3 m too low The check measurement is carried out by making an equal number of measurements e g 5 under repeatability conditions within the reference area of one and the same sample a...

Page 107: ...and for the standard deviation that are not to be violated by the random deviations are calculated from the nominal value in relation to the mean standard deviation and the number of single readings p...

Page 108: ...After renewed measurement of the spectra library the user must re normalize all measurement applications that have obtained their spectra from the library in order to load the new spectra into the mea...

Page 109: ...year of instrument operation We can only advise against such a procedure With this method the user knows nothing about the current situation of the instrument neither before nor after this measure an...

Page 110: ...s for the pre run should be carried out successively using the setting parameters measurement time measurement distance collimator etc typically used for the measurement application and should be conc...

Page 111: ...operator as will also occur during subsequent measurements in the control chart Now the standard deviations sI and sII are used to form the estimated value of the standard deviation s of the populati...

Page 112: ...gure is set to a fixed number here n 5 in the product Ni Cu Fe reference sample 10 245 We recommend entering the measurement data of the above pre run in a quality control chart SPC chart for each fea...

Page 113: ...7 57 m s 0 078 m s 0 174 m nbl 5 Ni 7 45 m Cu 7 54 m s 0 155 m s 0 093 m nbl 6 Ni 7 39 m Cu 7 61 m s 0 171 m s 0 148 m nbl 7 Ni 7 46 m Cu 7 69 m s 0 111 m s 0 160 m nbl 8 Ni 7 35 m Cu 7 66 m s 0 103...

Page 114: ...tability of the instrument during the pre run The protocol shows the video image of the reference sample that the camera of the Fischerscope XRAY has recorded The measurement area is identified by an...

Page 115: ...ality control charts are also called x_bar s charts As has already been shown above the control limits can also be calculated automatically by the WinFTM software even without knowledge of the equatio...

Page 116: ...Measurement device monitoring for the Fischerscope X RAY Long term monitoring 116 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY...

Page 117: ...terial measures or reference materials then the measure ment is secured through the calibration 15 0 2 Performing the Calibration You need calibration standards for a calibration whose coating thickne...

Page 118: ...his option is used the pure element spectra are determined during calibration The window Standard No 1 appears 5 Enter the name of the standard e g AAMGW 6 Enter the values of the calibration standard...

Page 119: ...e for each individual measurement on the calibration standard N_cal Number of individual measurements on each calibration standard Typically the default setting applies but you do have the option of c...

Page 120: ...nominal values The values in columns 2 Theor standard free values deviate from the values in columns 1 Set nominal values by no more than 20 The values in columns 2 Theor standard free values should f...

Page 121: ...uring application If a standard is outside the range check to see of this measurement range is relevant for your measuring application If the measurement range is not relevant for your measuring appli...

Page 122: ...122 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Calibration...

Page 123: ...re you start For the data export you need an export template that defines which data will be exported and their format For a quick start you can use the simple export template which comes with the Win...

Page 124: ...ick OK 3 To start the data export select in the WinFTM main menu Evaluation Evaluate All Blocks The window Evaluation appears 4 In the window Evaluation select the blocks whose data shall be exported...

Page 125: ...get computer is capable of handling it overwrite file The export file contains only the last exported values i e the old data will be overwritten Destination file Displays the destination file if alre...

Page 126: ...Select export template appears Select the template you want to change and click OK to Excel The data will be directly sent to an Excel file A new Excel workbook Workbook 1 opens with the first export...

Page 127: ...he meaning of the sub windows for Online Export and Export on demand Input field Online Export Export on demand Template for single readings A single reading is exported after every measurement if the...

Page 128: ...template can have any chosen length An export template must be defined in one row Carriage returns and line feeds must be entered by using the variables CRX and LFX not by pressing the enter key Temp...

Page 129: ...nts Variable Explanation Block The text Block will be displayed TAB A tabulator will be inserted BLK Contains the number of the block ANB Contains the value of the field Order No LOT Contains the valu...

Page 130: ...Explanation of the elements Variable Explanation CAL Contains the product name TAB A tabulator will be inserted The character will be displayed PRN Contains the product number CRX A carriage return wi...

Page 131: ...true value of the measured parameter lies in an interval double sided confidence interval around the measured mean value of a measurement series block group The borders of this interval are at a dist...

Page 132: ...les it can be said Standard deviation Mean value Range R Difference between the maximum and the minimum values of the block Highest reading of the block Lowest reading of the block Range Rp Range rela...

Page 133: ...d the measured mean value of a measurement series block group The borders of this interval are at a distance q from the true value q is calculated according to the equation below assuming a normal dis...

Page 134: ...e of the block mean values LSL Lower specification limit Specification limits USL LSL can be entered in the menu Evaluation Final evaluation tab SPC command button Parameter USL Upper specification li...

Page 135: ...ed value for the mean standard deviation s Number of blocks si Standard deviations of the blocks Blocks LSL Number of block mean values that are below the lower specification limit LSL Displayed only...

Page 136: ...p The borders of this interval are at a distance q from the true value q is calculated according to the equation below assuming a normal distribution for a confidence level of 95 t Quantile of the Stu...

Page 137: ...ered in the menu Evaluation Final evaluation tab SPC command button Parameter USL Upper Specification Limit Estimated standard deviation of the populations sI Arithmetic mean value of the standard dev...

Page 138: ...ger Publishing Company n USL Number of measurements that are above the upper specification limit USL Displayed only if specification limits are enabled n USL Number of measurements that are above the...

Page 139: ...en Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon 30 97 4 29 32 19 4 47 Lanthanides 55 76 7 90 57 52 8 15 59 31 8 40 61 13 8 65 62 99 8 91 64 89 9 19 66 82...

Page 140: ...140 FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Addendum Periodic Table of the Elements with X Ray Properties...

Page 141: ...sis Microhardness Material Testing FISCHERSCOPE X RAY 4000 Series X Ray Fluorescence Measuring System for Continuous In line Measurement and Analysis in Production Processes on Flat and Stamped Strips...

Page 142: ...RSCOPE X RAY 4000 series are available in three ver sions with different travel path lengths As an option the system can also be air conditioned The instruments of the X RAY 4000 series have a highly...

Page 143: ...s x 5 mils or 4x changeable according to customers requirements Primary filter Instruments with proportional counter tube fix or 3x changeable Instruments with PIN diode or silicon drift detector fix...

Page 144: ...33 P R China Tel 862132513131 china helmutfischer com Fischer Instrumentation Far East Ltd Kwai Chung N T Hong Kong Tel 85224201100 hongkong helmutfischer com Fischer Measurement Technologies India Pv...

Page 145: ...FEATURES Coating Thickness Material Analysis Microhardness Material Testing WinFTM Software for FISCHERSCOPE X RAY Fluorescence Spectrometers...

Page 146: ...on Class of Materials 151 2 7 Measurement Methods 151 2 8 Optical Functions 152 2 9 Further Features of WinFTM 153 2 10 Measurement Data Management 156 2 11 Displaying Documenting and Backing up Measu...

Page 147: ...Product Data Manage ment and SUPER are available The features the extensions are described in the following table The usage of the SUPER software requires deep knowledge of the physics of x ray fluo r...

Page 148: ...Software Identification Module A FISIM is a dongle which is plugged into the computer s USB socket before WinFTM is started Look at the data sheet of your instru ment to find out which WinFTM version...

Page 149: ...is makes work much easier and saves time The reliability of the measurement result is increased because the coating thickness is measured correctly even with hidden changes of the substrate material E...

Page 150: ...rs can be analyzed Analysis with balance It is not required to completely define the composition of the specimen by 100 percent The analysis is performed by matching the peak areas with out the need f...

Page 151: ...ials the specimen belongs to Additionally you can assign a product to each class of materials The exact composition is measured This has the following advantages The right product containing the appro...

Page 152: ...puting the coating thickness measure ment data using the DCM Method Distance Controlled Measurement This allows for automated testing of complex surface geometries and measurements in recesses Display...

Page 153: ...measuring head Automatic searching and selecting of products option You can search for products by name designation using a bar code reader An optional bar code keyboard order no 602 296 with a bar co...

Page 154: ...ve the measurement uncertainty calculated For example when determining the measurement uncer tainty of a buried coating for example Ni in Au Ni Cu the thickness of the top coating s must be known The...

Page 155: ...on e g BASIC or BASIC PDM like on the host computer International units of measurement You can display the readings in international units of measurement m mils and define special individual units of...

Page 156: ...mments to the related block Deleting measurement data and blocks Measurement data and blocks can be deleted overwritten and undeleted Function Description Displaying the measure ment results You can d...

Page 157: ...tograms probability charts statistical process control charts SPC C_p and C_pk values can be displayed and printed Print forms for the block and final evaluation You can print the block and final eval...

Page 158: ...The measurement result shows Coating thickness readings in the common length dimensions e g in mils Analysis results in percent The densities are taken from internal tables but you do have the option...

Page 159: ...calculated actual values including the correction You can use this data to create a document for monitoring the measuring equipment Calculating and saving measurement parame ters and calibration resu...

Page 160: ...ements in different colors You can compare spectra in order to identify materials e g for material sorting You can compare the spectrum of an unknown material with the reference spectra of known mater...

Page 161: ...fer you a full overview of all programmed points of the current measure ment coordinates and of the entire travel range Programming individual coordinates You can program arbitrary individual coordina...

Page 162: ...saved in a freely selectable folder You can copy your products into different folders and sort them according to supplier customer and part number The operator only needs the product designation for t...

Page 163: ...logo etc You can create and insert statistical characteristics You can save the print form in data files for future use or for documentation purposes Free block selection Search function with filter E...

Page 164: ...product the measurement application is duplicated only as a local measurement application1 1 Local measurement application The measurement application is assigned to one product only After copying the...

Page 165: ...thods These parameters are stored in the Def MA file Definition of the Measurement Settings of the Application The usage of the SUPER software requires deep knowledge of the physics of x ray fluo resc...

Page 166: ...166 WinFTM WinFTM SUPER For the Experienced X RAY User Comparative Overview with without WinFTM PDM...

Page 167: ...WinFTM 167...

Page 168: ...ona Spain Tel 34933097916 spain helmutfischer com Helmut Fischer Meettechniek B V 5627 GB Eindhoven The Netherlands Tel 314024822 55 netherlands helmutfischer com Fischer do Brasil 04561 001 S o Paulo...

Page 169: ...20 dongle 148 Dual Function of a Product 27 E EN ISO 3497 7 Enable the communication 20 Energy 42 event marks 156 F File Structure 25 final evaluation 74 FISIM 148 Fluorescence 12 Fully protected ins...

Page 170: ...s 25 Product 25 26 R Ratio Method 151 Reference Samples 50 Repeat Inspection 8 residual 150 S Safety 7 Safety Devices 8 Secured measurements 117 Short Menu 38 SPC Chart Presentation 34 Specimen Lighti...

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