Modern XRF instruments have the capacity to analyse a variety of materials for major and trace (ppm) elements, both in-situ and in real-time. The main advances to date have been the quality and speed of data collection as well as the accuracy and precision of the collected data.
Portable XRF is now a core instrument used for metal identification, mining and mineral exploration and agricultural practises. However, the possibilities are endless with the technology entering more industries today than ever before due to their expanding application in areas such as arts and conservation, forensics, food safety, oil and gas, archaeology, manufacturing, maritime transport, aeronautics flight hardware and environmental monitoring.