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Explore insights, applications, and stories from the field using handheld XRF, LIBS, VisNIR, and portable benchtop analyzers across scrap recycling, mining, geochemistry, forensics, and more.
Why Analyzer Data Shouldn't Live on a USB Stick
Analyzer data is too valuable to be trapped on USB drives and spreadsheets. Learn how connected workflows with SciAps Cloud+ automate data backup, improve visibility, simplify reporting, and turn analytical results into actionable business intelligence.
The Hidden Cost of Waiting
How much is waiting for lab results really costing your operation? Delayed laboratory analysis can lead to downtime, slower production, missed opportunities, and reduced profitability. In this article, we explore the hidden costs of waiting for analytical results and how portable technologies like SciAps XRF, LIBS, and reveNIR analyzers, combined with Cloud+ real-time data management, help organizations make faster decisions, streamline workflows, reduce laboratory dependence, and gain greater visibility into their operations.
Analyzing the USGS 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals with SciAps PowerHouse X and Z-903
The USGS 2025 Draft Critical Minerals List underscores the growing importance of accurate, field-ready analysis. With SciAps PowerHouse X, Z-903 LIBS, and reveNIR, geologists and industry leaders can rapidly identify critical elements and minerals—helping secure resilient supply chains for the future.
Debunking the Misinformation: The Truth About Handheld Lead Paint Analyzers
A recent “field alert” has circulated misleading claims about tube-based XRF analyzers and their ability to meet HUD lead paint standards. This blog post breaks down the inaccuracies, exposes the use of fear-based marketing, and reinforces the credibility of HUD-compliant testing methods like those used by the SciAps X-550. From source strength to lab accreditation and city-specific rumors, we set the record straight with data, facts, and regulatory clarity.
SciAps Expands Portfolio with Legendary ASD Spectroradiometers
SciAps, a leader in portable analytical instruments, has taken over the renowned FieldSpec, TerraSpec, and LabSpec product lines from ASD. This acquisition expands SciAps' commitment to delivering cutting-edge spectral solutions across mining, remote sensing, and laboratory applications. Now integrated under the SciAps brand, these instruments—alongside the new reveNIR analyzer—offer enhanced mineral identification, geologic exploration, and field-portable analysis capabilities.
Simplify Analyzer Control with Fleet Management
Managing your analyzers just got easier with Fleet Management, a cloud-based solution that puts control at your fingertips. Monitor device performance, troubleshoot issues, and push updates in real-time—all from anywhere. Stay ahead of operations with seamless remote access to your entire fleet.
Innovating for Our Changing World
In the technology world, if you’re not innovating, you’re falling behind. While other scientific technology companies continue to sell the same instruments they developed 10-20 years ago, SciAps invests in innovation with a strong Research and Development team.
Testing Spices for Lead with SciAps XRF
In August 2023, SciAps X-550 Pb was used in a unique lead study. Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP), a non-profit, public charity that supports governments in implementing regulations and helps manufacturers shift to lead-free products, tested turmeric, chili, and pepper from Ethiopia for added lead.
Looking for lithium in all the wrong places?
Get rapid, in-field analysis with SciAps Z-9 Liquidator +Z-903 LIBS system SciAps is proud to announce the first portable LIBS-powered lithium brines analyzer, the Z-9 Liquidator. When combined with the Z-903 LIBS handheld analyzer, the Z-9 Liquidator test station provides fast and easy analysis of brines in the field, plant, or lab.