Hand-held XRF analyzer for plastics Thermo Fisher Scientific

Verification and screening for toxic metal in consumer goods are imperative to protect our children from lead poisoning and to reduce the risk associated with distributing lead-containing products.

When it comes to screening toys for lead, or screening other child-accessible products, Thermo Scientific Niton XL3t analyzers, now available with groundbreaking GOLDD technology, are the only handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers that can distinguish between lead on the surface of an object from lead in the substrate. Quick. Accurate. Precise. Niton® XL3t 700 Series XRF analyzers can provide the solution when you need to screen consumer goods for toxic metals…all eight regulated elements in toys designed for children under the age of 12.

Lead (Pb)
Barium (Ba)
Antimony (Sb)
Selenium (Se)
Cadmium (Cd)
Mercury (Hg)
Arsenic (As)
Chromium (Cr)

The Niton analyzer is the same instrument that was chosen and is trusted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and numerous leading manufacturers and retailers in the consumer goods industry. You benefit in a variety of ways from these remarkable tools:

Multi-use – Toy screening as well as screening fashion jewelry, furniture, and apparel for lead, in compliance with the CPSIA
Handheld – The lead toy test can occur in-situ on the toy, in the factory, product integrity lab, on the dock, or in the warehouse
Fast – Screening takes seconds to minutes, not days. Decision to ship product can happen immediately
Non-invasive – The analyzed product is not defaced or affected in any way
TestAll™ Technology – Automatically selects the correct analytical mode for consumer goods analysis