«If you can not measure it, you can not improve it»

(Lord Kelvin 1824 -1907)

Material analytics way beyond the laboratory scale

Technology transfer center ­­for Advanced Manufacturing

Conventional Analytics

ANAXAM -

Applied material analytics using Neutrons and Synchrotron radiation

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«If you can not measure it, you can not improve it»

(Lord Kelvin 1824 -1907)

The reasons to work with ANAXAM

You benefit from:

  • Our cutting-edge analytics that go way beyond what is available on a laboratory scale
  • Our one-stop-shop mentality
  • Our industrial and scientific know-how and experiences in various fields of application
  • Our highly advanced analytical techniques in the fields of imaging, diffraction and spectroscopy, based on the large-scale facilities at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) 
  • Our tailor-made infrastructure that enables us to reproduce the customer's reality for analytical services 
  • Our unique platform for exchange of knowledge and know-how between industry and top-level research

We push the boundaries of analytics

Conventional Analytics

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In terms of:

  • spatial resolution
  • real-time investigations
  • contrast modality
  • sample throughput

Our analytical core services

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3D material distribution analysis

Defect and porosity analysis in 3D

Wall thickness analysis in 3D

3D nominal/actual comparison analysis

Reverse Engineering

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Atomic phases and structural characterization

Residual stress analysis

Microstructural characterization

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Chemical imaging analysis

Chemical characterization

Our analytics for various fields of application

Products

Branches

Materials

Processes

Our analytics support your complete product life cycle

Material

  • Alloys
  • Bio-materials
  • Ceramics
  • Coating materials
  • Construction materials
  • Composite materials
  • Energy materials
  • Functional materials
  • Hierarchic composite materials
  • Metallic materials
  • Polymers 
  • Powder materials
  • Raw materials
  • ...

Process & Product Development

  • Concept phase
  • Pilot production
  • Process development
  • Product design
  • Production ramp-up
  • Prototypes
  • ...

Product in Market

  • Life cycles evaluation
  • Process optimization
  • Product optimization
  • Quality analysis
  • Return part analysis
  • ...

Examples

3D printing
Powder materials
Powder Materials
Process development
3D Printing
Product optimization
Design Optimization
E-mobility
Raw materials
Raw materials lithium
Prototypes
R&D battery development
Life cycles evaluation
Return part analysis E-motor
Aerospace
Composite materials
Composite material
Product design
Coating
Quality analysis
Quality assurance Pyrotechnical products
Medical technology
Ceramics
Ceramic materials
Pilot production
Coating
Return part analysis
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ANAXAM at a glance

  • ANAXAM is a Technology Transfer Center.
  • ANAXAM provides industry access to advanced analytical methods using Neutrons and Synchrotron radiation (X-rays) particularly at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), originally developed for basic research.
  • ANAXAM collaborates with industry based on the "public-private partnership".
  • ANAXAM is located in Villigen, in the Canton of Aargau, Switzerland.
  • ANAXAM is a non-profit organization.
  • ANAXAM was founded in 2019 by the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), the Swiss Nanoscience Institute (SNI) and the Canton of Aargau.
  • ANAXAM is member of the Advanced Manufacturing - Technology Transfer Center (AM-TTC) alliance. The AM-TTC initiative is a measure in the federal action plan for digitalisation in the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) to promote innovation and to speed up knowledge transfer.
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Our Mission and Vision

MISSION

Our mission

We provide industry access to cutting-edge material analytics originally developed for basic research, but now made available to address industrial challenges.

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Our vision

Advanced analytics for the products and processes of tomorrow

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22.11.2023
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Online Seminar: Introduction to Neutron and Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction for Industrial Applications

The aim of the free seminar is to introduce the basic principles of Diffraction and how Diffraction analytics using Neutrons and Synchrotron X-rays facilitate investigating industrial materials.
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15.11.2023
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Online Seminar: Introduction to Neutron and Synchrotron X-ray Imaging for Industrial Applications

The aim of the free online seminar is to introduce the basic principles of Imaging and how Imaging analytics using Neutrons and Synchrotron X-rays facilitate investigating industrial materials.
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