«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
In terms of:
- spatial resolution
- real-time investigations
- contrast modality
- sample throughput
Our analytical core services

3D material distribution analysis
Defect and porosity analysis in 3D
Wall thickness analysis in 3D
3D nominal/actual comparison analysis
Reverse Engineering

Atomic phases and structural characterization
Residual stress analysis
Microstructural characterization
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

Powder materials



Process development



Product optimization




Raw materials



Prototypes



Life cycles evaluation




Composite materials



Product design



Quality analysis




Ceramics



Pilot production



Return part analysis



The way we work with you
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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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Latest customer projects
Any question? Feel free to contact us

Dr. Christian Grünzweig
Managing director / CEO
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