Tailor-made infrastructure for the investigation of mineralogical samples using high-throughput Synchrotron Diffraction

Automation
Number of samples
0
Pieces per year
Sample handling
Bulk goods
Project duration
open
Year of manufacture
0
Branche
Mining

Functional highlights

  • Sample handling as bulk goods
  • Number of samples > 100,000 pieces per year
  • Automatic sample identification during measurement
  • Sample oscillation during the measurement in the range of 25 Hz < f < 135 Hz
  • Measuring time of < 10 s per sample

Infrastructure process from conception to operation

•  Sample handling as bulk goods

•  Automatic sample feeding and sample collection > 10,000 pieces

•  Automatic sample identification 

•  Measuring time < 10 s per sample

•  Sample oscillation during the measurement variably adjustable 

•  Mobile and transportable infrastructure

Probenwechsler_Konzeption
Figure 1: Concept of the sample exchanger

•  Automatic feeding by bowl feeder > 10,000 pieces

•  Software development for the measurement and control system

•  Sample identification by using Data Matrix Code (DMC) and code scanner

•  Samples are inserted into the measuring position by using pneumatic cylinders 

•  Eccentric unit for variable adjustment of the oscillation frequency  

•  Sorting of samples after measurement by using a carousel 

•  New: Sample exchanger as 3D model

Konstruktion_Probenwechsler
Figure 2: Software development

•  Ordering and manufacturing of the individual components 

•  Installation and commissioning of the hardware and software in the laboratory

•  Software tuning and acceptance tests in the laboratory

Probenwechsler_Umsetzung
Figure 3: Assembly and commissioning

•  Set up the infrastructure at the beamline

•  Set up software interface communication

•  Carrying out the customer-specific experiments

Probenwechsler_an_MS
Figure 4: Infrastrukture at the beamline in operation
Automation
Number of samples
0
Pieces per year
Sample handling
Bulk goods
Project duration
open
Year of manufacture
0
Branche
Mining

Tailor-made infrastructure for the investigation of mineralogical samples using high-throughput synchrotron diffraction

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