Customer projects

On this page, some machines are presented, which EFG developed on request of customers.
Fields: X-ray equipment, accessories for the quartz oscillator production.

Worldwide Strongest Mo-X-ray Source for Extreme Analytics

At the Bavarian Research Institute for Experimental Geochemistry and Geophysics in
Bayreuth, EFG has in 2009 mechanically assembled and site-installed the currently worldwide strongest conventional high-resulution X-ray source. The base components are an X-ray source (rotating anode, Rigaku) and a focusing optics (VariMax K-alpha Mo, Rigaku).

The facility is intended for research into geological processes taking place at the pressure conditions of the inner core of the Earth or even beyond that.

Multi-Purpose High-Brilliance X-Ray Measuring Facility

For researchers at the Institut for X-Ray Physics in Göttingen, EFG has planned, mechanically assembled, and site-installed in 2009 an X-ray measuring facility according to customer specifications.

The special components of the facility are a high-brilliance X-ray source (Cu-rotating anode, microfocus, Rigaku MicroMax 007 HFM) and confocal collimating mirror optics (Rigaku). The combination yields a brilliance that is usually only achieved with synchrotrons.

The measuring station is based on multi-purpose positioning stages plus goniometers (Huber) and a high dynamic range scintillation detector (Cyberstar).

For device control spec is used, a flexible and portable control and data acquisition software widely utilized for diffractometers in scientific applications.

X-Ray Source and Detector for Reflectometry

The system consists of the X-ray unit with 2 kW X-ray tube, set of attenuation filters, multilayer optics, double-crystal monochromator and adjustable slits, and of the detector unit, equipped with adjustable slits. Both units have identical mechanical parts for the adjustment of the incidence or emergence angle, respectively, each realized by two separate linear movements. The angles can be changed in the range of –1° to +11° with an accuracy of 0.001°. The system is applied to the surface analysis, combined with neutron reflectometry

Diffractometer for Stress Analysis

By means of this large X-ray diffractometer with 13 axes, the measuring point on the surface of big specimens can be selected without repositioning. The diffractometer is applied to the stress analysis of aircraft turbines.

Frequency Sorter for Quartz Blanks

In this apparatus, quartz blanks are sorted according to their frequency. The blanks are automatically separated, measured by means of a network analyzer and sorted into different bins.

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Quartz Blank Feeder

This device enables the separating and feeding of small (in mm range) quartz blanks for succeeding measurements. It has been developed as a part of the Frequency Sorter, but it can be also used for other applications. Contrary to conventional vibration feeders the blanks are less damaged.