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Archive for June, 2009

XRF scanners: why are they so useful again?

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Earlier I touched upon exactly what XRF is and talked about how it works. Since it’s turned out to be one of our most popular blog posts, I figured we could spend more time on the topic.
Last time, we talked about how every element in the universe sends back different energy X-rays when scanned [...]

Lead Testing: Why some products actually need lead

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

So, I’ve spent a lot of time lately talking about all the new lead laws and how new lead testing will be required to make sure consumer products don’t have any lead in them. However, what I haven’t spent a lot of time talking about are the other industries that actually need lead in their [...]

Toymakers, manufacturers and the new lead testing laws: CNNMoney is latest to weigh in

Friday, June 12th, 2009

CNNMoney is the latest to cover the concerns of smaller manufacturers and toymakers regarding the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and how these new lead testing requirements threaten to overwhelm their businesses.
(Somebody should tell these guys about how pocket XRF analyzers can solve a lot of their problems…)
It’s a good article and includes [...]

Trust but verify: handheld XRF analyzers can address manufacturers’ issues with the CPSIA

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Recently, the Consumer Products Safety Commission denied a petition by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) for a one year delay in the planned labeling requirements for children’s products that Congress ordered in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. I suspect that since manufacturers are nervous about the limited time they have [...]

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