Aeris compact XRD for the building materials, mining, and metals industries

Malvern Panalytical’s materials characterization technologies are trusted across the building materials, mining, and metals sectors to deliver insights that help increase productivity and profitability while cutting costs and emissions.

X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis with our Aeris compact instrument is a key part of this toolkit. Aeris provides precise data on your materials’ phases and composition, with a small footprint that can be placed in quality labs or at the process line. This enables plant managers and process engineers to optimize operations by:

Monitoring raw materials to ensure the best product quality and properties – especially when using alternative or recycled materials
Reducing energy consumption during kiln firing and metals smelting via tighter process control
Maximizing plant uptime and operational efficiency by enabling rapid troubleshooting and process adjustments

Cement manufacturers

Tailor kiln and mill settings to your materials with high-definition phase analysis of raw materials, clinker, supplementary cementious materials, and cement – reducing energy consumption, optimizing clinker reactivity, and lowering emissions.
Continuously monitor raw meal, kiln feed, and clinker phases using the Aeris HCSC’s 24/7 throughput capability.
Run analyses round the clock – even overnight and weekends – thanks to unattended operation with the Aeris HCSC.

Steel manufacturers

Monitor metallization levels and optimize DRI furnace efficiency with Malvern Panalytical’s dedicated DRI quantification algorithm on the Aeris Metals edition.
Optimize slag chemistry and furnace operation by rapidly identifying key mineral phases.
Reduce energy peaks and overall energy consumption from lab operation with automated and continuous batch processing with the Aeris HCSC.

Aluminium smelters

Maintain stable cell operation and energy efficiency by monitoring key process parameters, including alumina phase composition, smelter bath chemistry, and crust formation.
Prevent bath solidification by rapidly identifying and quantifying cryolite, chiolite, alumina, and other fluoride phases.
Strengthen maintenance planning and reduce unplanned downtime by quickly analyzing freeze buildup, crust materials, or spent potlining.

Mining companies

Rapidly distinguish between valuable materials and gangue with precise mineral phase analysis of your ores.
Enable responsive process control with high-throughput batch analysis of samples from exploration, raw materials, and tailings.
Optimize energy input to your mill and reduce your carbon footprint with better predictions of ore hardness.

What customers are saying

The installation was smooth and quick; operators only needed 5 minutes of training to be ready to go. [Aeris HCSC is] a highly effective means of expanding the original Aeris’ capacity and functionality, reducing the amount of supervision required and adding features like priority analysis and secondary analysis of the same sample.

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