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|Articles|December 1, 2014
- Special Issues-12-01-2014
- Volume 29
- Issue 12
Rigaku Corporation
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Company Description
Since its inception in 1951, Rigaku has been at the forefront of analytical and industrial instrumentation technology. Today, with hundreds of major innovations to their credit, the Rigaku Group of Companies are world leaders in the fields of protein and small molecule X-ray crystallography, general X-ray diffraction (XRD and PXRD), X-ray spectrometry (EDXRF and WDXRF), X-ray optics, semiconductor metrology, Raman spectroscopy, automation, computed tomography, nondestructive testing, and thermal analysis.
Chief Spectroscopic Techniques Supported
- X-ray spectrometry
- Raman spectroscopy
- Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF)
- Wavelength dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF)
- Related: X-ray diffraction (XRD)
- Related: X-ray reflectometry (XRR)
Markets Served
Cement, petroleum, mining, refining, pulp and paper, wood treating, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, forensics, homeland security, defense, aerospace, energy, metals and alloys, life sciences, polymers and plastics, inks and dyes, cosmetics, nanomaterials, photovoltaics, semiconductors, chemistry, geology and minerals, physics, teaching, and academy.
Major Products/Services
- NEX CG - Cartesian geometry EDXRF spectrometer
- NEX QC - low cost benchtop EDXRF elemental analyzer
- NEX QC+ - benchtop EDXRF elemental analyzer
- NEX OL - on-line process EDXRF analyzer
- Supermini200 - benchtop WDXRF spectrometer
- ZSX Primus - 4 kW sequential WDXRF spectrometer
- ZSX Primus II - 4 kW tube-above sequential WDXRF
- ZSX Primus III+ - 3 kW tube-above sequential WDXRF
- Simultix 14 - 3 kW (or optional 4 kW) simultaneous WDXRF spectrometer
- AZX 400 - large sample sequential WDXRF spectrometer
- Miniflex - high-power benchtop X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
- Progeny - handheld Raman spectrometer
Facility
Based in Tokyo, Japan, Rigaku is a global organization with offices, laboratories, and production facilities around the world. Major production facilities are located in Auburn Hills, Michigan; Austin, Texas; Boston, Massachusetts; Carlsbad, California; Osaka, Japan; Prague, Czech Republic; Tokyo, Japan; Tucson, Arizona; The Woodlands, Texas; and Yamanashi, Japan.
Rigaku Corporation
4-14-4, Sendagaya
Tokyo 151-0051, Japan
TELEPHONE
+1(281) 362-2300
FAX
+1(281) 364-3628
E-MAIL
WEB SITE
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
US: 400
Outside US: 700
YEAR FOUNDED
1951
Articles in this issue
almost 12 years ago
Computer Validation: Do All Roads Lead to Annex 11?almost 12 years ago
Three-Dimensional Raman Imaging of Ion-Exchanged Waveguidesalmost 12 years ago
Initial Quantitative Measurements with Handheld LIBSalmost 12 years ago
Characterization of Diesel Fuel Using a Modular Raman Systemalmost 12 years ago
Distinguishing Release Agents on Molded Rubber Using ATR Spectroscopyalmost 12 years ago
The Moxtek ICE Cube Polarizing Beamsplitteralmost 12 years ago
Closed Vessel Digestion of Frosting or Icing Using SRC Technologyalmost 12 years ago
EDAX Inc.almost 12 years ago
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