AIM-9000 - Features

Look for the Item to Be Measured

Quickly Determine the Measurement Position - Wide-Field Camera* and Microscope Camera -

Golden contamination adherent on metal plate

Shimadzu's proprietary wide-field camera and microscope camera help observe samples efficiently. In addition to observing a large area up to 10 x 13 mm, the wide-field camera also supports variable digital zooming. Furthermore, by sharing positional information with the microscope camera, it achieves a digital zoom function capable of zooming to a magnification of about 330x for observing extremely small areas as small as 30 x 40 µm. (The microscope camera supports variable digital zoom magnifications up to 10x.)

* The wide-field camera (P/N 206-32605-41) is optional.

Determine Where to Measure, and Measure Automatically

A function that automatically recognizes contaminants is included standard. The analyst simply clicks one button and the software automatically recognizes the contaminant. It even determines the optimal aperture size and angle in only one second. Two models are available: the standard model and a model optimized for extremely small areas. Users can choose the best model for their application. The automatically determined measurement positions can either be measured without editing or the analyst can add or delete measurement positions. Sample images are stored into the measured spectra automatically. The sample and measurement positions can be easily identified later.

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Identify the Cause of Failures

Automatic Identification of Contaminants - Contaminant Analysis Program -

The contaminante analysis program-the functionality for automatically qualifying contaminants is included as a standard feature in LabSolutions IR software. Measured spectra using AIMsolution can be loaded directly into LabSolutions IR and analyzed. The contaminant analysis program identifies measured contaminants with high precision using a spectral library for substances commonly detected as contaminants in combination with Shimadzu's proprietary identification algorithm (patent pending).

Contaminant Analysis Program Features

It includes spectra for over 550 inorganic substances, organic substances, and polymers commonly detected in contaminant analysis.

Searching for spectra, determining matches, and preparing reports are all automated.

It not only searches for spectra, but it also applies a special algorithm focused on spectral characteristics.

Even for contaminants that are mixtures, it searches for primary and secondary components and also displays the probability of candidate substances.

Fully Support Identification of Contaminants
- Contaminants Library and Thermal-Damaged Plastics Library* -

Contaminants Library (P/N 206-33179-91)

This unique library was created by Shimadzu especially for analyzing contaminants in tap water and food products. The library includes information about samples actually collected as contaminants and service parts commercially marketed for tap water applications. It also includes a collection of X-ray fluorescence profiles (PDF files). Consequently, it can significantly improve the precision of contaminant searches. Unlike the previous libraries, this is a mixture library that covers the extensive knowledge and experience necessary for qualitative analysis.

Thermal-Damaged Plastics Library (P/N 206-33039-91)

This unique library includes information about plastics that have degraded due to oxidation by heating. The library is especially useful for analyzing degraded contaminant substances, which are common.