New company offers XrF testing

i-Nalysis, a recently launched New England-based company, had introduced a handheld X-ray Fluorescence device designed to make it easier for companies to identify lead and other elements in their products. According to i-Nalysis, the palm-sized device is based on recently developed X-ray technology that uses pyroelectric crystals. The new technology was developed to bring down the cost of X-ray identification. The company is aiming the new product at  military contractors that need to test for lead components, recycling companies that need to analyze alloys, retail chains that want to test for lead in toys and jewelers who need to measure carat content in diamond rings.