The analysis lab is the feather in Cabro's cap, where traditional longstanding methods meet the most sophisticated top-level machinery.
Two methods of analysis are currently in use: cupellation – the time-honored gravimetric analysis of high AU content alloys – and instrumental analysis – for metal cations and anions.
Cabro Spa laboratory instruments include:
- AA and ICP-OES Spectrometer for the quantitative determination of metal ions in solution;
- X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer for the analytical determination of fluorescence light emissions from a sample exposed to X-rays on metal alloys;
- UV Spectrophotometer, for the quantitative measurement of the fraction of light that passes through a reference solution;
- IC Ion Chromatography, that separates anions and cations in fluids;
- Potentiometer, for automatic titration of solutions.
- Rotational viscosimeters (for liquid and paste): used to measure the viscosity of liquids and pastes.
- Rheometer: used to analyze the rheological behavior of pastes.
- Jolting Volumeter: used to determine the volume and apparent weight of powders and granular materials.
- Pyknometer: used to determine the density of a material.
- Particle Size Analyzer: used to determine the particle size of powders and pastes.
- Profilometers: used to analyze a surface roughness and particularly the thickness of a conductive film after firing.
- Optical microscopes: used for the observation and analysis of varied samples passed through by light.
- Scanning electron microscope (SEM) with X-Ray detector: used for the analysis of varied samples with a resolution of about 100 nm. The X-Ray detector enables the elemental microanalysis of the samples examined by SEM.
- Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC): used for the thermal analysis of liquid or solid samples.
- Multimeter: used to determine the electrical resistance of a circuit.
Cabro’s lab can supervise all production phases and certify the final product and can also carry out external analysis on behalf of third parties.