FEI has launched two software solutions designed to provide quantifiable data to improve natural resource extraction in mining, oil and gas and geoscience applications.
In addition, FEI has announced that its Qemscan software is now available on the Quanta 650 scanning electron microscope (SEM) platform.
The software upgrades are part of FEI's automated mineralogy technology suite, a high-throughout analysis solution that provides quantitative mineralogical data on a range of geological samples.
In mining, this data enables engineers to optimise mineral processing and mine planning.
In oil and gas exploration, the data enables geologists to develop improved reservoir models.
In both market segments, these solutions are said to reduce uncertainty in operational decisions, increasing the likelihood of more successful exploration and more efficient production.
The Mineral Liberation Analyser (MLA) measurement and analysis suite has been completely revised with the launch of v3.0.
The user interface is enhanced, with flexibility in processing of particle images and extraction of quantitative mineralogical data.
An integrated data management system has also been introduced, as well as simplified measurement set-up and mineral standards management protocols.
Idiscover v5.0 is the latest upgrade to the Qemscan software suite and includes an automated mineral identification algorithm.
Customers can now directly identify more than twice as many elements, which enables more subtle discrimination of complex mineral compositions.
In addition, Qemscan is available on the FEI Quanta 650 SEM platform.
The new Qemscan product has enhanced image quality and faster X-ray acquisition throughput than previous Qemscan products.
