Description
Screen More Products. Send Fewer Samples to the Lab.
The Thermo Scientific Niton XL3t is a professional-grade 50 kV handheld XRF analyzer designed for fast, non-destructive elemental analysis across a wide range of consumer products and industrial materials. Powered by Thermo Scientific's proven GOLDD™ (Geometrically Optimized Large Drift Detector) silicon drift detector and a high-performance 50 kV X-ray tube, the XL3t delivers rapid elemental identification and quantification in just seconds.
Whether you're evaluating imported goods, performing supplier audits, supporting manufacturing quality control, or screening products before laboratory confirmation, the XL3t provides immediate analytical results without damaging the sample.
Professionally inspected and performance verified by Alloy Geek, this pre-owned XL3t offers exceptional analytical capability at a fraction of the cost of purchasing a new handheld XRF analyzer.
Built for Modern Consumer Product Compliance
Consumer product regulations continue to evolve, placing greater emphasis on identifying hazardous substances before products reach consumers. Manufacturers, importers, retailers, testing laboratories, and third-party inspectors rely on handheld XRF as a rapid screening tool to support product safety and quality assurance programs.
The Niton XL3t is well suited for screening materials in support of programs such as:
- Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
- RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances)
- Proposition 65 screening
- Supplier qualification and incoming inspection
- Manufacturing quality control
- Product investigations and recalls
- Material verification
- Environmental assessments
While handheld XRF does not replace accredited laboratory testing where certification is required, it dramatically reduces the number of samples requiring laboratory analysis by quickly identifying products that warrant additional investigation.
Powerful 50 kV XRF Performance
Unlike many entry-level handheld XRF analyzers, the XL3t utilizes a full-power 50 kV X-ray tube capable of efficiently exciting both light and heavy elements across a broad range of materials. Combined with Thermo Scientific's GOLDD detector technology, the analyzer delivers excellent count rates, fast test times, and outstanding analytical performance for consumer product applications.
Key Specifications
- 50 kV X-ray tube
- GOLDD™ silicon drift detector (SDD)
- Non-destructive elemental analysis
- Results in seconds
- Rugged field-ready design
- Rechargeable batteries
- Color touchscreen interface
Included Factory Applications
This analyzer includes multiple factory applications, allowing one instrument to evaluate a broad range of consumer products without changing calibrations.
Consumer Products
Designed specifically for screening consumer goods for regulated elements and hazardous substances commonly found in imported and manufactured products. Ideal for toys, electronics, household goods, hardware, promotional products, and general product safety investigations.
Painted Products
Optimized for painted surfaces and coated materials where rapid screening for lead and other regulated elements is required. Commonly used for painted consumer products, coated metals, painted toys, furniture, and decorative items.
Plastics
Designed for polymer materials and plastic components commonly encountered during RoHS, CPSIA, and general product compliance screening. Suitable for plastic housings, molded components, packaging materials, electrical connectors, and consumer goods.
Metals & Ceramics
Provides alloy identification and elemental analysis for metallic products, ceramic materials, cookware, hardware, decorative metals, glass, and other inorganic materials frequently encountered during consumer product inspections.
TestAll Universal Screening
TestAll is Thermo Scientific's versatile multi-material screening application designed to quickly identify unknown samples when the material type is uncertain. It automatically evaluates a broad range of materials and provides an excellent starting point for mixed-product inspections, incoming shipments, recycling operations, and general material identification.
Common Materials Tested
The XL3t is commonly used to evaluate:
- Children's toys
- Consumer electronics
- Jewelry
- Cookware and kitchen utensils
- Ceramics
- Glass products
- Plastic consumer goods
- Painted products
- Metal hardware
- Promotional products
- Household products
- Decorative items
- Imported consumer goods
- Industrial components
Screen for More Than Just Lead
Although many organizations purchase this configuration for lead screening, the XL3t is capable of analyzing numerous regulated and industrially important elements depending on the application and material being tested.
Commonly analyzed elements include:
- Lead (Pb)
- Cadmium (Cd)
- Chromium* (Cr)
- While XRF will report if Chrome is present, additional testing is required to determine if this is the harmful hexavalent chrome.
- Mercury (Hg)
- Arsenic (As)
- Antimony (Sb)
- Barium (Ba)
- Selenium (Se)
- Copper (Cu)
- Zinc (Zn)
- Nickel (Ni)
- Iron (Fe)
- Titanium (Ti)
- Manganese (Mn)
This versatility allows a single handheld XRF analyzer to support consumer product safety investigations, regulatory screening, material verification, supplier qualification, and general quality assurance across a wide variety of industries.