Thermo Fisher Scientific Will Demonstrate Solutions for RoHS Compliance Screening at IPC Print Circuit, APEX and the Designers Summit

Thermo Scientific NITON® XL3 700 Series XRF Analyzers Offer Unparalleled Performance and Provide Fast, Accurate Screening for Restricted Metals

Billerica, MA (March 6, 2008) - Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, will demonstrate its Thermo Scientific NITON XL3 700 Series analyzer at IPC Print Circuit, APEX and the Designers Summit, Booth #2210. Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world's leading manufacturer of handheld x-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyzers.

These breakthrough instruments provide near real-time solder alloy grade identification and laboratory-quality composition analysis of plastics and polymers, consistently out-performing competitive analyzers during internal testing. The typical time for routine solder screening measurements is less than 5 seconds.

“The NITON XL3t features a 50 kilovolt, 2-watt x-ray tube, the highest power x-ray tube offered in a handheld XRF analyzer, as well as advanced electronics that enable a host of new features directly benefiting the customer,” said Jon Shein, Thermo Fisher Scientific's director of global marketing for the Thermo Scientific NITON Analyzers business unit. “In today's complex regulatory environment, our NITON XL3 instruments give component manufacturers, distributors, OEMs, recyclers and others the fast, accurate, easy-to-use analytical tools they need for compliance with EU and China ROHS, WEEE and other regulations”

NITON XL3 Series analyzers are available in a range of configurations and with an assortment of optional features and accessories. The series can suit a wide variety of analytical needs from quick screening to rapid simultaneous measurement of up to 25 elements (including lead, cadmium, mercury, chromium, bromine and chlorine) in a sample. The NITON XL3 offers many benefits including:

• Component testing: The XL3's high speed and low element detection limits enable users to screen incoming components as much as 2½ times faster than our previous generation instruments. The 50 kV x-ray tube, improved source filtering and advanced analog and digital electronics produce more precise and accurate results for every measured element - particularly cadmium, which must be accurately measured at low concentrations for RoHS-WEEE compliance.

• Solder analysis: The XL3's superior testing speed and low element detection limits enable users to closely monitor concentrations of lead, copper and other elements in solder, expediting electronics manufacturing and minimizing the need to send solder samples to laboratories for destructive testing.

• Populated PCBs and Finished Goods: NITON XL3 Series XRF analyzers, with optional small spot analysis, let users select either 8 mm diameter or 3 mm diameter analysis spot size for each measurement. This stand-out feature allows users to screen larger areas of printed circuit boards and other heterogeneous samples quickly; but, when smaller components need analysis in isolation, users can switch in seconds to measure a 3 mm diameter spot on the sample. An internal color CCD camera allows users to pinpoint areas of interest and store an image of the tested area with their XRF analytical results for recordkeeping and documentation.

• Hi-Rel Screening: In contrast to RoHS-regulated manufacturers, many aerospace, nuclear power industry and medical device manufacturers cannot use lead-free components and solders containing high concentrations of pure tin, zinc or silver, which degrade under some conditions due to filamentary corrosion, commonly known as “tin whiskering” NITON XL3 Series analyzers provide these manufacturers with fast, accurate and cost-effective screening of solders, fasteners and other components to make sure they contain the lead concentrations specified for the longterm reliability of their products.

About NITON Analyzers

The Thermo Scientific NITON XL3 Series incorporates 80 MHz real-time digital signal processing and dual state-of-the-art embedded processors for computation, data storage, communication and other functions. The x-ray tube-excited NITON XL3t 700 features a 50 kV, 2-watt miniaturized x-ray tube with multiple multi-layer primary filters, providing optimized excitation for elements ranging from chlorine through the transuranic elements. Further, the NITON XL3 Series offers the only fully-integrated and environmentally-sealed VIP(TM) tilting color touch-screen display for easy viewing of sample results in any position and under all lighting conditions. In addition, all NITON analyzers use third-generation lithium-ion batteries, providing the longest usage cycle of any portable XRF analyzer.

The NITON XL3 Series comes with the NITON Data Transfer (NDT©) Software, a suite of data management utilities that allows users to produce certificates and reports, monitor or operate the instrument remotely from a PC or PDA. The NDT file format preserves and protects the data from each sample analysis, ensuring that this data is not unintentionally or intentionally compromised. This versatile software suite helps users document test results and ensures the quality and integrity of the data produced by the NITON XL3 Series analyzer.

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For more information in advance of IPC Print Circuit, APEX and the Designers Summit, or to schedule an on-site demonstration, contact your local NITON Analyzers representative or contact Thermo Scientific NITON Analyzers directly at (800) 875-1578 (toll-free US), +1 978 670-7460, by e-mail at niton@thermofisher.com, or visit our website at http://www.thermo.com/niton.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With annual revenues of $10 billion, we have more than 30,000 employees and serve over 350,000 customers within pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control settings. Serving customers through two premier brands, Thermo Scientific and Fisher Scientific, we help solve analytical challenges from routine testing to complex research and discovery. Thermo Scientific offers customers a complete range of high-end analytical instruments as well as laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents to enable integrated laboratory workflow solutions. Fisher Scientific provides a complete portfolio of laboratory equipment, chemicals, supplies and services used in healthcare, scientific research, safety and education. Together, we offer the most convenient purchasing options to customers and continuously advance our technologies to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery, enhance value for customers and fuel growth for shareholders and employees alike. Visit www.thermofisher.com.