Installed case · Steel manufacturing

Innovate T5 and Noble T7 OES for a steel plant in the UAE

A steel plant in the UAE commissioned two OES units — an Innovate T5 on the production floor and a Noble T7 for wide-range reference analysis.

Market
UAE · steel manufacturing
Commissioned
November 2025
Product
Innovate T5 and Noble T7 Optical Emission Spectrometers
Application
Real-time quality control of steel raw material and intermediates in the production workshop, backed by wide-range reference analysis.

Challenge

  • The workshop is hot and dusty and runs on a continuous production cadence — instruments had to hold calibration in those conditions.
  • Turnaround had to be fast enough that molten steel was not held waiting on a result.
  • The plant wanted both production-speed testing and a wider-coverage reference instrument.

What was installed

  • Innovate T5 with a vacuum optical chamber and all-digital excitation source: about 20 seconds per test using high-energy pre-ignition, with no complex sample pretreatment.
  • Noble T7 with wide-range full-spectrum CMOS acquisition for reference-grade coverage, including light elements in the deep UV.
  • Both instruments configured for the plant's steel grades and installed in the production workshop rather than a separate lab.

Outcome

  • Testing turnaround shortened enough to cut heat-holding time, reducing energy loss on molten steel.
  • Routine production control and reference analysis are handled by two instruments from one calibration and support workflow.
  • Both units were installed and commissioned on site before entering production.

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Buyer questions

Why run two spectrometers instead of one?

A production unit is optimised for speed at the furnace; a reference unit is optimised for accuracy and element coverage. Plants that certify material for customers often keep both so a re-check never competes with production throughput.

Can an OES sit on the shop floor rather than in a lab?

Yes. The Innovate T5 uses a vacuum optical chamber with automatic drift correction, and both units in this project were installed in the production workshop.

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