CTL upgraded its SEM capabilities with the purchase of a JEOL JSM IT200LA. This high performance analytical tool integrates optical and SEM imaging. The embedded EDS system provides real time elemental analysis making it easier to find elements of interest, unexpected elements, or the distribution of elements within the sample. The instrument provides backscattered imaging to show changes in composition. The Low-vacuum mode neutralizes charging enabling observation of a non-conductive specimen in its native state.
Nearly twenty years ago, when the world had barely survived the Y2K bug, Corrosion Testing Laboratories, Inc. set out with the US Mint to explore different options that were viable for the new $1 coin. The world has moved more and more to instant purchases and the almighty plastic card. But, regardless, the U.S. Mint set out to revive the dollar coin inventory.
The Severe Wastewater Analysis Test, or S.W.A.T, was a joint development effort between several firms, including CTL, to provide an appropriate, aggressive test to evaluate coatings that are for use in wastewater applications. In 2013, the standard was accepted by ASTM under designation ASTM G210-13. In 2012, the S.W.A.T. was selected by the Materials Performance Magazine