Laboratory Automation for XRF Spectrometry: Fusion Beads, Pellets, Powders, and Liquids

Laboratory Automation for XRF Analysis

Introducing Navas Instruments StreamLab

Elevate your laboratory's efficiency and productivity with the Navas Instruments StreamLab. Designed for seamless XRF analysis automation, our system offers ease of use and versatility, enabling overnight, unattended operation with minimal operator involvement. Powered by robust Windows-based software, StreamLab ensures streamlined and error-free sample analysis.

Our laboratory automation for XRF may appear complex at first glance, but it is designed for effortless operation. Most features are optional, and the system autonomously handles the procedures, ensuring a seamless user experience.

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User-Friendly Software

Windows-based interface with customizable themes, a ribbon bar providing one-click access to commonly used options, and flexible panels for intuitive and efficient navigation

Multi-Sample Compatibility

Handles various sample types, including pellets, fusion beads, powders, and liquids, to suit diverse analytical needs

Conveyor System with High Sample Capacity

The system features a conveyor designed to hold 5 to 7 trays, each accommodating 24 samples, enabling efficient batch processing of up to 168 samples in a single cycle

Collaborative Robotics

Equipped with a state-of-the-art collaborative robotic arm, the system ensures safe, flexible, and precise automation of sample handling. The collaborative robot operates at low speed and force, making it inherently safe for human operators, while also meeting isolation requirements in compliance with local regulations. Additionally, the robotic arm is designed to allow for future programmability, ensuring adaptability to evolving laboratory needs

QR Code Scanning or Data Import

The software offers two flexible options for managing sample data: QR code scanning for quick and accurate sample identification, or optional data import from text or CSV files. Users can choose their preferred method, with configurable fields and formats for both QR codes and file-based imports, ensuring adaptability to different workflows

Configurable Stack Light

Indicates system status (ready, active, or warning) with user-defined parameters

Advanced Data Management

Export sample data in JSON format, with fully customizable fields

Automated Workflow


  1. Spectrometer Preparation: The spectrometer cover is automatically opened by the robotic arm, ensuring the system is ready for sample loading.

  2. Sample Identification: The conveyor with trays moves to position the samples for sample identification, A digital camera mounted on the collaborative robotic arm reads QR codes on the samples to accurately acquire data. Optionally, the software can be configured to import sample data from text or CSV files, with fully customizable fields and formats to suit user requirements.

  3. Sample Loading: The collaborative robot picks up samples from the conveyor tray and places them into the XRF spectrometer, one by one, with precision.

  4. Analysis Initiation: Once all samples are loaded, the robotic arm closes the spectrometer cover, and the software automatically triggers the XRF analysis.

  5. Result Capture: After each analysis, the system captures and stores the results, ensuring accurate data logging.

  6. Sample Return: The robotic arm reopens the spectrometer cover, retrieves the samples, and returns them to their respective positions on the tray on the conveyor.

  7. Batch Transition: The conveyor advances to present the next batch of samples, and the process repeats seamlessly.

    Why Choose Navas Instruments StreamLab?


    • Superior Sample Handling: StreamLab accommodates up to 168 samples in a single cycle, optimizing sample handling with its innovative conveyor and tray system.

    • Safe & Flexible Robotics: Unlike rigid industrial robots, the collaborative robot in StreamLab ensures operator safety with low-speed, low-force operation. For installations requiring isolation, compliance is easily achieved. Additionally, the robotic arm is designed to allow for future programmability, ensuring adaptability to evolving laboratory needs.

    • Future-Ready Automation: Leverage a multifunctional electronic control board for expandable automation

    • Enhanced Data Capture: StreamLab's robotic arm-mounted camera reads QR codes for sample identification, enabling efficient and error-free data acquisition.

    • Customizable Software: Tailor the user interface, settings, and data export formats to your laboratory's unique requirements, all with minimal effort.

    • Custom Automation Solutions: If your XRF spectrometer model is not currently supported by our system, we invite you to contact us. Our team is committed to providing tailored automation solutions to meet your specific needs.