Released on: April 16, 2008, 6:43 am

Press Release Author: A2 Technologies

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Press Release Summary: A2 Technologies, the innovator and manufacturer of portable
Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometers, announces that its hand-held FTIR
system ExoscanT, has the performance capability to provide accurate measurement of
anodization thickness and type on large parts, without the need to dissemble or
otherwise modify the part for testing. In a new application note entitled "Metal
Coatings Analysis Using the Exoscan Hand Held FTIR", the system demonstrates why it
is ideal for non-destructive analysis of samples that are too large to bring to the
laboratory or too valuable to require a small portion to be removed for analysis.


Press Release Body: A2 Technologies Revolutionary Portable Exoscan FTIR Spectrometer
Achieves Accurate Analysis of Metal Coating Types and Thickness

DANBURY, CT (April 15, 2008) - A2 Technologies, the innovator and manufacturer of
portable Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometers, announces that its
hand-held FTIR system ExoscanT, has the performance capability to provide accurate
measurement of anodization thickness and type on large parts, without the need to
dissemble or otherwise modify the part for testing. In a new application note
entitled "Metal Coatings Analysis Using the Exoscan Hand Held FTIR", the system
demonstrates why it is ideal for non-destructive analysis of samples that are too
large to bring to the laboratory or too valuable to require a small portion to be
removed for analysis.

Weighing less than seven pounds, the portable, hand-held A2 Technologies Exoscan
allows even large complex parts to be directly measured in any orientation
eliminating the need for sample disassembling or destruction. Results demonstrate
that by using the high performance external reflectance sampling interface, Exoscan
can identify and quantify even the thinnest anodized coatings as well as paint and
primer coatings on metal surfaces.

Since a variety of coatings can be used to protect a metal surface from corrosion or
to impart specific properties, it is important to ensure that the selected coating
has been applied via the correct process and at the desired thickness. Infrared
spectroscopy has been shown to be capable of carrying out this coating verification,
but only using laboratory spectrometers and only for samples that were the proper
shape and size to be accommodated by the spectrometer. Exoscan enables the coatings
on any size surface to be analyzed directly where the metal part is located, for
example on the manufacturing floor or in a maintenance shop.

For more information on the A2 Technologies Exoscan FTIR spectrometer or to download
this application note, please visit www.a2technologies.net or contact A2
Technologies at +1 203.312.1106 or via email vlopez@a2technologies.net

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About A2 Technologies
Headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, A2 Technologies is taking FT-IR spectroscopy
out of the lab and into the field. A2 Technologies manufacture and develop portable
FT-IR spectrometers designed for the analytical needs of the petrochemical,
environmental, metals and mining and general environments where there is a need for
analysis. The portable FT-IR analyzers extend the proven capabilities of Fourier
Transform infrared technology by rendering sample preparation obsolete and ensuring
real time results.

For further press information please contact: Celine Callender, The Scott
Partnership, 1 Whiteside, Station Road, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, United Kingdom Tel:
+ 44 (0)1477 539539 Fax: +44 (0)1477 539540 E-mail: a2@scottpr.com


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