AUTOMOTIVE
Driving Quality Forward with ARUN Technology
Precision and reliability are essential in the automotive industry, where every component must meet exacting standards. Ensuring the quality and safety of vehicles starts with rigorous testing of the raw materials used in manufacturing.
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ARUN Technology supports this process with a trusted range of Optical Emission Spectrometers (OES), renowned for their speed, accuracy, and ease of integration into automotive quality control systems. Our instruments deliver fast, dependable results through user-friendly software, helping manufacturers confidently verify the composition of incoming metal alloys.
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With bespoke calibrations available for a wide range of materials—including steels and aluminium alloys—ARUN's solutions are tailored to suit your production needs.
For fast, non-destructive analysis on the production floor, our CALIBUS handheld LIBS offers a cutting-edge solution. It’s the first handheld instrument globally to measure carbon in steels using CMOS-based technology—delivering results instantly via a responsive touchscreen interface.
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Explore our featured instruments:
🔹 MERLIN 4 - Mid-range benchtop OES
🔹 ARTUS 8 – High-performance OES for precision melt control
🔹 CALIBUS – Portable LIBS with world-first carbon analysis
Precision Analysis Tools for the Automotive Sector
helius (xrf)
HELIUS is the first in the series of ARUN’s XRF handheld spectrometers. Using X-ray fluorescence analysis technology, this mid-size instrument analyses products of various materials quickly, reliably, and non-destructively. Weighing 1.51 Kg; this is the lightest amongst other devices in the market.
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The HELIUS XRF series of metal analysers are a good choice for analysis in many fields; delivering rapid and accurate results right in the palm of your hand. Due to the advanced electronics and state-of-the-art mathematical algorithms, the HELIUS XRF instruments provide ultimate quality of measurement within a couple of seconds.
MERLIN 4 (OES)
Precision OES for Automotive Metals
The MERLIN 4 is a versatile mid-range CMOS Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES) designed to meet the demands of automotive manufacturing and quality control. Available as a single-base or multi-base system, it delivers fast, accurate analysis for key materials used across the industry.
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MERLIN 4 Ultra: 175–521 nm
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MERLIN 4 Visible: 205–521 nm
Both models cover essential elements for verifying automotive-grade alloys, including aluminium, steel, and cast iron.
Ideal for material verification, in-process monitoring, and final quality checks, the MERLIN 4 ensures reliable results with an intuitive interface and fast turnaround—helping maintain performance, safety, and compliance throughout the production process.
CALIBUS (LIBS)
The CALIBUS is our laser-induced breakdown spectrometer (LIBS). It is the first and only CMOS-based LIBS analyser in the market to measure carbon in ferrous. The new CALIBUS is an ideal analytical solution for QA/QC, metallurgical manufacturing and machining, petrochemical industries, mining, scrap metal and recycling.
ARTUS 8 (OES)
Advanced OES for Automotive Alloy Control
The ARTUS 8 delivers fast, precise, and highly accurate analysis—making it an ideal solution for automotive metal production, melt control, and quality assurance. It supports a comprehensive range of analytical programmes, including cast irons, steels with carbon and nitrogen, and all key alloying and trace elements used in structural and performance-critical components.
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Built on advanced CMOS technology, the ARTUS 8 offers exceptional flexibility and analytical depth, delivering results that rival high-end photomultiplier systems. Its speed and accuracy make it particularly valuable in foundries, forges, and component plants, where achieving the correct melt composition is essential to meeting industry specifications and ensuring material integrity.
CALIBUS (LIBS)
Handheld LIBS for Automotive Material Verification
The CALIBUS is ARUN’s cutting-edge handheld laser-induced breakdown spectrometer (LIBS)—and the first CMOS-based handheld LIBS capable of accurately measuring carbon in ferrous materials, a key requirement for many automotive-grade steels.
Compact, rugged, and highly portable, CALIBUS is the ideal tool for on-the-spot alloy identification, material verification, and quality control in automotive manufacturing, fabrication, and recycling environments. Whether you're inspecting incoming materials, checking weldability, or validating scrap grades for reuse, CALIBUS delivers fast, consistent, and precise results—right where you need them.
It brings lab-grade performance into the field or onto the production floor, supporting traceability and quality throughout the automotive supply chain.
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