You own it, you use it--but you have no documentation.

One of the first questions that needs to be answered is "What is 'it' made of?"  And that is where PMI enters the picture.  PMI stands for Positive Material Identification.  That used to be a cumbersome, destructive process.  You would gouge out 40-60g of material, hopefully not contaminating it or destroying the piece, and send it to a lab.  The lab would then analyse the sample and send you a report, days or weeks later.  Our inspectors use a process that is a lot faster and simpler than that!  The Innov-X Systems α-2000 AS  portable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) system uses an electric X-Ray tube, an onboard detector and processor to deliver results from a prepped surface in less than 30 seconds.  No radioactive sources means no regulatory hassle.  With a weight under 5 lbs, it can go anywhere the operator can go.

When the question is "What is 'it' made of?"  We can provide an answer.