Dear MiniFlex User
We have something to celebrate.
The MiniFlex was introduced in 1973 as the world's first benchtop X-ray diffractometer. It recorded X-ray intensity on a chart recorder. Since then, the MiniFlex has undergone generations of improvements because of your feedback and support. Along the way, you have published over 43,000 papers and patents and let the MiniFlex be part of it. We are so grateful for your years of support and invite you to celebrate MiniFlex's 50th anniversary with us.
1973
MiniFlex: The World’s First Benchtop XRD
1976
Second Generation MiniFlex Released
1995
World's First Benchtop XRD Operated by a Personal Computer
2005
World's First Benchtop XRD Using a High-speed 1D Detector
2010
World’s First Benchtop XRD with a High-Power 600 W X-ray Generator
2017
World’s First Benchtop XRD with a 2D Detector
GMA Mining USA
Nina Nichols
Sam Houston State University
Dr. Gan Liang with a MiniFlex 600
Sam Houston State University
A student with a second-generation MiniFlex
Tetra Technologies, Inc.
The Analytical Team
GrafTech International
Solomon Nyathi
University of Southern California
Brutchey Group
Western Washington University
Daniel Korus
Western Washington University
Daniel Korus and Mark Bussell
Blue Planet Systems
Cate Levey
Blue Planet Systems
Cate Levey
Blue Planet Systems
Cate Levey
Euclid Chemical Company
Keith Franey
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