DTE

DTE is rated 3 out of 5 in the category industrial automation. Read and write reviews about DTE. DTE, based in Reykjavik, Iceland is focused on next-generation industrial metal production process control, towards Industry 4. The Company’s flagship DTE-EA product range provides first-in-industry direct sampling and compositional analysis of molten metal, addressing the high unmet need to complement and replace current slow, expensive and manual methods for process and quality control with real-time, in-line analysis of trace materials. Real-time process feedback offers substantial opportunities, including improved production efficiency, energy and process cost savings from faster, more frequent measurements and improved operator safety through limiting the need for human intervention. DTE’s EA-2000 element analyser uses laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to provide an accurate real-time chemical analysis of the main elemental contaminants present in the molten aluminum, without contacting the surface of the metal. No manual handling or laboratory measurements are required. Limit of detection (LOD) is well within working range for elemental analysis in the aluminum industry and error with respect to reference is unprecedented for in situ analysis. While LIBS is used in a wide range of applications, the EA-2000 has been designed and produced by DTE’s industry expert team specifically for continuous operation in the harsh conditions of an aluminum smelter and to take readings directly from the surface of the molten aluminum – a significant challenge, around which the Company has patents pending. The DTE EA-2000 complements and aims to replace current sampling methods for process and quality control, offering real-time process feedback, substantial process cost savings from faster, more frequent measurements and improved operator safety by eliminating the need for human intervention.