SINGAPORE, Aug. 15, 2016 /CNW/ - Zecotek Photonics Inc.
(TSX-V: ZMS; Frankfurt: W1I.F,
OTCPK: ZMSPF), a developer of leading-edge photonics
technologies for industrial, healthcare and scientific markets, is
pleased to announce that a world leader in the area of level,
switching and pressure measurement for the process industry, has
ordered LFS scintillation crystals for a leading edge approach to
the measurement of silos and large containers. The device is able
to detect the level of liquids, pastes, powders and bulk solids in
silos and large containers and is to be widely deployed in
industries such as oil and gas, chemical, and waste management.
"Our marketing efforts have been effective at attracting
customers for our Imaging technologies outside the traditional
medical scanning markets," said Dr. A.F.
Zerrouk, Chairman, President, and CEO of Zecotek Photonics
Inc. "There are many scanning, detecting and measuring applications
which can use LFS scintillation crystals and solid-state photo
detectors, and silo and container measurement is a prime example.
More and more we are witnessing our technologies gaining traction
within a broad spectrum of industries. While the majority of LFS
crystal and photo detector sales will continue to be to medical
scanning device manufacturers and high energy physics laboratories,
there is a significant opportunity to diversify our customer base
to other important industries such as homeland security radiation
detection and silo and container management. We will continue to
focus on our commercialization objectives and consider all
opportunities to generate substantial and consistent sales for our
patented photonic technologies."
Zecotek's patented LFS scintillation crystals will be used in a
radiation-based sensing unit for the continuous measurement of
liquids and bulk solids. The LFS crystals are used to detect small
amounts of radiation to gauge the level of material in a silo or
large container. The non-contact measuring device measures through
the walls of the specific containers, and is therefore suitable for
both level and interface measurements. The measuring results are
independent of the process conditions, so consequently it can be
used under extreme process conditions. Radiation-based sensors can
also be used for non-contact density measurement of liquids and
bulk solids in pipelines. The crystals allow the sensing unit
design to be compact and ideal for mounting in challenging, hard to
access and confined space applications.
LFS scintillation crystals are ideal for the application of
radiation-based measurement because of their high spectroscopic
resolution and decay constant that is 10 times faster and more
accurate than competing crystals. Zecotek continues to work closely
with this and other OEMs on measurement, detection, sensing and
other applications using LFS to detect small amounts of
radiation.
About Zecotek
Zecotek Photonics Inc (TSX-V: ZMS;
Frankfurt: W1I) is a photonics technology company developing
high-performance scintillation crystals, photo detectors, positron
emission tomography scanning technologies, 3D auto-stereoscopic
displays, 3D metal printing, and lasers for applications in
medical, high-tech and industrial sectors. Founded in 2004,
Zecotek operates three divisions: Imaging Systems, Optronics
Systems and 3D Display Systems with labs located in Canada, Korea, Russia, Singapore and U.S.A. The management team is focused on
building shareholder value by commercializing over 50 patented and
patent pending novel photonic technologies directly and through
strategic alliances, the European Organization for Nuclear Research
(Switzerland), Beijing
Opto-Electronics Technology Co. Ltd. (China), NuCare Medical Systems (South Korea), the University of Washington (United States), and National NanoFab Center
(South Korea). For more
information visit www.zecotek.com and follow @zecotek on
Twitter.
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