Tribogenics announced that it has signed HORIBA Scientific to distribute the company’s new line of Watson™ hand-held XRF metal analyzers throughout Southeast Asia. Watson™ XRF products are powered by an innovative new X-ray technology that maximizes the performance and minimizes the cost of generating X-rays by using the so-called Triboelectric Effect — a process similar to static electricity — to eliminate the industry’s typical requirements for expensive, high voltage devices. Currently, Watson serves industrial users who require verification to determine the quality of their metals. Hand-held XRF is the high growth segment of a worldwide market that comprises of a broad range of industrial quality control and assurance users in manufacturing, machining, surface engineering, coating service providers, metal fabrication precision and specialty welders. As Tribogenics’ extendable technology platform increases the power and broadens the applicability of its X-ray innovations, the company intends to go beyond XRF tackling adjacent, multi-billion-dollar markets, including rare earth materials, medical and scientific.