Volume 1 - January 12,2009

Welcome to ASPEX Corporation

Supporting Steel Cleanliness Initiatives
Founded in 1992, ASPEX is a world leader in particle analysis solutions. ASPEX introduced the worlds first Personal Scanning Electron Microscope (PSEM) and continues to provide their customers with fully-integrated solutions for their particle analysis needs-particle size, shape and elemental composition.

ASPEX is proud to be a leader in process control solutions for the steel industry and would like to introduce you to another industry innovation-The ASPEX Metals Quality Analyzer.

Seeing Beyond the Steel
Designed specifically for the steel industry, the ASPEX MQA is the fastest, most complete metals particle analyzer on the market today. The ASPEX MQA provides up-to-date information on the inclusion composition on lollipop, as cast, and final product samples without ever leaving the shop floor! There are numerous benefits to the ASPEX MQA including:

Annual ROI of over $1 million
Improved yields and increased energy efficiency
The ability to monitor and improve steelmaking practices in order to reduce clogging, wasted material, and furnace downtime
And many more!

Learn more about this exciting new technology and watch our product video!

MQA Partnership
ASPEX is proud of its newly established partnership with Dr. Kent Peaslee of The Missouri University of Science and Technology. Kent is a manufacturing and process metallurgist, with over 13 years of experience in the melting, casting, forming and environmental aspects of the steel industry. Dr. Peaslee has incorporated the ASPEX MQA into current research projects at MS&T, as well as into the University curriculum to give his students a head-start on this state of the art technology.

Mission Statement
At ASPEX, our mission is to be a leading provider of particle identification and characterization solutions to our current and future customers. We support our mission by providing automated instrumentation, analytical services, consulting and training that allows our customers to design, improve, and validate their products and processes thereby enhancing their own businesses.