PMI (Positive Material Identification)

Equipment available for both rental and purchase

Positive Material Identification (PMI) is an essential part of the material testing/material evaluation process that verifies the alloy composition of a given sample conforms to advertised specifications and assuring the chemical composition of the metallic material contains the correct percentages of key elements.

Pine carries a wide variety of portable x-ray fluorescence (XRF) and optical emission spectrometer (OES) instruments for non-destructive testing (NDT) applications to detect materials such as:

  • Carbon alloy steel
  • Stainless steel
  • Aluminum alloys
  • Nickel alloys
  • Titanium alloys
  • Tool steels

We provide our customers with access to the largest PMI fleet in the industry with instruments from manufacturers such as Thermo Scientific, Olympus Innov-Xand Oxford Instruments.


Pine provides a first-class technical support service as well as advice on which product will be best suited to your needs. Our quality management system insures that all equipment is tested and calibrated to manufacturer’s specifications when you receive it. To find out more, please select from the products listed below.

Pine Environmental Canada
SciAps Z-902C+ Premium LIBS Analyzer
Oxford Instruments
Oxford Instruments PMI-MASTER Smart
Innovatum
Innov-X 600 Alpha Series XRF Analyzer