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Webinar | Understanding Your Materials: How X-ray Diffraction Reveals the Secrets of Cement, Concrete, and Mining Samples

Join us for an interactive workshop hosted by Pedro Hurtado, Regional Sales Expert for MCX at Anton Paar headquarters in Austria. This session dives into how X-ray diffraction (XRD) helps uncover the composition of cement, concrete, and mining materials by analyzing their crystalline structure.

XRD is a versatile and powerful technique used to identify and quantify different phases within a material. By studying the crystal structure, it offers a clear picture of what your materials are made of and how they’ll perform in real-world applications — whether it’s cement hydration, concrete durability, or ore processing.

This workshop will cover the basics of how XRD works, followed by a live virtual demonstration showing how to run an analysis and make sense of the data. It’s a great chance to see how XRD can help improve material quality and performance in your everyday work.

Don’t miss out on this practical online learning session!

Webinar information:

  • Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2025.

  • Workshop webinar times: 09h00 to 13h15.

Mr Zwelihle Ndlovu, Pedro Hurtado (English)
Zwelihle Ndlovu

He is a Sales Specialist for Anton Paar Southern Africa in the Materials Surface Characterization division. He specifically deals with tribology, indentation, scratch testing and coating thickness. He is also responsible for XRD and SAXS. He obtained his BSc. Honours degree in Chemistry at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Pedro Hurtado

He is the Sales Expert for MCX at Anton Paar GmbH in Austria, supporting X-ray analysis solutions across the EMEA region. He focuses on XRD and SAXS, specifically the XRDynamic 500 and SAXSpoint systems. He studied Medical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and is currently expanding his knowledge in Industrial Engineering at Universidad Central de Chile.