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FlashPoint celebrating 25 years in business!
About us
FlashPoint Crystals was formed in 1995 with one purpose in mind - to offer our customers superior service options when purchasing gamma ray scintillation detector crystals and optical gel pads. That single purpose has now grown into an international distributor of world class gamma ray logging component parts.
Cheaper doesn't mean a component is better! FlashPoint has over 20 years experience optimizing manufacturing and distribution without sacrificing speed or quality. In today's World…
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In 1995 SBDC had entered into an exclusive rights agreement with GERS, the single largest manufacturer of down-hole tools and component parts in the former…
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Inventory what you need when you need it! For 20 years FlashPoint has been working with Clients to provide annual bulk orders designed to deliver…
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Have an idea that you would like to realize? Provide us with the size and specification for your scintillator, optical pad, or detector and let…
read moreQuality Assurance. In order for FlashPoint to provide "just-in-time" inventory to our Clients, speed of manufacturer is important. However, speed doesn't mean sacrificing Quality Assurance. …
read moreTried Tested and True! There is a reason why there are only a few manufacturers of scintillation, optical pad, and detector technology in the World. …
read moreLanthanum Bromide (LaBr3(Ce)) are relatively new to the gamma ray spectroscopy industry in comparison to the long history of NaI(Tl) and CsI(Tl) scintillation. LaBr3(Ce) crystals…
read moreOptimizing new tool development and managing costs is critical in today's downhole tool economy. In the paper entitled "Testing Oilfield Technologies for Wellsite Operations", written…
read moreIn 2006 a team comprised of C.J. Staples, W.G. Lawrence, J.F. Christan, and F.L. Augustine set out to determine whether there was an alternative to…
read morePutting delicate scintillation detector crystals into a shock resistant hermetic casing, or shielding a photomultiplier tube (PMT) from background radiation all while drilling is one…
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Experience
Multi-Disciplinary
In our experience, the best ideas don't always come from one individual, or one specialist.…
Industry Leader
Since our inception in 1995 FlashPoint has been working to advance our sector by innovating…
Quick Response
Opportunity waits for no one. Whether that opportunity is a need for a new technical…
Supply Chain
FlashPoint has spent over 25 years expanding and optimizing its Supply Chain. Our knowledge and…
Our Mistakes
Learn from our mistakes made during over 20 years of planning, designing, and manufacturing. Our…
Quality Assurance
Every component we make matters! Every component is expected and tested for compliance before its…
Products
Reliable, Available, Innovative
Scintillators
FlashPoint provides scintillators to the following industries: medical gamma ray down hole well logging tool gamma ray research Learn more…
Optical Pads
FlashPoint provides optical pads to the following industries: medical gamma ray down hole well logging tool gamma ray research Learn…
Detectors
FlashPoint provides detectors to the following industries: medical gamma ray down hole well logging tool gamma ray research Learn more…
Corporate Values
Only a few companies in the World can do what we do and to stay competitive we must innovate.
But innovation by itself is not enough. Only by taking innovation and making it commercialized can our Clients benefit from our vision.
Change is more than good. Change is advancement. Change is growth.
Our sector is highly volatile, more so than most other sectors. Subjected to extreme boom and bust cycles having partnerships that can even out the highs and the lows is critical to long term successful relationships.
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FlashPoint makes it happen!We've had some very quick deliveries when we needed them. They were very good at responding to the short time…
