Abstract
The role of the analytical machine and the computer command in automated instrumental analysis are discussed and the eminent role of true and adapted reference material is stressed. The application of charts in process control (SPC) neglects the analytical potential which is contained in trends. As an improvement on-line calibration is suggested employing a set of high quality reference samples in a moving manner with subsequent regressions after each new analysis of one of the members of the set. The number of members of the set and the sequence of their analysis determine the corrective force of the system and weighted regression provides for large concentration ranges. The performance of the correction system was tested by simulation and results of application to OES and XRF in practice over long periods of time are communicated. The analysis of steel and oxide matter in form of iron ore sinter and blast-furnace slag resulted at any time in negligible bias between nominal and observed values of the set of reference samples. Residual standard deviations near or equal to the repeatabilities of the methods were observed.
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