Dubai Municipality launches the first smart self-device to examine the purity of precious metals in the world

The Dubai Central Laboratory of Dubai Municipality announced the launch of the first smart self-device to examine the purity of precious metals in the world, including gold, silver and platinum, independently without human intervention, which works with the latest spectroscopic examination techniques, Precious.

This device, which was unveiled during the GITEX Global 2025 exhibition; The result of strategic cooperation between the Dubai Central Laboratory and the Dubai Gold and Jewelery Group, whose membership includes the most prominent merchants, manufacturers and workers in this vital sector, which reflects the commitment of both parties to support the Dubai government’s trends towards innovation and develop smart solutions that enhance customers’ experience and keep pace with the requirements of global markets. It also supports the emirate’s plans and ambitions and its continuous endeavor to harness advanced and sophisticated technology to serve the emirate’s residents and society, along with various economic and commercial sectors.

A qualitative shift in precious metals inspection services

Dr. Naseem Mohammed Rafie, Acting Executive Director of the Environment, Health and Safety Foundation in Dubai Municipality, said: “The new device was developed exclusively for Dubai Municipality under the supervision of a specialized technical team affiliated with the Dubai Central Laboratory. In its design, we employed the latest advanced technologies that represent a qualitative leap in the method and mechanism of examining and verifying the purity of precious metals with extreme precision and in record time, making it A new global standard for speed, accuracy and reliability in the fields of laboratory tests related to this field. We at Dubai Municipality are committed to employing the latest in advanced technology and artificial intelligence, to develop our operations and services provided to the residents and visitors of the emirate and the commercial and economic sectors, as well as enhancing the system of laboratory testing and calibration services in Dubai to be the most efficient and advanced. And intelligence on a global level, enhancing Dubai’s competitiveness on the global economic map and consolidating its position as a major gateway for global precious metals trade.”

For her part, Engineer Hind Mahmoud Ahmed, Director of the Dubai Central Laboratory Department in Dubai Municipality, stressed the continuous efforts of the Dubai Central Laboratory with regard to creating smart solutions that keep pace with the emirate’s aspirations and future vision, noting that the development of the first self-guided device for examining the purity of precious metals in the world was based on a set of strategic standards that guarantee its success and reliability of its results, including standards of technical accuracy and ease of use. Linking it digitally with the existing information systems available in the laboratory.

Engineer Hind said: “We were keen to enhance the customer experience and journey and ensure ease of use of the device by customers, by taking into account the efficiency standards of the device’s engineering design, which guarantee safety and operational efficiency independently without human intervention while enhancing the speed of response in emergency situations, in addition to the standards of tracking accuracy and reliability, which ensure remote verification of the device’s performance, calibration and self-maintenance, and the sustainability of quality.” “its results.”

The first version in the gold market

Dubai Municipality will install the first copy of the precious metals inspection device in the gold market in the Deira region, in a step that paves the way for the gradual geographical expansion of the device’s locations in the most important markets and vital locations within the emirate, in a way that supports its continuing efforts to build an integrated system for precious metals inspections and support the gold and jewelry trade sector.

Dubai Municipality is constantly keen to provide innovative and reliable services that enhance the quality of life standards for the customers in a way that exceeds their expectations and meets their requirements. It also continues to develop laboratory services in a proactive and comprehensive approach that enhances the safety levels of all products traded in the emirate’s markets, and ensures their conformity with applicable international standards and specifications, which provides comprehensive protection for consumers and enhances confidence in local products. And imported.