Particle Characterisation System Attracts Attention at Pittcon

Malvern Instruments new Morphologi G3-ID particle characterisation system was on show at Pittcon 2011. Visitors to the Malvern booth were able to learn about the early access program for the system through which potential users can find out more about the technology and its applications. Combining automated particle size and shape analysis with chemical identification using Raman spectroscopy, the Morphologi G3-ID allows you to automatically target particles of interest for chemical identification, enabling the rapid characterisation of sparsely dispersed materials. Suitable for particles from 0.5 μm to 10mm, the Morphologi G3-ID enables characterization of hard to tackle samples in a few simple steps. Its many applications include: determining the chemical composition of powder blends and granules; measuring the API particle distribution of one component in a mix; chemical identification of foreign particle contaminants; and ascertaining whether a particle contains single or multiple chemical components. "We had a good Pittcon, as judged by most measures, and certainly reaped the rewards of our pre-show communications efforts in encouraging visitors to our booth,” said Randy Byrne, VP-Marketing at Malvern Instruments Inc. “There was a tremendous amount of enthusiasm around Malvern’s newer particle characterisation offerings based on imaging technology, and the new Raman spectroscopy option for chemically identifying specific particulates. This interest in our Morphologi G3- ID imaging system with chemical identification helped our booth traffic surpass even some of the most well attended years of Pittcon, exceeding our expectations."