Particle analyzer Camsizer 3D Function principle - Microtrac MRB

Microtrac‘s CAMSIZER 3D with patented 3D technology is the only analyzer on the market that features innovative tracking of individual particles. The CAMSIZER 3D utilizes a funnel, vibrating tray, LED strobe backlighting, powerful high-speed cameras, and sophisticated software to perform the measurements. The material to be measured is introduced to the vibrating tray via the funnel. The particles travel down the vibrating tray and fall into the sensing zone, creating a tumbling motion as they fall. The software tracks each particle as it traverses the sensing zone, taking up to 250 pictures per second. As the particle is tracked, multiple images are recorded measuring length, width, thickness, perimeter, and area, as well as various shape descriptors. The software automatically aligns the particles for viewing, with 6 to 30 images per particle. This creates a “particle track“, a sequence of images of the same particle in different orientations. From this, particle distributions can be calculated based on one or more size or shape parameters. Powerful filtering functions can also be used to isolate groups of particles of particular interest for more targeted analysis.