Malvern's Morphologi G3 Wins Industrial Design Award
28 August 2008: Malvern, UK: Malvern Instruments' Morphologi G3 has won Instrument Business Outlook's 2008 Gold Award for analytical instrument industrial design. The Morphologi G3 is an automated particle characterization system that provides high quality, statistically significant particle size and shape information. The IBO Design Awards are given annually and according to the organizers "the Morphologi G3's innovative industrial design clearly distinguishes it by creating an appealing visual appearance and enhanced end-user experience"
Ulf Willon, Malvern's Product Manager for Analytical Imaging Systems, said, "This is tremendous recognition for the team at Malvern who worked so hard on the design and development of the Morphologi G3. All the work was done in house and I would very much like to add my congratulations to everyone involved."
Explaining some of the challenges faced in developing the system, Ulf Willen said, "For particle characterization using microscopy-based techniques there are a number of critical factors that determine the usability of the technique and the reliability of the results. Sample dispersion and automation are key issues. The idea behind the Morphologi G3 was to make sample dispersion an integral part of the system, maximise the degree of automation, and minimise the manual, user-dependent controls and settings on the instrument. The industrial design had to both reflect this, and was also limited by these requirements."
The Morphologi G3 delivers microscope quality images and delivers statistically significant data through the rapid analysis of hundreds of thousands of particles with little or no user intervention. As indicated above, good sample preparation is a critical requirement and a major development is the novel fully integrated dry powder dispersion system. Precise software control of all dispersion parameters ensures highly reproducible dry powder dispersions with consistent and controlled particle orientation across a broad range of samples.
Full automation of the Morphologi G3, using Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) eliminates any user bias inherent in manual microscopy methods, and SOPs allow straightforward method development and easy electronic transfer. Automatic calibration, conformance to 21CFR part 11 requirements and the availability of full IQ/OQ documentation ensure that the system is accurate and repeatable and all data is secure and validated.
Full details of the Morphologi G3 go to www.malvern.com/morphologi
About Malvern Instruments
Malvern Instruments provides a range of complementary materials characterization tools that deliver inter-related measurements reflecting the complexities of particulates and disperse systems, nanomaterials and macromolecules. Analytical instruments from Malvern are used in the characterization of a wide variety of materials, from industrial bulk powders to the latest nanomaterials and delicate macromolecules. A broad portfolio of innovative technologies is combined with intelligent, user-friendly software. These systems deliver industrially relevant data enabling our customers to make the connection between micro (such as particle size) and macro (bulk) material properties (rheology) and chemical composition (chemical imaging).
Particle size distribution, particle shape information, zeta potential, molecular weight, chemical composition, and bulk materials properties can all be determined with instruments from the Malvern range. The company's laboratory, at-line, on-line and in-line solutions are proven in sectors as diverse as cement production and pharmaceutical drug discovery.
Headquartered in Malvern, UK, Malvern Instruments has subsidiary organizations in all major European markets, North America, China, Korea and Japan, a joint venture in India, a global distributor network and applications laboratories around the world. www.malvern.com
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