The Bettersizer ST from Bettersize Instruments is a fully integrated and automated particle size analyzer that features smart operation via a wet dispersing system.
The Bettersizer ST has been specifically optimized for industrial quality control processes, ensuring stable and reliable testing results with minimal need for user intervention. The system’s compact footprint is ideally suited to use in factories and laboratories where available workspace is at a premium.
Features and Benefits
- Wet dispersion technologies
- Widely applicable size range of 0.1 - 1000 µm
- A robust instrument
- Simple operation
- Cost-effective technology
- Compact, space-saving design
- Low maintenance requirements
- A powerful dual-lens system
- Automatic alignment functionality
- Automatic measurement processes via Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
Specifications
Source: Bettersize Instruments Ltd.
| Parameters Measured |
| Particle size distribution |
Suspensions, emulsions, dry powders |
| General |
| Principle |
Laser diffraction technology |
| Analysis |
Mie scattering theory and Fraunhofer diffraction theory |
| Typical measurement time |
Less than 10 seconds |
| Measurement Performance |
| Measurement range |
0.1 µm - 1000 µm |
| Accuracy error |
≤1% (NIST certified standards) |
| Repeatability error |
≤1% (NIST certified standards) |
| Number of size classes |
≤100 (adjustable) |
| Feeding mode |
Automatic wet circulation |
| Main Device |
| Optical system |
Patented DLOS (Dual Lens Optical Systems) |
| Laser |
High-power fiber semiconductor laser (10 mW/635 nm) |
| Detector |
86 photodetectors (forward, lateral and backward arrangements) |
| Measuring angle |
0.031 - 159° |
| Dispersion Module |
| Circulation speed |
300 - 2500 r/min |
| Circulation flow rate |
3,000 - 8,000 mL/min |
| Ultrasonication |
Dry run protection, Max 50 W (adjustable) |
| Circulation tank capacity |
600 mL |
| Software |
| Conformity |
21 CFR Part 11, ISO 13320, CE |
| Reports |
Customizable reporting |
| System Parameters |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) |
660 x 420 x 320 mm |
| Weight |
38 KG |
| Voltage |
DC 24 V, 221 W |
| Computer Configuration (Recommended) |
| Computer interface |
At least one high-speed USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 port required |
| Operating system |
Windows 7 or higher |
| Hardware specification |
Intel Core I5, 4 GB RAM, 250 GB HD |
Bettersizer ST Self-Installation is Quick and Easy
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