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Mastersizer 3000 - Smarter Particle Sizing

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Introduction
The Mastersizer 3000 is a cutting-edge particle sizing instrument known for its efficiency and user-friendly design. It features a compact structure, innovative optical core, and intuitive software, making it ideal for various industries.
Design and Ergonomics
The instrument's modern, compact design (69cm x 30cm) optimizes laboratory space. It includes automatic alignment and easy cleaning access, ensuring precise and repeatable results.
Performance Specifications
Utilizing laser diffraction, the Mastersizer 3000 measures particle sizes from 10nm to 3.5mm. It offers a wide dynamic range and verifiable accuracy, with 0.6% accuracy for polystyrene latex standards and repeatability better than 0.5%.
Software Features
The software is designed to be intuitive, reducing training needs and enabling rapid method development. It includes customizable reporting, method development tools, and a built-in data quality expert for measurement verification.
Product Variants
The Mastersizer 3000E is an entry-level version with basic and extended software packages, offering a particle size range from 0.1 to 1000µm. It supports both manual and automated dispersion units.
Sample Dispersion
The system includes various wet and dry dispersion units, such as the Aero S and Aero M, designed for efficient sample dispersion, catering to different sample types for accurate particle size measurements.
Conclusion
The Mastersizer 3000 series offers reliable and efficient particle sizing solutions, with options to suit different applications and budgets. Its advanced design and software make it a leading choice in the industry.
Overview
The document details specifications and descriptions of various wet dispersion units and accessories for particle size analysis, focusing on the Mastersizer range by Malvern Panalytical. These units are designed for different sample volumes and dispersant compatibility, offering automated and manual options for precise measurement and analysis.
1. Specifications
  • Measurement Modes: Manual measurement sequence control with a size range of 0.1 - 1000µm and dispersion pressure range of 0 - 4 bar.
  • Materials: Contact materials include stainless steel, borosilicate glass, and PTFE.
  • Dimensions and Mass: Units vary in size and weight, with specific dimensions for each model.
2. Hydro LV
  • Designed for large volume wet sample dispersion, ideal for larger particles and broad size distributions.
  • Features a 600mL dispersant volume, 40W in-line sonication probe, and automated dispersant supply.
3. Hydro MV
  • Medium volume unit for automated wet dispersion, suitable for smaller sample sizes.
  • Includes a 120mL dispersant volume and similar features to the Hydro LV.
4. Hydro Sight
  • A lens-less imaging accessory for rapid visualization and assessment of liquid particle dispersions.
  • Enables real-time observation and method validation in line with ISO and USP requirements.
5. Hydro EV
  • Flexible volume wet dispersion with a unique dip-in centrifugal pump and stirrer design.
  • Compatible with standard laboratory beakers and offers easy sample recovery.
6. Hydro SV
  • Small volume wet sample dispersion unit, useful for limited sample availability or specific dispersant requirements.
  • Features a 5.6mL - 7mL dispersant volume and high chemical compatibility.
7. Hydro SM
  • Manual entry-level wet dispersion unit for non-aqueous dispersants.
  • Offers a sample volume range of 50mL - 120mL with software-driven SOPs.
8. Service & Support
  • Malvern Panalytical provides global training, service, and support to enhance analytical processes.
  • Offers local and remote support, compliance and validation support, and various training courses.
Conclusion
Malvern Panalytical's range of dispersion units and accessories are designed to meet diverse analytical needs, offering flexibility, precision, and comprehensive support to ensure optimal performance and reliability in particle size analysis.
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MASTERSIZER 3000 Smarter particle sizing

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The Mastersizer 3000 combines a stylish and compact design with lots of practical features to help you get the most out of your instrument. Rapid, reliable particle size measurements made easy. The Mastersizer 3000 is the latest generation of the world's most widespread particle sizing instrument, used by many thousands of companies and research institutes across a wide range of industries. Malvern Panalytical's considerable experience and applications know-how has gone into every stage of the design of the Mastersizer 3000 instrument, from fundamental particle sizing performance right through...

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CLASS-LEADING PARTICLE SIZING PERFORMANCE SOFTWARE THAT EASES YOUR WORKLOAD The Mastersizer 3000 uses the technique of laser diffraction to measure particle size distributions from 10nm up to 3.5mm. With ever more demands placed on both instruments and users, software that is intuitive and easy to use is an essential requirement in the modern busy laboratory environment. The Mastersizer 3000 software guides users through every stage of a measurement, from method development to result reporting, reducing training requirements and making particle size measurement fast and routine. Laser diffraction...

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The ability to view how the particle size result changes with dispersion conditions is an essential element to rapid method development within ISO and USP guidelines. With the measurement manager window, the user can observe, control and optimise measurement conditions in real time, making the method development process as efficient and straightforward as possible. BUILT-IN EXPERTISE It is good experimental practice to verify the quality of any measurements made in order to ensure the robustness of your results. Recognizing that not everyone can or wants to be an expert in laser diffraction measurements,...

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MASTERSIZER 3000 MAIN SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Parameters measured Materials Particle size distribution The following quick reference table has been put together to help you choose which instrument in the Mastersizer 3000 product family is most suitable for your application. General Specification comparison Principle Analysis Data acquisition rate Typical measurement time Laser light scattering Mie and Fraunhofer scattering 10kHz <10 sec Optics Mastersizer 3000 Mastersizer 3000E Red light source Blue light source Lens arrangement Effective focal length Detector Arrangement Angular range Alignment...

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AERO S DRY POWDER DISPERSER Sample dispersion is controlled by a range of wet and dry dispersion units. These ensure the particles are delivered to the measurement area of the optical bench at the correct concentration and in a suitable, stable state of dispersion to make accurate and reliable particle size measurements. Hydro - Rapid and effective wet dispersion accessories State-of-the art dry powder dispersion AERO REDEFINING DRY POWDER DISPERSION Hydro LV - A large volume automated dispersion unit suitable for applications where sample availability is not an issue or where larger volumes...

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AERO M DRY POWDER DISPERSERBulk dry powder dispersion HYDRO LVLarge volume wet sample dispersion The Aero M is an entry-level dry powder disperser for the Mastersizer 3000E, enabling particle size distribution measurements to be made for bulk dry powder samples. Its design achieves robust particle size measurements in industrial applications and also ensures it is easy to maintain during routine use. The use of dry powder dispersion for particle size measurements is advantageous when measuring bulk materials, as a large mass of powder can be measured. This ensures effective sampling is achieved....

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HYDRO MV HYDRO SIGHT Medium volume automated dispersion unit See your dispersion The Hydro MV is medium volume unit for the controlled, automated wet dispersion of samples for particle size analysis. Designed for applications that require smaller sample sizes, the Hydro MV is especially valuable when the supply of test material is limited or when dispersant usage must be minimized. • 120mL dispersant volume • Patented 40W in-line sonication probe, for rapid agglomerate dispersion • Powerful centrifugal pump system ensures bias-free sampling • Automated dispersant supply • Chemically compatible...

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HYDRO EV HYDRO SV Flexible volume wet dispersion Small volume wet sample dispersion The Hydro EV has a unique dip-in centrifugal pump and stirrer design that achieves full and rapid dispersion in standard laboratory beakers, allowing close matching of the dispersant volume to the application requirements. Following measurement, the dispersion head can be raised out of the beaker, enabling quick cleaning and sample recovery. • Compatible with 250mL, 600mL and 1000mL laboratory beakers • Patented 40W in-line sonication probe, for rapid agglomerate dispersion • Dip-in centrifugal pump and stirrer...

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The Hydro SM is a cost effective wet sample dispersion unit designed for measuring samples in non-aqueous dispersants where solvent usage needs to be minimized. • Sample volume from 50mL -120mL • Continuously variable single shaft pump and stirrer with digital readout • Software driven SOPs with appropriate user prompts to assist with adherence to GLP and ensure reproducibility of measurements • Manual fill, drain and cleaning • High chemical compatibility.

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WHY CHOOSE MALVERN PANALYTICAL? We are global leaders in materials characterization, creating superior, customer-focused solutions and services which supply tangible economic impact through chemical, physical and structural analysis. Our aim is to help you develop better quality products and get them to market faster. Our solutions support excellence in research, and help maximize productivity and process efficiency. Malvern Panalytical is part of Spectris, the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company. www.spectris.com SERVICE & SUPPORT Malvern Panalytical provides the global...

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