Jul 8 2008
Visitors to the Malvern Instruments website can now explore the unique capabilities of the company’s Spraytec system interactively, in three dimensions, direct from their desktops at www.malvern.com/spraytec. The introduction of an exciting new online demo model allows everyone to immediately explore the benefits of the world’s most advanced laser diffraction spray characterization system - inside and out, from any angle, with every feature detailed at the click of a mouse.
The Malvern Spraytec advanced laser diffraction spray characterization system.
Spraytec measures sprays with particles in the size range 0.1 to 2000 microns and its exceptionally fast 10 kHz data acquisition rate allows the real-time capture of atomization dynamics. Patented high concentration analysis and full measurement automation deliver an unprecedented level of detail about spray and aerosol device operation. Users can view the evolution of droplet size as a function of time throughout the spray event, for a complete understanding of different atomisation processes.
The Spraytec’s flexibility means it is as suited to pharmaceutical research and university laboratories as it is to the industrial environment. It enables the routine characterization of industrial spray systems such as fuel injectors, agrochemical sprays and coating sprays and has proved to be an essential tool for pharmaceutical applications such as the development of nasal spray, inhaler and nebuliser drug delivery devices.
Since the launch of Spraytec, Malvern Instruments has seen a growth of more than 25% in spray related sales. The system’s ease of use has been key to its rapid acceptance on a global scale and across developing markets in India, China and Eastern Europe. Automated alignment of the optics, event-triggered measurements and synchronized data capture feed into advanced, application-specific data analysis functions that the user can manipulate via a simple, drag-and-drop interface. The dynamics of spray atomisation have never been easier to understand.