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- Installation & training on-site setup and 3D tracking onboarding
- Method + sample run a 3D size-and-shape measurement on your material
Microtrac CAMSIZER 3D Particle Size and Shape Analyzer
True three-dimensional particle size and shape from 20 µm to 30 mm — up to 30 images of every particle give its length, width and thickness in two to five minutes.
- Patented particle tracking with 9 MP ZOOM and 5 MP BASIC cameras, up to 250 images per second
- 2D mode with results compatible with sieve analysis; Autosampler for unattended runs
- Installation and on-site training included · free test measurement
- Configured to order · lead time from 4 weeks
What your R&D lab actually checks
The third dimension
Tracking each particle through up to 30 images gives true length, width and thickness — the flatness and elongation that flow, packing and product quality depend on, which a 2D projection hides.
A materials engineer on the line
- CAMSIZER 3D base unit — 9 MP ZOOM and 5 MP BASIC cameras, LED strobe backlighting, up to 250 images per second in real time
- Feeder and funnel kits and guidance sheets for your sample volume and size range
- DIMENSIONS software with Particle Viewer; Audit Trail Manager for operation under 21 CFR Part 11
- Autosampler for 14 samples in a row, extendable to 40 or more
- Calibration reticle and sample splitters
- Installation and on-site operator training — included in every quotation
What the CAMSIZER 3D is
The CAMSIZER 3D is a dynamic image analyzer from Microtrac for dry, free-flowing bulk solids and powders. The sample runs down a vibrating feeder and tumbles as it falls through the measuring zone, lit from behind by an LED strobe. Two cameras — a 9 MP ZOOM camera for the fine particles and a 5 MP BASIC camera for the coarse ones — follow each particle and record up to 30 images of it in different orientations. From this particle track the software takes the largest length as the 3D length, the largest width as the 3D width and the smallest width as the 3D thickness. In 2D mode it works like a conventional image analyzer, with results compatible with sieve analysis.
Specifications
| Measuring principle | 2D and 3D dynamic image analysis (ISO 13322-2) |
| Measuring range | 20 µm – 30 mm, no hardware adjustment |
| Cameras | 2 — ZOOM 9 MP + BASIC 5 MP |
| Image rate | up to 250 images/s, evaluated in real time (3D mode) |
| Images per particle | up to 30 (3D mode) |
| Parameters | particle size, shape, volume, density, transparency and number |
| Measuring time | approx. 2–5 minutes, depending on required statistics |
| Light source | long-life LED, strobe backlighting |
| Calibration | certified reference reticle, within a few seconds |
| Compressed air | 6–8 bar · max. 10 l/min |
| Software | DIMENSIONS · 21 CFR Part 11 version available |
| Dimensions | 850 (W) × 650 (H) × 350 (D) mm (33.5 × 25.6 × 13.8 in) |
| Weight | approx. 40 kg (88 lb) |
| Autosampler (option) | 14 samples on the conveyor, optionally up to 40 |
| Installation and training | on site, included in every quotation |
| Lead time | from 4 weeks, depending on configuration |
Download: CAMSIZER 3D brochure (PDF) · Foundry sand application note (PDF) · Image analysis vs. sieving white paper (PDF)
What 3D shows that a 2D image hides
A conventional image analyzer sees each particle once, in a random orientation: its “length” is a mix of true length and width, its “width” a mix of width and thickness. Microtrac’s own examples show what changes when every particle is tracked:
| Extrudates | ceramic rods 6–8 mm long: 3D length matched caliper measurement; 2D length came out too short |
| Coffee beans | separate, correct distributions of length, width and thickness |
| Glass beads | fused and deformed beads: 3D mode found more elongated particles than 2D — a 17% difference in that example |
| Fertilizer | granules turning ellipsoidal while the diameter stays the same — seen in roundness and aspect ratio, missed by sieving |
| Pharmaceutical pellets | coating differences of only 2.5 µm detected reliably |
In 2D mode the particle width xc min lines up with sieve analysis. In Microtrac’s foundry sand application note, three sands between 63 and 500 µm followed their sieve curves closely, and three repeat runs agreed within 1% at the d50.
Options that change how you work
Where the CAMSIZER 3D stops — and what to take instead
The CAMSIZER 3D measures dry, free-flowing material from 20 µm. Powders that do not flow freely, suspensions and fine cuts that start below 20 µm — typical LPBF metal powder such as 15–45 µm among them — belong on the CAMSIZER X2+, from 0.9 µm with air, gravity or wet dispersion. Particles above 30 mm go to the CAMSIZER XL, up to 135 mm. If you need laser diffraction down to 0.01 µm and image analysis in one measurement, look at the Microtrac SYNC. For measurement close to production, there is the CAMSIZER ONLINE.
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What usually stops people — and the honest answer
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Ready when you are
| Brand | Microtrac |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Scope and purpose | rapid and exact particle size and shape analysis of all dry, flowable bulk materials and powders |
| Measurement ranges | recommended range 20 μm to 30 mm (with no hardware adjustment) |
| Measurement principle | 2D and 3D Dynamic Image Analysis according to ISO 13322-2 |
| Measurement time | approx. 2 to 5 min (depends on required measurement statistics) |
| Camera | Dual Camera Technology, 9 MP + 5 MP; up to 250 images per second |
| Sample material | abrasives, catalysts, chemicals, coffee beans & freeze-dried coffee, construction materials, coal / coke, fertilizer, food granulate, glass / ceramics, silicon granulate, pesticides, pharmaceutical pel- lets, plastic pellets and granules, proppants, refractory products, salt / sugar, sand, washing powder, wood chips and many more |
| Sample feed | 14 samples can be placed on the conveyor belt simultaneously (opt. up to 40 samples), for unattended operation, continuous operation is possible, sample feed by electro-pneumatic robot arm, emergency stop-button |
| Software | Microtrac DIMENSIONS |
| Certification | CE certified |
| Compressed air supply | 6 to 8 bar |
| Compressed air consumption | max. 10 l/min |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 33.46×25.59×13.77in / 850×650×350mm |
| Weight | approx. 88lbs / 40kg |
Product videos
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Common questions
Don't see yours? Email [email protected] — NDA on request, typical reply within 4 hours.
What makes the CAMSIZER 3D different from standard image analysis?
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Does the CAMSIZER 3D also give conventional size and sieve-comparable results?
Is the CAMSIZER 3D suitable for metal AM powder?
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Can the CAMSIZER 3D run unattended?
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