Made to order
- Installation & training on-site setup and size/shape/sieve onboarding
- Method + sample run a size-and-shape measurement on your own powder
Microtrac CAMSIZER X2+ Particle Size & Shape Analyzer – Dual-Camera Image Analysis | 0.9 µm–8 mm
- ✔ Size + shape: sphericity, aspect ratio, symmetry (ISO 13322-2 / 9276-6)
- ✔ Range 0.9 µm–8 mm · dual >5.0 MPixel ZOOM + BASIC cameras, >420 img/s
- ✔ X-Fall gravity, X-Jet air, X-Flow wet dispersion · DIMENSIONS software
- ✔ Lead time: configured to order — request current timeline
What your powder QC lab actually checks
Shape, not just size
Two cameras and ISO 9276-6 shape parameters catch satellites, agglomerates and irregular particles that a size-only number hides — the morphology that governs metal-powder flow and spread.
A materials engineer on the line
Dispersion, sphericity and sieve-equivalent method development from engineers who run powder characterization in-house at ATO Lab. Sub-4h reply, NDA standard.
The Microtrac CAMSIZER X2+ is the upgraded dual-camera dynamic image analysis system for particle size and shape — 0.9 µm to 8 mm, dry or wet, measuring sphericity, aspect ratio and 30+ morphology parameters with sieve-comparable results in a single measurement. It replaces the earlier CAMSIZER X2 with sharper optics, faster image capture and the new DIMENSIONS software, over the same measuring range.
What’s new in the X2+
Same 0.9 µm – 8 mm range as the CAMSIZER X2 — upgraded optics, speed and software.
Sharper optics
Two >5.0 MPixel cameras with ultra-strong LED illumination resolve finer detail and improve accuracy on fines versus the previous X2.
Faster capture
Frame rate above 420 images per second — shorter measurement time for the same statistics, analyzing hundreds of thousands of particles in 1–3 minutes.
DIMENSIONS software
New analysis suite — SOP templates, particle viewer, LIMS connectivity and an optional 21 CFR Part 11 mode for regulated labs.
Unchanged where it counts
Same three X-Change dispersion modules and the same 0.9 µm – 8 mm range — existing X2 methods and specifications carry straight over.
Why powder labs choose the CAMSIZER X2+
Size and shape in one image — the morphology data laser diffraction can’t give.
Size and shape in one image
Two cameras — ZOOM for fines, BASIC for coarse — measure size and 30+ shape parameters across three decades without hardware changes.
Built for metal AM powders
Detects satellites, agglomerates and irregular particles that laser diffraction averages out — the shape data LPBF and DED feedstock QC actually needs.
Dry, wet, gentle
X-Fall gravity (non-destructive, sample recoverable), X-Jet compressed-air dispersion to 460 kPa, and X-Flow wet circulation — one instrument for fragile to agglomerated powders.
Sieve-comparable results
Reports correlate with sieve analysis, so you can retire sieving while keeping the mesh-based specifications your customers still ask for.
Three ways to disperse — one instrument
Swap the X-Change module to match the material, from fragile granules to cohesive metal powder.
How Additive Plus supports it
A configured, installed analyzer with a size-and-shape method dialed in on your powder.
Configure to your powder
We match the X-Fall, X-Jet or X-Flow dispersion and nozzles to your material — from fragile granules to fine, cohesive metal powder.
Install & train
Factory-trained engineers install and train your team on size, shape and sieve-correlation reporting on-site.
Method & QC support
We build the SOP in DIMENSIONS — sphericity and aspect-ratio limits, sieve-equivalent cuts and a lot-to-lot baseline so results stay repeatable.
What the CAMSIZER X2+ measures
Full technical specifications are in the Specifications tab. Key measurement capability:
| Parameter | CAMSIZER X2+ |
|---|---|
| Principle | Dynamic image analysis (ISO 13322-2) |
| Measuring range | 0.9 µm – 8 mm |
| Cameras | Dual (ZOOM + BASIC), >5.0 MPixel each, >420 images/second |
| Digital resolution | 0.9 µm per pixel |
| Dispersion | X-Fall (gravity), X-Jet (air, 0–460 kPa), X-Flow (wet) |
| Shape parameters | Sphericity, aspect ratio, symmetry, convexity, roundness (ISO 9276-6) |
| Software | DIMENSIONS — SOP templates, particle viewer, LIMS connectivity, 21 CFR Part 11 option |
| Measurement time | ~1 to 3 minutes |
Typical applications
Where particle shape governs flow, packing and performance.
Not sure the CAMSIZER X2+ is the right analyzer?
Coarser particles, true 3D shape, or size-and-shape combined with laser diffraction.
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Why source the CAMSIZER X2+ through Additive Plus
- Authorized US channel — sales, installation, training and service in one place.
- We run powder characterization in-house at ATO Lab — you talk to engineers who use these methods, not a ticket queue.
- Method development on your material — dispersion, sphericity limits and sieve-equivalent SOPs.
- Paid sample measurement before you commit — ship us your powder, get the full size and shape report. Sub-24h response, NDA standard.
| Brand | Microtrac |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Measurement ranges | Module „X-Dry“ with „X-Fall“ 10 µm to 8 mm Module „X-Dry“ with „X-Jet“ 0.9 µm to 8 mm Module „X-Flow“ 0.9 µm to 1 mm |
| Measurement principle | Dynamic Image Analysis (ISO 13322-2) |
| Measurement time | approx. 1 to 3 min. (depends on the required measurement statistics) |
| Number of cameras | 2 (>5.0 MPixel each, ultra-strong LED) |
| Sample volume | <20 mg – 500 g (depends on sample type and measurement mode) |
| Measurement speed | >420 images/sec |
| Size of detection analysis area | approx. 20 x 20 mm |
| Resolution | 0.9 µm per pixel |
| Software | DIMENSIONS – SOP templates, particle viewer, LIMS connectivity, 21 CFR Part 11 option |
| Particle size | Smallest diameter, length, mean diameter etc. |
| Particle shape | Aspect ratio (breadth to length), symmetry, sphericity, convexity etc. (ISO 9276-6) |
| Compressed air supply | approx. 6 bar |
| Compressed air consumption | approx. 25 - 140 l/min (depending on dispersion pressure selected) |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 33.46×22.83×22.44in / 850×580×570mm |
| Weight (without PC) | 110lbs / 50kg |
Product videos
Ship us a representative powder and we'll run a size-and-shape measurement on the CAMSIZER X2+ in our lab, then walk you through sphericity, satellites and the distribution.
Complete the workflow
- ✓ Produce your own Ti, Al, Zr, NiTi and HEA powder in-house
- ✓ Narrow PSD set by ultrasonic frequency · spherical, high-flow particles
- ✓ Lab-scale footprint on 400 V 3-phase — no dedicated powder facility
- ✓ Lead time: configured to order — request current lead time
The ATO Sieve is an ultrasonic powder sieving station that screens reactive and non-reactive metal AM powder inside an inert argon atmosphere — the same ATO container transfers powder straight from an ATO atomizer, so it never sees oxygen.
- ✓ High-frequency ultrasonic vibration — prevents mesh clogging, keeps throughput high
- ✓ Sieves under inert argon; optional oxygen sensor for reactive metals (Ti, Al, Zr)
- ✓ Direct ATO-container transfer from ATO Lab Plus / ATO Sparq — no air exposure
- ✓ Various screens, optional mesh sizes — configured to your target cut
- ✓ Lead time: configured to order — request current lead time
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