MICROTRAC, INC.
YORK, PA

As an innovator in the particle characterization business arena, Microtrac strives to develop and introduce cutting edge technologies and products designed to provide the best possible solutions to satisfy the needs of our customers. Microtrac’s staff commits to the relentless pursuit of perfection and to achieving 100% customer satisfaction globally through our product and service offerings. Microtrac Milestones The Nanotrac Wave is introduced to provide particle size, zeta potential, and molecular weight analysis in one instrument through its modular product platform design. For the first time, DLS users have the ability to reconfigure their instrument to satisfy a wide variety of application demands. Image or shape analysis capability for liquid suspensions is added to the Microtrac S3500 family of particle size analyzers. The SI Analysis module has a measurement range of 10 to 800 microns for shape analysis and can be combined with any S3500 or Bluewave analyzer that is configured for wet circulation. Zetrator auto-titration system is introduced to add and automate charge titration control for the Nanotrac and Zetatrac products. The system is the first to offer a five titrant dosing pump option to maximize control for the most demanding applications. Microtrac introduces advanced power spectrum modulation analysis. Turbotrac Dry Powder dispersion system is developed to provide auto-sequence operation and unattended sequencing. Microtrac releases the S3500 Analyzer and Sample Delivery Controller (SDC) which provides advanced sample mixing and maximum Organic solvent capability. FLEX software introduced to satisfy advancing computer features and to provide users with unparalleled flexibility. Security software controls to meet the demand of FDA 21 CFR Part 11 are added to the Microtrac for Windows software. The UPA product family was upgraded with a universal solvent probe tip design to address applications where immersion into organic solvents and caustics is required. The Nikkiso Company LTD procures the Microtrac product line from Honeywell and restructures the team of experienced employees as an independent USA corporation. Microtrac Inc. is born. Microtrac ventured into the field of dynamic light scattering with the release of the Ultra Fine Particle Analyzer (UPA) measuring 0.005 to 3 microns incorporating a fiber optic probe design to measure high concentration slurries. UPA becomes a worthy replacement for photon correlation spectroscopy (PCS). Advanced light scattering calculation for non-spherical particles and iterative deconvolution is added to Microtrac’s analysis software. Driven by a desire to save space and produce a smaller, lighter instrument, Microtrac developed a bent optics bench (Model 7995) to begin the modular approach to particle size instrument design. A solvent pumping system (Small Volume Recirculator – SVR) was introduced to satisfy the needs of those customers wanting to measure particles suspended in organic solvents. The SVR remained in production until 2007. Dry powder measurement capability was developed and introduced into the Microtrac line. The first commercial laser diffraction analyzer, Microtrac (Model 7991) was sold in the U.S. It had a measuring range of 2 to 176 microns and measured particles only as an aqueous slurry. An on-line particle size monitor (7981) was introduced that same year. Microtrac particle characterization instruments are used by top industry professionals to conduct the following analysis: Please complete this form to provide our support team with the essential details. The information will be used to help us provide you with a tailored solution for your particle characterization needs.