Attaching to existing microscopes or supplied with a new microscope, allowing fully automated, unattended analysis of all or part of every filter sing sophisticated image analysis techniques
It is part of many QC laboratory's daily routine to examine filters under a microscope and to count and characterise the particulates trapped by them.
Until now this has been a tedious and very time-consuming task, often resulting in only a fraction of the filter being examined and a great deal of operator fatigue and human error.
The new standard ISO16232 specifies closely the method of analysis, which includes a requirement to scan the entire filter and to measure every particle for longest dimension and breadth.
To do this manually would take hours of tedious counting with the microscope.
GT Vision says its Filtrex system makes this unnecessary.
Attaching to existing microscopes or supplied with a new microscope, Filtrex allows fully automated, unattended analysis of all or part of every filter using sophisticated image analysis techniques.
Analysis times depend on the size of the filter, type of material to be analysed, number and size of particles and proportion of a filter analysed; a typical time is 2-3 seconds per field.
All the operators need to do is load the filter, press start and get on with something else.
Filtrex is designed and optimised specifically for the analysis of particulates and fibres on filters.
It includes a host of unique features designed to make the whole task ultra-fast, simple to use.
It includes a 'stunningly fast' autofocus system that, uniquely, copes with any local variation in filter height, highly sophisticated particle detection algorithms, automatic compensation for shading patterns, automatic joining of particles which cover any number of fields of view, and sample set up dialogues that allow entry of all parameters such as sample volume or surface area washed. For each filter the system generates a report summarising the size distribution and count of particulates per volume of sample with an image of the analysed particles.
Perfect for labs needing to validate their test procedures and manufacturing equipment, says GT Vision.
Filters are widely used in industries such as automotive, aerospace, hydraulics, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, foods, beverages, oils, power generation, chemicals, and in environmental air sampling.
GT Vision is the exclusive distributor of Filtrex and a range of other industrial image analysis systems.
Filtrex is widely used in Europe especially for component cleaning fluid analysis, hydraulic fluids and pharmaceuticals.
