AN AUTOMATED PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM WHERE THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER IS THE MICROSCOPE. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES AUTOMATED DRY SAMPLE DISPERSION. THE PRODUCT IS A FULLY AUTOMATED STATIC IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEM PROVIDING A COMPLETE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PARTICULATE MATERIALS. IT DELIVERS SUBSTANTIAL TIME SAVINGS OVER TRADITIONAL MANUAL MICROSCOPY THROUGH PRECISE CHARACTERIZATION OF INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES WITHIN PRE-DISPERSED SAMPLES OF DRY POWDERS, WET SUSPENSIONS AND PARTICULATES DEPOSITED ON FILTERS. THE STANDARD MAGNIFICATION OPTICS COVER A PARTICLE SIZE RANGE FROM 0.5um UP TO 1.3mm. APPLICATION SOFTWARE PROVIDES A USER-FRIENDLY GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR DATA ANALYSIS .

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 9011 - COMPOUND OPTICAL MICROSCOPES, INCLUDING THOSE FOR PHOTOMICOGRAPHY, CINEPHOTOMICOGRAPHY AND MICROPROJECTION. GIR 3(b) THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTER OF THE PRODUCT IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MICROSCOPE GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 901180 OTHER MICROSCOPES ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCOPE OF HARMONISED SYSTEM EXPLANATORY NOTE 9011