Malvern Instruments' Morphologi G3 has won Instrument Business Outlook's 2008 Gold Award for analytical instrument industrial design. The Morphologi G3 is an automated particle characterization system that provides high quality, statistically significant particle size and shape information. The IBO Design Awards are given annually and according to the organizers “the Morphologi G3's innovative industrial design clearly distinguishes it by creating an appealing visual appearance and enhanced end-user experience”

Ulf Willén, Malvern’s Product Manager for Analytical Imaging Systems, said, “This is tremendous recognition for the team at Malvern who worked so hard on the design and development of the Morphologi G3. All the work was done in house and I would very much like to add my congratulations to everyone involved.”

“For particle characterization using microscopy-based techniques there are a number of critical factors that determine the usability of the technique and the reliability of the results. Sample dispersion and automation are key issues. The idea behind the Morphologi G3 was to make sample dispersion an integral part of the system, maximise the degree of automation, and minimise the manual, user-dependent controls and settings on the instrument. The industrial design had to both reflect this, and was also limited by these requirements.”

The Morphologi G3 delivers stereozoom quality images and delivers statistically significant data through the rapid analysis of hundreds of thousands of particles with little or no user intervention.