Description

Overview

Morphious™ C1 is a high-end contamination inspection and sorting system designed for
pellets and granules. It combines advanced machine vision,
stroboscopic LED illumination and proprietary dispersion technology to detect and classify
every visually detectable contamination in your samples.

The system is manufactured by Microptik B.V. and supplied by
Kreator Lab BG as an official representative. Morphious™ C1 is equally well suited for
quality control in the laboratory and on the production line. In factory
environments it can be connected to the process via a dedicated bypass system.

The device is extremely easy to understand and operate, yet it provides top-quality real-time data
about the presence of all visually detectable contaminations in the sample, such as:

• miscoloration
• mis-sizing
• surface defects
• wrong shape
• presence of foreign materials

The presence of such impurities can seriously impair product quality during further processing.
Morphious™ C1 helps to detect, quantify and, if required, actively remove these contaminants
from the product stream.

How it works

This state-of-the-art system is equipped with a high-resolution
USB 3.0 CMOS camera (2456 × 2054, 5.04 MPix, 36 fps, 2/3") and a sophisticated
stroboscopic LED illumination unit, allowing contaminations to be analyzed and displayed in the
best possible manner.

Microptik B.V. has developed a unique proprietary technology to disperse powders and granules
into a thin monolayer, enabling contamination analysis under optimal conditions. Each particle passes through
the inspection field, where it is illuminated and captured by the camera.

The Morphious™ C1 system can be extended to a full sorting system, capable of detecting every
contamination and shooting it out of the sample stream. For this purpose, an ultra-fast responding nozzle
manifold with dedicated electronics is used to remove unwanted particles from the product flow.

Morphious® software & AI

Being controlled by professional Morphious® software, extra-powered by AI, the C1 system can
deliver some of the most valuable and precise real-time data about contaminations present in your sample.

• Intuitive user interface: the system is extremely easy to understand and operate,
  allowing fast setup and routine use.
• User-defined recipes: the user can create recipes for each sample and application and define
  all criteria that are useful in that particular case.
• Data storage and retrieval: all collected data are stored in databases and can be retrieved
  in an easy and structured way for further analysis or reporting.
• Mosaics and histograms: the software shows specific mosaics of the contaminants and histograms
  in accordance with the client’s specifications.
• Image capture of abnormal pieces: the system captures a photo of every abnormal piece of sample
  and saves it in the database for further elucidation and documentation.

Key features & benefits

• Top-of-the-line pellet and granule contamination analyzer
  Designed specifically to detect, quantify and classify visual contaminations in pellets and granules.
• Real-time inspection of granules and powders
  The system allows inspection of up to 25 kg per hour of granules and up to
  2 kg per hour of powders, with every particle being captured and characterized.
• Comprehensive contamination characterization
  Can characterize virtually every possible visual contamination, including miscoloration, mis-sizing, surface
  defects, wrong shape and foreign materials.
• Sorting capability
  Can be extended to a full sorting system to detect and physically remove every contamination
  from your samples using an ultra-fast nozzle manifold.
• Robust construction
  Built for long-term, reliable operation in demanding industrial environments.
• Modular architecture
  Flexible modular design makes the system applicable both for laboratory work and for in-line inspection.
• Integration with other Morphious systems
  Can be easily combined with other Morphious systems such as particle size and shape analyzers and color measuring systems.

Typical applications

The Morphious™ C1 system is mostly suitable for the plastic industry, where
pellet and granule quality is critical. However, it can also be used in other fields whenever you need
top-quality information about visual contaminations present in samples with uniform granules in the
size range from 20 µm up to centimetres.

• Plastic pellet and granule quality control
• Contamination monitoring in compounding and pelletizing processes
• Incoming material inspection and release testing
• Inline contamination detection and sorting on production lines
• R&D and formulation work where contamination level must be strictly controlled

Technical specifications

Temperature range	15–40 °C
Power supply	230 V AC / 115 V AC, 50/60 Hz
Power consumption	250 W
Camera & illumination
Camera	USB 3.0, CMOS, 36.0 fps, 2456 × 2054, 5.04 MPix, 2/3"
Light source	LED ring light, white light spectrum, stroboscopic illumination
Measurement ranges & throughput
Size range	From 1 µm up to centimetres
Standard throughput / resolution (pellets)	20 µm with 20 mm inspection width: 1–3 kg/h 40 µm with 40 mm inspection width: 2–6 kg/h 60 µm with 59 mm inspection width: 6–12 kg/h Customization possible
Throughput (powders)	Up to 2 kg/h
Control module & software
PC / control module	Specially tailored control module based on Intel® Core™ i7
Software	Windows®, powered by Morphious® with AI Morphious® is a registered trademark of Microptik BV Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation
Dimensions & weight
Dimensions (L × W × H)	83 × 43 × 83 cm
Weight	62 kg

Get more information

If you need help integrating Morphious™ C1 into your production line or laboratory,
or want to check if it is suitable for your specific pellets or granulated materials, please contact
Kreator Lab BG for an application review, demo measurements and a tailored quotation.