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Microtrac company profile and philosophy

A leader in particle characterization

In 2020, the leading companies for particle characterization, RETSCH Technology, Microtrac and MicrotracBEL united and became one powerful brand: Microtrac MRB!

All three companies share a passion for making particle analysis more accurate, more effective and more convenient in order to exceed customers' expectations. Together, we at Microtrac MRB will continue to find superior solutions for every application and provide the best customer service!

Microtrac MRB is part of VERDER SCIENTIFIC, which is a division of the continuously growing VERDER group.

MicrotracBEL


MicrotracBEL is a leading company that develops, manufactures and sells various gas and vapor adsorption amounts, BET surface area and pore size distribution measuring instruments for porous and non-porous materials using gas adsorption technology. The company also handles Microtrac particle size distribution measuring equipment by laser diffraction and scattering and DLS as the core technology.

The company's products are widely used in the research and quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) fields of various kinds of functional powder materials that are in active development all over the world.

MicrotracBEL Headquarters are located in Osaka, Japan.

Milestones

2018
Launching Automatic specific surface area/pore size distribution measurement instrument BELSORP-miniX

2013
Introducing the Multi-sample BET surface area measurement system BELSORP-MR6

2006
Market launch of the Catalysis Analyzer BELCAT-A

2002
Premiere of  the breakthrough curve measurement system by adsorption column BELSORP-Dyna

1991
The high precision surface area and pore size analyser, BELSORP-28SA, hits the Market.

1988
MicrotracBEL is founded as BEL JAPAN, Inc. and begins to sell the first range of products.

1987 
Rollout of the High precision gas adsorption instrument BELSORP-28 

1985 
Professor Hiromitsu Naono and his graduate student, Kazuyuki Nakai (present CEO of MicrotracBEL) start to develop the first “automatic gas adsorption isotherm measurement instrument”.

Microtrac


Microtrac is a pioneer and leading manufacturer of light scattering instruments for particle analysis. While Microtrac existed first as a business segment within a larger organization, the company Microtrac Inc. was ultimately founded in 1999 and has since been growing steadily. The instruments are used both for industrial applications and material research.

Microtrac Headquarters are based in the USA where Microtrac develops and manufactures all products in Montgomeryville and York, Pennsylvania. 
 

Milestones

2018
Launch of Microtrac Sync: Synchronizing size and shape measurement in one instrument.

2012
The Nanotrac Wave is introduced to provide particle size, zeta potential, and molecular weight analysis in one instrument.

2007
Debut of the Bluewave diffraction instrument that uses blue lasers (not simply blue light sources) to produce the highest resolution and sensitivity available in diffraction instruments.

1987
Microtracs first solid-state detector instrument, the model 7997, makes its debut. 

1974
First commercial laser diffraction analyzer hits the market, Microtrac Model 7991.

1972
Foundation of Microtrac

Microtrac Retsch (formerly Retsch Technology)


Microtrac Retsch (formerly Retsch Technology) is a leading provider of image analysis equipment and has been successfully developing optical particle analyzers for more than 20 years. Their innovative CAMSIZER series is based on the unique dual camera technology which has revolutionized dynamic image analysis. The analyzers are employed in various industries for production and quality control as well as in R&D.

Microtrac Retsch is located at the VERDER SCIENTIFIC Headquarters in Haan/Duesseldorf, Germany.

Milestones

2020   
Parallel to the merger as Microtrac MRB, Retsch Technology GmbH is renamed Microtrac Retsch GmbH.

2019   
Retsch Technology launches the CAMSIZER M1, enhancing the product portfolio with a static image analyzer.

2014-2017   
Continuous technical improvement of the Camsizer portfolio with innovative features; launch of models P4 and X2.

2011   
Introduction of CAMSIZER XT with optional modules for wet and dry measurement.

2006   
Improvement of CAMSIZER® with AutoHeight, LED technology, Software, improved resolution, sharpness and contrast.

2002-2003   
New shape features introduced for CAMSIZER® and step into online installation; launch of the AutoSampler System.

2000   
Transfer of Retsch Technology into an independent company, after operating under the roof of Retsch, dedicated to the innovative CAMSIZER® particle sizer with unique, patented 2 camera system.

Together we form Microtrac MRB

Going forward as one solution provider

Microtrac’s and MicrotracBEL’s offering in Laser Diffraction, Dynamic Light Scattering and Surface & Porosity Analysis perfectly complements RETSCH Technology’s product portfolio of Dynamic and Static Image Analyzers.

Accordingly, VERDER SCIENTIFIC’s new business segment offers an unrivalled range of technologies for particle characterization and becomes a one-stop, preferred solution provider for customers.