method expert: guided, automated method development for the horiba la-950
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Ian Treviranus, Product Line Manager for HORIBA Particle, presents the Method Expert software for the LA-950. The Method Expert provides guidance and a high degree of automation to the classic challenge of method development. This presentation is archived with the original webinar video in the Download Center at www.horiba.com/us/particle.TRANSCRIPT
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The Revolutionary Method ExpertGuided, Automated Method Development for the LA-950
Ian [email protected]/us/particle
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One Important Question
Q: How can we help users solve particle size problems “offline”?
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One Important Question
A: Provide expert guidance which is a mouse-click away
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A Revolutionary Idea
The goal is to create an invisible foundation of support
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A Revolutionary Idea
The LA-950 is the perfect match for the Method Expert concept
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A Revolutionary Idea
Method development is the most complex, most important, and most misunderstood facet of using a particle size analyzer
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A Revolutionary Idea
Simplify this process by automating tests and providing clear explanations at every step
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A Revolutionary Idea
A great method is…
robust
accurate
reproducible
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A Revolutionary Idea
A great method is…
robust
accurate
reproducible
Great methods optimize the hardware and the software conditions to achieve the best data
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Collecting and Calculating
The LA-950 hardware collects scattered light data
The LA-950 software calculates the particle size distribution using that scattered light data
Both must be optimized to
maximize data quality
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Measurement Optimization
There are four important tests…
Circulation
Concentration
Dispersion
Duration
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Calculation Optimization
There are two important tests…
Real RI
Imaginary RI
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Basic Test Design
Why is the test important?
What does the test do?
How will the results be displayed?
What is the best value?
User selects up to 5 values for testing
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Basic Test Design
Method Expert guides user to prepare the LA-950 for each test
Results displayed in multiple formats:
PSD, D50, R-parameter
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Automation Wizard
Wouldn’t it be great if you could take all these test results and build some kind of program that does everything with only one mouse-click?
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Automation Wizard
Yeah, it is pretty great.
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Automation Wizard
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Automation Wizard
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