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Particle Size Testing

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  • Coated particle damage illustration showing intact, abraded, and cracked particles with similar particle size distribution.
    16 May 2026

    Coated Particle Damage Before Particle Size Changes

    Coated particle damage can change performance before particle size distribution shows a [...]

    Insights

  • Metal powder feedstock quality assessment in an additive manufacturing lab with fine metal powder, powder bed fusion equipment, and microscopy inspection
    16 May 2026

    Metal Powder Feedstock Quality in Additive Manufacturing: From Particle Behavior to Part Performance

    Metal powder feedstock quality has a direct effect on print stability and [...]

    Feature Article

  • Paint QC bench with drawdown panels, grind gauge, colorimeter, and gloss meter showing dispersion-related coating defects.
    9 May 2026

    When Paint Passes Color QC but Fails in Application

    Paint QC can approve a batch that still behaves badly on the substrate. [...]

    Feature Article

  • Powder wettability illustration showing poor wetting, trapped air, dry-core clumping, and controlled dispersion in liquid.
    9 May 2026

    Powder Wettability: Why Powders Float, Clump, or Disperse

    Powder wettability controls the first contact between powder and liquid. When liquid [...]

    Insights

  • Particle size distribution interpretation graphic showing D10, D50, D90, fines, oversize, span, and curve shape in a powder PSD curve.
    2 May 2026

    Particle Size Distribution Interpretation: Reading D10, D50, D90, Fines, and Oversize in Process Context

    Particle size distribution interpretation has the most value when the curve explains [...]

    Know How

  • Sieve blinding in powder screening showing near-size wedging, fine-particle coating, agglomeration, and bed overload on a vibrating sieve.
    2 May 2026

    Sieve Blinding: Why Powder Screens Fail Before the Particle Size Spec Does and How to Solve it

    Sieve blinding does more than reduce screening capacity. It changes the [...]

    Insights

  • Three Petri dishes with metal, ceramic, and polymer powders, plus a spatula pouring metallic powder, illustrating powder testing circular economy.
    27 September 2025

    Powder Technologies Within Circular Systems

    The relevance of powder testing for circular economy powder usage. Circular production [...]

    Feature Article

  • AI-assisted material characterization: laser diffraction setup analyzes a powder stream with a camera and PSD histogram on a lab monitor.
    20 September 2025

    Material Characterization with AI-Assisted Analytics

    AI-assisted material characterization speeds testing, strengthens models, and improves inline control. Labs [...]

    Feature Article

  • AI-based in-line particle size monitoring system with stainless steel probe analyzing powder flow in a continuous milling line.
    13 July 2025

    AI-Assisted In-Line Particle Size Monitoring: What the Evidence Supports

    AI-assisted direct imaging can turn difficult process images into usable particle-size information [...]

    Insights

  • Powder dispersion
    10 May 2025

    The Complete Guide to Powder Dispersion and Data Interpretation

    Powder dispersion is essential not only for accurate particle size measurement but [...]

    Feature Article

  • Powder Characterization Techniques
    29 March 2025

    Powder Characterization Techniques: The Ultimate Guide

    Understanding powder characterization techniques is crucial for ensuring stability, performance, and processability [...]

    Feature Article

  • Powder Technology Guide
    15 March 2025

    The Ultimate Guide to Powder Technology

    Powder technology is the backbone of precision manufacturing and process optimization. Industries [...]

    Feature Article