In order to ensure accuracy and durability, Cilas laser particle size analyzers are designed with all optical components permanently mounted on a short cast iron baseplate.  This unique design eliminates the need to ever realign the instrument.  Laser particle size analyzers from any other manufacturer will require the operator to align their instrument on a regular basis.  Cilas' design allows the operator to remove the optical cell for cleaning without the additional headache of realigning the system.  A permanently aligned system will consistently provide more accurate results since the optics are always correctly aligned.

Another benefit of Cilas' unique short cast iron baseplate design is that a Cilas instrument will work in any environment.  Other vendors of laser particle size analyzers require that their instruments are placed in a vibration-free environment.  With a Cilas analyzer, the instrument can be placed anywhere in the facility and the permanently aligned optics will ensure accurate measurements.

Cilas laser particle size analyzers are so rugged that they can withstand significant damage and still remain in alignment. The picture above shows shipping damage sustained when a forklift went through the box during shipping to a customer.

After the system was returned to us, our service department took the damaged instrument right out of the box and ran a performance verification check using a NIST traceable standard.  The certificate to the right shows that the damaged instrument passed the performance verification test.  The permanently mounted optics were still in alignment!