Micromeritics was founded over forty years ago to fulfill the analytical instrumentation needs of industrial and academic laboratories involved in the emerging field of particle science and technology. The company manufactures a broad line of automated analytical laboratory instruments that measure the physical characteristics of powders and solids for fundamental research, product development, quality assurance and control, production, and process control applications. Physical characteristics determined include: Particle Size Surface Area Pore Volume, Pore Size and Pore Size Distribution Absolute Density, Envelope Density, and Bulk Density Catalytic Activity, Active Surface Area, and Strength of Adsorption Sites Micromeritics also operates Micromeritics Analytical Services which provides sample analyses on a contract basis. With U.S. corporate headquarters in Norcross (Atlanta), Georgia, Micromeritics has an extensive worldwide sales and service network. The company operates direct offices located in the United States, England, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, and China. In addition, the company’s customers are served by a specially trained local representative network covering over sixty-five countries who both sell and service Micromeritics’ instruments. A training facility at the Norcross headquarters offers a regular schedule of instrument operator training courses. Micromeritics is an ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturer and strives continually to improve the quality of its products. The company makes use of the latest design and production technology, including a computer-aided design and manufacturing system. This system allows Micromeritics’ engineers to check designs and tolerances before parts are built, reducing cycle time and increasing instrument reliability. A large percentage of the precision-machined parts needed for its instruments are fabricated in Micromeritics’ own machine shop. Micromeritics’ instruments are tested rigorously to ensure the results they produce match accepted international standards. The company is continually in the process of designing and upgrading powerful multi-tasking instrument software, including new software that addresses the many requirements specified by the FDA's 21 CFR Part 11 regulations for data integrity and security. Internationally, Micromeritics has provided particle characterization instruments and applications support to most of the world's top industrial companies and academic institutions whose applications include: pharmaceuticals, clays, ceramics, pigments, plastics, catalysts and catalyst support systems, paper coatings, geological cores, and metal powders, to name a few.