The Phenom ParticleX Desktop SEM Series is a family of automated desktop SEM systems designed for rapid particle analysis, contamination detection, and industrial quality control. By combining high-resolution SEM imaging, integrated EDS elemental analysis, and Perception automation software, it delivers fast, reproducible particle identification, classification, and reporting with minimal operator input.
Across the series, users benefit from a fully automated workflow for particle detection, sizing, and compositional analysis, delivering fast and consistent results. It outperforms optical microscopy and outsourced SEM services by enabling high-throughput batch analysis, standardised QA/QC reporting, and rapid in-house validation against industry standards — all within a compact, easy-to-use desktop platform.
The ParticleX range includes application-specific systems for different industries. ParticleX systems are purpose-built for Technical Cleanliness, Additive Manufacturing, Steel production, Gun Shot Residue analysis and Battery development.
ParticleX AM model supports additive manufacturing by providing fast, automated powder analysis that ensures consistent material quality. It reduces variability in powder reuse studies, enhances detection of irregular particles and contaminants, and delivers rapid feedback that supports tighter process control and improved end-product consistency. ParticleX AM ensures your powder analysis aligns with ASTM F1877-16, the recognised standard for SEM characterisation of particles.
ParticleX TC model enhances technical cleanliness testing by rapidly identifying and classifying contaminants that can affect component performance in automotive and precision manufacturing. It increases detection sensitivity compared with optical methods, reduces operator subjectivity, and produces standardised, audit-ready reports that support compliance with stringent industry cleanliness standards including ISO 16232 and VDA 19.
ParticleX Steel system focuses on inclusion analysis and metallurgical quality control. Precise detection and classification of non-metallic inclusions in steel and alloys together with high-resolution compositional analysis supports process optimisation, helps reduce defects, and ensures improved material reliability and performance in demanding applications. The ParticleX Steel automation package provides a comprehensive solution for meeting three key steel inclusion monitoring standards: ASTM E45, E2142, and E2283.
ParticleX Battery version accelerates impurity and contamination analysis in energy storage materials, supporting safer and more efficient battery development. It enables rapid identification of trace contaminants that can impact electrochemical performance and supports higher consistency in battery production.
ParticleX GSR system automates gunshot residue analysis, for forensic applications enabling rapid detection and classification of trace particles. It reduces analysis time from hours to minutes, improves reproducibility by minimising operator bias, and provides reliable elemental confirmation of trace evidence to support criminal investigations. Phenom GSR software is ASTM E1588 compliant.