| Solid State Preparation |
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| RES 120 SEM Controlled Broad Ion Beam Milling System |
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 | Ion beam milling with in-situ SEM observation |
| Fully computer controlled |
| Material related investigation |
| Variable energy and milling angles similar to the RES 101 |
| Integrated library |
| Specimen control wia BSE detection |
| Process evaluation via high resolution SEM |
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| Freeze-Etching |
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| BAF 060 Freeze-Etch / Freeze-Fracture System |
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| Contamination- and artefact-free preparation |
| Short preparation time with load-lock vacuum transfer |
| Compatible with VCT 100 vacuum cryo transfer system |
| Coating with variable angles and rotary shadowing |
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| ION Beam Milling |
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| RES 101 Ion Milling Device |
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| Fully computer controlled system |
| Variable milling angle from 0º to 90º |
| All in one system with the highest level of user flexibility |
| Load lock system for permanent high vacuum |
| Variable ion energy for high and low energy milling processes |
| Built in CCD camera |
| Integrated application library |
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| Cryo Fixation |
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| JFD 030 Jet Freezing Device |
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| Freezing of specimens up to approximately 10µm thickness without visible ice crystal damage using the sandwich technique |
| No need for cryo-protectants |
| Suitable for suspensions and emulsions |
| Facilitates further processing by freeze fracturing / etching, freeze drying, freeze substitution |
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| Drying Unit |
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| MED 020 Freeze Drying Unit |
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| Reproducible results through exact temperature control of specimen cold stage |
| Contamination free transfer of specimens through counter flow loading device |
| Protection against contamination based on integrated 'Meissner' trap |
| Subsequent coating through DC sputtering or evaporation |
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| Coating Unit |
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| MED 020 Modular Coating Unit |
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| Modular bench top high resolution coating system for multiple preparation processes |
| Wide variety of modules for different kind of applications |
| Extremely clean vacuum due to the turbo molecular pumping system |
| Universal control unit for coating, vacuum measurement and pumping system |
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| Vacuum Sputtering Device |
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| SCD 500 High Vacuum Sputtering Device |
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| Compact bench top unit |
| Membrane and turbot molecular pump for oil-free vacuum integrated into the housing |
| Simple user friendly operation |
| Suitable for various metal targets |
| Suitable for high resolution FE-SEM coatings |
| The SCD 500 is designed for high vacuum coating for applications in electron microscopy and where small samples require metal coatings |
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| Evaporation Device |
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| CED 030 Carbon Evaporation Device |
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| Compact bench top unit |
| Cost effective production of carbon films |
| Optional quartz crystal film thickness monitor available |
| Uniform, cohesive carbon films |
| Simple operation, easy and clean loading |
| The carbon thread evaporation process developed by BAL-TEC requires a special carbon thread that flash evaporates under vacuum conditions. This produces films suitable for SEM specimens without carbon particles that can be deposited on the samples when using carbon rods. |
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