Company: Metkon
Metallography - Grinding, Polishing
To obtain a highly reflective surface that is free of scratches and deformations, the samples must be carefully ground and polished before they can be examined under the microscope. Here you will find the suitable devices for obtaining such surfaces.
FORCIPOL
The FORCIPOL series of grinding and polishing machines offer practical and economical solutions to your metallographic specimen preparation needs.
The FORCIPOL basic devices are available as
- Single wheel (FORCIPOL 102) and
- Double wheel units (FORCIPOL 202) available.Doppelradgeräte (FORCIPOL 202) erhältlich.
If only manual preparation is required, the FORCIPOL control unit is mounted on the FORCIPOL sanding/polishing machine. If automatic operation is required, one of the FORCIMAT automatic heads is used.
- FORCIPOL control unit
- FORCIMAT 52 Polishing head
- FORCIMAT 102 Polishing head with single contact pressure
Optional peristaltic DOSIMAT liquid dispensers are available to increase automation capability:
- DOSIMAT 12 / single station
- DOSIMAT 52 / 6-fold station
- DOSIMAT 102 / 6-fold station
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ACCURA (High end)
ACCURA 102 is an advanced high-end grinding and polishing system that features a robust design on two columns for applications requiring extremely flat specimen surfaces.
- Suitable for applications with Ø250 and Ø300 mm.
- Motorised positioning of the head in vertical (Z) and horizontal (X) axis with memory function.
- Precise control of the applied force. Combined with optional grinding depth measuring system.
- Possibility to store and recall preparation programmes on the LCD screen.
- Efficient control of the consumption of consumables through the optionally integrated peristaltic dosing unit.
- Transparent cover for more safety and a better working area.
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Semi-automatic systems
FORCIPOL 352 is designed for grinding and polishing very large specimens or a large number of specimens in specimen holders. It reduces the overall preparation time for a high sample throughput.
Specimen holders with a diameter of up to 210 mm and 10 specimens can be processed simultaneously with grinding disks of 350 mm diameter.
- Up to 2 times higher sample throughput
- Ideal for very high numbers of samples
- Perfectly polished and even sample surfaces
- Robust steel construction
- Prevention of contamination thanks to integrated automatic cleaning and drying station
- Safe operation with fully enclosed work area
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Fully automatic systems
VELOX 102 is a fully automatic, programmable grinding/polishing system designed for unattended sample preparation with high sample throughput. From plane grinding to fine grinding/polishing/fine polishing/cleaning and drying. All you need to do is place the sample holders in the automatic feeding system, select the programme number for your specific application and press the “Start” button. That’s it! Your samples are prepared fully automatically for analysis. Possibility to queue up to 6 sample holders during operation to allow continuous sample preparation.
- Surface grinding station
- Fine grinding/polishing station
- Fully automatic sample cleaning and drying station
- Fast automatic sanding/polishing disc changing system
- Automatic sample holder change and feeding system
(Velox 102 with automatic feeder) - Automatic peristaltic dosing unit.
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VELOX 102-JR Sample preparation on a large scale
- Grinding / polishing station
- Fully automatic sample cleaning and drying station
- Fast automatic grinding / polishing disk changing system
- Automatic peristaltic dosing unit
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