Company: Metkon
Petrography - cutting / thin section
Equipment and consumables
A complete range of instruments for petrographic sample preparation, from a piece of rock up to 20 micron…
This exciting product range offers you the latest technology and a functional design to achieve a high level of performance in the preparation of mineralogical and thin section specimens.
Geocut 302-S, geological cutting machine
For cutting large and irregularly shaped petrographic samples. The device offers the advantage of combining different cutting techniques and methods in one and the same machine to achieve excellent cut surfaces.
- Good accessibility for easy handling
- Possibility of using diamond blades Ø250/300 mm.
- Cutting capacity of up to 110 mm diameter.
- Clamping systems available for small to large or irregular specimen shapes.
- Z-axis: Cutting
Y-axis: Cutting with table feed
X-axis: Parallel cutting - Download: Documentation and specification GEOCUT 302S (e)
Geoform 102, precision thin-cut grinding machine
GEOFORM 102 is a bench-top thin sectioning machine that cuts and grinds down to 30 microns or less, depending on the hardness of the material, as mineralogical samples usually contain hard and soft phases.
GEOFORM 102 consists of two parts: Cutting and grinding
- Large cutting chamber with movable T-table
- Option to mount clamping devices
- Colour LCD touchscreen with advanced software
- Variable disc speed, 500-2000 rpm
- Fully enclosed cutting and grinding chamber with transparent cover and magnetic safety switch
- Option to attach glass slides with different dimensions
- Download: Documentation and specification GEOFORM 102 (e)