Company: Metkon
Petrography - cutting / thin section
Equipment and consumables
Geocut 302-S, geological cutting machine
For cutting stone, ceramics, minerals, glass, concrete etc., with Z-axis cutting disc positioning and table feed cutting system, manual positioning of the sample in X- and Y-axis, X-Y table bed and cross feed table for cutting plane-parallel cuts, mechanical display of the cutting thickness, double T-slot clamping table made of stainless steel, lower part as stable aluminium base body, cutting capacity up to 110/90 mm solid material, for diamond discs up to ø300/250 mm, 6.4 HP compact cutting motor, electronic brake system, excellent accessibility through sliding door and side openings, lockable safety switch for the sliding door, option for direct connection of city water or coolant circuit. Ready for operation. Without clamping devices, without recooling unit.
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