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Struerss Catalogo General
Specimen Preparation
CitoVac
SystemAbele Accessories may be taken out of LaboForce-Mi separate- They have the same outer dimensions as the
For fast and easy manual preparation of ly for inspection without interfering with the BORTY holders. Consequently, they can be
thin sections LaboPol-5 can be used preparation of the others. Due to the auto- used on the same equipment with the same
together with SystemAbele accessories. mated preparation process, LaboPol-35 with specimen mover disc that has already been
The unique thickness control system LaboForce-Mi produces specimens with very used for precision lapping. The holders en-
provides users with a simple and efficient high reproducibility. sure excellent polishing.
preparation process. Also included are pat-
ented UV bonding accessories and resins CitoVac
which significantly reduce curing time. Many mineralogical materials have cracks,
See separate brochure for more details. cavities and pores. Such materials must be
mounted under vacuum to ensure that the
LaboForce-Mi - Automation Means entire specimen is impregnated with resin.
Reproducibility For this purpose, CitoVac has been devel-
LaboForce-Mi is a semi-automatic specimen oped. CitoVac is a vacuum impregnation
mover for the production of thin sections, unit, especially designed for mounting and
polished thin sections and polished speci- impregnating of porous materials. Further-
mens of mineralogical materials. The force more, CitoVac is very well suited for gluing
is applied through springs which can be in- specimens to glass slides for the production Thin section holders for lapping and polishing
dividually adjusted up to maximum load of of thin sections. A special lid has to be used
20N. LaboForce-Mi is designed for mount- for gluing. With CitoVac both mounting and
ing on a LaboPol-35 grinding/polishing ma- impregnation are carried out quickly and ef- Preparation Discs and
chine. LaboPol-35 has variable speed from ficiently. CitoVac is easy to operate and ex- Lapping Powders
50 to 500 rpm, making it possible to carry tremely easy to clean.
out grinding, lapping and polishing process- Cast Iron Lapping Disc
es, including final polishing with oxide Thin Section Holders A cast iron disc (300 mm) for lapping is avail-
polishing suspensions. Thin section holders are indispensable tools able. The disc is made of a special cast iron
in rational precision lapping and polishing of alloy which will resist long-term influence
Automatic Lapping and Polishing of thin sections. Struers’ thin section holders from SiC grains, regardless of grain size.
Thin Sections ensure plane specimens of perfect surface
Sections cut to a standard size on quality and well defined and uniform thick- MD-Piano
Disco-plan-TS, are lapped automatically on ness. They are suited for both manual and For the fast removal of material, grinding
Labo-Pol-35/LaboForce-Mi - up to eight automatic preparation. can be carried out using MD-Piano, a dia-
sections at a time. Subsequently, they are mond grinding disc. MD-Piano is available
glued to a glass slide, then cut and ground BORTY - Precision Lapping Holders with in 5 grades, corresponding to a grit # size
on Discoplan-TS. Boron Carbide Support of 80, 120, 220, 500 and 1200. MD-Piano is
The BORTY thin section holders are provid- part of the Struers MD-System
To achieve the final thickness (e.g. 20 µm), ed with very hard sticks of boron carbide
the sections are now lapped and polished on (B4C) which stop any further material MD-Largo
LaboPol-35/LaboForce-Mi: the specimens removal when they make contact with the MD-Largo is a composite disc for fine-
are placed either in a BORTY thin section lapping disc. This method is fast and allows grinding. Diamond suspension or spray is
holder with boron carbide support for lap- for the automatic preparation of multiple spec- applied in regular intervals during prepara-
ping or in a TYNDS thin section holder for imens on LaboPol-35/LaboForce-Mi. Stand- tion. The special formulation of the compos-
polishing - up to four holders at a time. Dur- ard holders are available for glass slides in ite material together with the use of diamonds
ing the preparation, each of the thin sections three sizes. as abrasive guarantees a uniform removal of
material from different phases without smear-
TYNDS - Thin Section Holders ing, deformation or chipping. The specimens
for Polishing will maintain a perfect planeness.
As diamond is used for polishing the thin
sections, BORTY can not be used as Lapping Powders
diamond also removes material from the Lapping on cast iron discs is carried out
boron carbide sticks. Therefore a hold- with SiC powder. Depending on the hard-
er which does not touch the polishing cloth ness of the material the specimen is lapped
must be used. The TYNDS thin section in a number of steps - from one to four.
holders are designed to solve this problem. A wide range of grain sizes is available.
Discoplan-TS Cat.no. Specimen Mover Plates for LaboForce-Mi Cat.no.
For 8 specimens, 25 mm dia. 05236901
Technical Data For 8 specimens, 30 mm dia. 05236902
1- or 3-phase For 4 specimens, 40 mm dia. 05236903
Rotational speed: For 4 specimens, 60 mm dia. 05236904 Struers A/S
1400 rpm at 50 Hz, 1700 rpm at 60 Hz For 8 specimens 20 x 30 mm. 05236905 Pederstrupvej 84
Diamond cut-off wheel: DK-2750 Ballerup, Denmark
203 mm dia. 0.5-1.5 mm thickness Thin Section Holder BORTY Phone +45 44 600 800
Diamond cup wheel: max 180 mm dia. For lapping of thin sections. With Boron Fax +45 44 600 801
Precision scale including vernier: 1 µm Carbide Sticks. 60 mm dia. Including 4 foils struers@struers.dk
Vacuum chucks: 3 pieces, 30 x 50 mm of 25 µm and 3 foils of 8 µm. 02686xxx www.struers.com
Dimensions: W x D x H: 700 x 370 x 320 mm
Weight: 65 kg Set of Copper Foils
Recirculation cooling unit: Extra set of 4 pcs. 25 µm and 6 pcs. 8 µm. 02686901
Dimensions: W x D x H: 500 x 400 x 410 mm
Weight: 7 kg Thin Section Holder TYNDS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND JAPAN
For polishing and lapping of thin sections, Struers Australia Marumoto Struers K.K.
Specifications size 60 mm dia. 02686xxx 27 Mayneview Street Takara 3rd Building
Precision thin section machine. With 3 Milton QLD 4064 18-6, Higashi Ueno 1-chome
vacuum chucks for grinding of 3 glass slides Australia Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0015
of 27 x 46 mm, 28 x 48 mm or 30 x 45 mm, Phone +61 7 3512 9600 Phone +81 3 5688 2914
or 2 glass slides of 1 x 3" and specimens.
CitoVac Fax +61 7 3369 8200 Fax +81 3 5688 2927
Dimensions: info.au@struers.dk struers@struers.co.jp
Including holder for cutting of rocks
(75 x 75 mm), holder for cutting of standard W x D x H 380 x 370 x 190 mm BELGIQUE (Wallonie) NETHERLANDS
specimens (8 x 20 x 30 mm), dial gauge and Weight: 9.5 kg Struers S.A.S. Struers GmbH Nederland
Specifications 370, rue du Marché Rollay Elektraweg 5
recirculation cooling unit (025361xx). F- 94507 Champigny 3144 CB Maassluis
Diamond cut-off wheels, diamond CitoVac with built-in vacuum ejector
sur Marne Cedex Telefoon +31 (10) 599 7209
cup-wheels and vacuum pump are Vacuum impregnation unit. Compressed Téléphone +33 1 5509 1430 Fax +31 (10) 5997201
ordered separately. 037262xx air supply 4.5 - 6 bar required. Télécopie +33 1 5509 1449 netherlands@struers.de
1 x 100–240 V / 50-60 Hz. 05926119 struers@struers.fr
ÖSTERREICH
Table unit BELGIUM (Flanders) Struers GmbH
With compartment for CitoVac for external pump Struers GmbH Nederland Zweigniederlassung Österreich
recirculating cooling unit. 05116916 Vacuum impregnation unit. Elektraweg 5 Betriebsgebiet Puch Nord 8
External vacuum pump required. 3144 CB Maassluis 5412 Puch
1 x 100-240 V / 50-60 Hz. 05926219 Telefoon +31 (10) 599 7209 Telefon +43 6245 70567
Diamond Cup Wheel M0P15 Fax +31 (10) 5997201 Fax +43 6245 70567-78
Metal bonded, for grinding of hard, brittle netherlands@struers.de austria@struers.de
materials on Discoplan-TS. 40800013 Lid for gluing
Complete with pressing rod and support CANADA POLAND
ring for gluing specimens on glass slides Struers Ltd. Struers Sp. z o.o.
Diamond Cup Wheel B0P15 7275 West Credit Avenue Oddział w Polsce
Resin bonded, for grinding of hard, ductile for making thin sections. 05926904 Mississauga, Ontario L5N 5M9 ul. Jasnogórska 44
materials on Discoplan-TS. 40800014 Phone +1 905-814-8855 31-358 Kraków
Fax +1 905-814-1440 Phone +48 12 661 20 60
Diamond Cut-off Wheel M4D20 Accessories info@struers.com Fax +48 12 626 01 46
poland@struers.de
For cutting of minerals and ceramics Standard Slides CHINA
(HV 800). Metal bond. Standard Slides for thin sections, Struers Ltd. ROMANIA
202 mm dia. x 1.0 mm x 22 mm dia. 40000029 with ground edges. 100 pcs. No. 1696 Zhang Heng Road Struers GmbH
Zhang Jiang Hi-Tech Park Sucursala Sibiu
28 x 48 mm 40701018 Shanghai 201203, P.R. China Str.Scoala de Inot, nr. 18
Diamond Cut-off wheel B4D20 27 x 46 mm 80100001 Phone +86 (21) 6035 3900 RO-550005 Sibiu
For cutting of sintered carbides and Fax +86 (21) 6035 3999 Phone +40 269 244 558
ceramics (HV 800). Bakelite bond. Microcover Glass struers@struers.cn Fax +40 269 244 559
202 mm dia. x 1.1 mm x 22 mm dia. 40000032 To be used for covering thin sections. CZECH REPUBLIC
romania@struers.de
24 x 32 mm. Abt. 100 pcs. 40701020 Struers GmbH SCHWEIZ
Vacuum Pump Organizační složka Struers GmbH
Used with vacuum chucks on Discoplan-TS Eukitt Havlíčkova 361 Zweigniederlassung Schweiz
and Accutom-50, -5 and -2. With vacuum: Synthetic thermoplastic resin for mounting CZ-252 63 Roztoky u Prahy Weissenbrunnenstraße 41
780 mbar and output: 5.8 l/min. 037264xx Phone +420 233 312 625 CH-8903 Birmensdorf
of cover glasses on thin sections. 500 ml. 41000004 Fax +420 233 312 640 Telefon +41 44 777 63 07
czechrepublic@struers.de Fax +41 44 777 63 09
LaboPol-35 Cast Iron Lapping Disc
DEUTSCHLAND
switzerland@struers.de
Concentrically grooved disc, for lapping
Technical Data Struers GmbH SINGAPORE
of mineralogical specimens, 300 mm dia. 40800059 Carl-Friedrich-Benz-Straße 5 Struers Singapore
Rotational speeds: 50-500 rpm
D- 47877 Willich 627A Aljunied Road,
Dimensions: W x D x H: 515 x 720 x 315 mm SiC Powder Telefon +49 (0) 2154 486-0 #07-08 BizTech Centre
Weight: 49 kg For lapping of mineralogical specimens. Fax +49 (0) 2154 486-222 Singapore 389842
To be used on cast iron lapping disc. Grit: verkauf@struers.de Phone +65 6299 2268
Specifications 120, 220, 320, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200 407010xx Fax +65 6299 2661
FRANCE
Grinding/polishing machine with continuously struers.sg@struers.dk
Struers S.A.S.
variable speed (50-500 rpm). For disc 300 mm MD-Disc 370, rue du Marché Rollay SUOMI
(12") dia. with water in- and outlet and water tap. F-94507 Champigny Struers Suomi
Disc for magnetic fixation, 300 mm dia. 02426918
Lid (05556901), splash guard for manual preparation sur Marne Cedex Kalevankatu 43
Téléphone +33 1 5509 1430 00180 Helsinki
(06116905) and discs are ordered separately. MD-Piano Télécopie +33 1 5509 1449 Puhelin +358 (0)207 919 430
LaboForce-Mi can be mounted for mineralogical specimen Diamond grinding disc for grinding of struers@struers.fr Faksi +358 (0)207 919 431
preparation. materials HV 150 - 2000 finland@struers.fi
HUNGARY
1/3 x 200-240 V / 50-60 Hz 06116327 MD-Piano 80, 300 mm dia. 40800123 Struers GmbH SWEDEN
1 x 100 V / 50-60 Hz 06116416 MD-Piano 120, 300 mm dia. 40800127 Magyarországi Fióktelep Struers Sverige
MD-Piano 220, 300 mm dia. 40800131 Tatai ut 53 Ekbacksvägen 22
LaboForce-Mi MD-Piano 500, 300 mm dia. 40800135 2821 Gyermely
Phone +36 (34) 880546
168 69 Bromma
Telefon +46 (0)8 447 53 90
MD-Piano 1200, 300 mm dia. 40800139
Technical Data Fax +36 (34) 880547 Telefax +46 (0)8 447 53 99
Dimensions: W x D x H: 140 x 355 x 315 mm hungary@struers.de info@struers.se
MD-Largo
Weight: 12 kg IRELAND UNITED KINGDOM
Maintenance-free disc for one-step fine
Struers Ltd. Struers Ltd.
grinding, using diamonds 300 mm dia. 40500099
Specifications Unit 11 Evolution@ AMP Unit 11 Evolution @ AMP
Automatic specimen mover for the preparation Whittle Way, Catcliffe Whittle Way, Catcliffe
Rotherham S60 5BL Rotherham S60 5BL
of mineralogical specimens. For mounting on,
Tel. +44 0845 604 6664 Tel. +44 0845 604 6664
and power supply from LaboPol-35. Fax +44 0845 604 6651 Fax +44 0845 604 6651
Lubricator included. Specimen mover plates info@struers.co.uk info@struers.co.uk
have to be ordered separately.
ITALY USA
1/3 x 200-240 V / 50-60 Hz 06126327 For further information on CitoVac, EpoFix, the MD-System
Struers Italia Struers Inc.
1 x 100 V / 50-60 Hz 06126416 and DP Diamond Products please see separate brochures. Via Monte Grappa 80/4 24766 Detroit Road
20020 Arese (MI) Westlake, OH 44145-1598
Tel. +39-02/38236281 Phone +1 440 871 0071
Fax +39-02/38236274 Fax +1 440 871 8188
struers.it@struers.it info@struers.com
Struers’ products are subject to constant product development. Therefore, we reserve the right to
introduce changes in our products without notice.
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