High Efficiency in Sample
Preparation and Hardness Testing
Buehler – ITW Test & Measurement will be
presenting at the Control 2018 trade show
to be held in Stuttgart/Germany from April
24 – 27, at booth 5135 in Hall 5. The company
will be demonstrating current developments
from its extensive portfolio of products for
metallography and hardness testing, ranging
from manual to automated systems, and from
sample preparation to measurement systems.
Highlights at the show will be the user-friendly
EcoMet 30 grinder-polishers, which will be
shown for the first time at Control 2018, the
IsoMet™ High Speed Pro precision cutter, the
Wilson® VH1102/1202 micro hardness testers
and many new consumables.
Fast grinding and polishing
The EcoMet 30 grinder-polishers are user-friendly
grinding-polishing systems that are extremely
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ease to handle and use. They are metal cast and are
available in manual and semi-automated versions,
equipped with either one or two platens. All four
types offer reliability and time-saving features which
significantly reduce staff workload, and enable a
corresponding increase in sample throughput. This is
true particularly for labs using a dedicated machine
for each sample preparation stage. Advanced
cleaning features provided by these robust models
also contribute significantly towards speeding up
grinding and polishing processes.
Fast and accurate sectioning
Buehler’s IsoMet™ High Speed Pro system is a
benchtop precision cutter featuring highly intuitive
operation for efficient and accurate sectioning. Its
advanced design and innovative sectioning vises
simplify and accelerate sample setup. Precision laser,
tool-less clamping mechanism and disc movement in