Sample Preparation Lab

Equipment

• Logitech PM5 system for thin section preparation
• Hillquist Thin Section Machine for trimming and grinding of mounted samples (28x48 mm to 50x75 mm glass slides)
• WOCO-50 machine for trimming and grinding of mounted samples (25x75 mm glass slides)
• Buehler IsoMet Low Speed Saw for precision cutting
• Struers Epovac vacuum impregnation chamber with a vacuum pump
• Stuart Digital Hot Plate SD300 with a 6-position Logitech bonding jig
• Comet trim saw with open water cooling system for cutting and trimming of hand size samples
• Lortone TS10 diamond  saw with closed cooling system for water-sensitive sample cutting
• Battipav Expert 400 mobile saw with large diameter diamond blades (400 mm) for cutting cores and large rock samples
• W. Conrad grinding/polishing spindle
• Fritsch Pulverisette 0 vibratory ball mill
• Chicago Pneumatic micro grinder
• Radwag precision scale
• Iskra PIO 4 ultrasonic bath
• 2 fume hoods, 2 extraction arms with a micro fume hood
• 3 drying-heating ovens/incubators
• Ceccato compressor (200 dm³, 10 bar) with air dryer