Micro Support Tools

Micro Support’s Axis Pro and Quick Pro micro-manipulators are available with a wide range of applications.  A sampling of tools is shown below:  

Tool Manipulation Accessories
Super Fine Pitch Rotator Tool rotation mechanism that facilitates lifting of materials and sample holders.
Milling Pro Tool for cutting and muilling the surface of a material.
Microtweezers Tool to hold and pull a material.
Vacuum Adsorption Tool Set Tool set to pick up and discharge a material on the surface.
Microinjector Tool for injecting a very small volume of liquid onto a surface.

Micro Tools

Tungsten Probes
Tungsten probes can be used for a wide range of uses such as cutting, rubbing, and milling.  Probes are available in a range of diameters (from 0.5 µm to 30 µm).  Larger probes provide strength in material manipulation.  Smaller probes are best suited for manipulation of small particles or thin films.

Metal Tools		 Metal probes are best suited for manipulation of harder materials such as other metals, silicon wafers, and glass.  They may also be used for marketing targets before FIB processing.
Knives Knives (made of stainless steel or ruby) provide a sharper tip for material marking or excision.
Glass Tools Glass micro-pipettes can be used to adsorb or vacuum material from a surface.

Holding Tools
Sphere Vice Vice to hold a sample in a fixed position..
Pocket Vice Vice for holding square/rectangular objects in position.
Specimen Weight Metallic ring fold holding films in place before manipulation.
Grip Sheet Thin film for immobilizing material on a surface.  Grip sheet does not contain adhesive that could contaminate a sample.
Tilting Unit Holder that places material at a fixed angle.  Allows for cutting or other manipulations at a known angle.
Precision Tweezers Tweezers used with Microtweezer tool manipulation accessory (shown above).


For more information on Micro Support products, please contact us.  You may also learn more by going to the Micro Support web site.