AxisPro API
This is a microscope-integrated, motorized micromanipulator system that allows free pickup and transfer of minute objects using a PC mouse. It employs an infinity-corrected optical system, achieving the highest performance in the Axis Pro series to date. By combining a zoom optical system with multiple objective lenses, the AxisPro API enables seamless observation across a wide range from macro (30×) to micro (10,000×). Because the focal point does not change when switching lenses, operability of the left and right manipulators is significantly improved. A hands-on demonstration is available on request.
The AxisPro API is built for exacting microsampling work from isolating micron-scale foreign material and building colloidal probes to peeling and capturing particles too fine for manual handling. Its 5 µm-level sampling precision, hybrid optical system, and full PC mouse control make it suited for laboratories and production environments that need consistent, repeatable results at the microscopic scale.
- Stable sampling of objects as small as 5 µm
- Wide-range observation with a hybrid optical system
- Seamless total magnification from 30× to 10,000×
- Eliminates hand shake through motorized control of all axis movements
- Freely selectable from a wide range of motorized attachments
- Adjustable for samples with varying brightness levels through optimized engineering
- All operations controlled with a PC mouse
- Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometer (FT-IR)
- Microscopic FT-IR (µFT-IR)
- Laser Raman spectrophotometer (µRAMAN)
- X-ray diffractometer (XRD)
- Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analyzer (WDXRF)
- Energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence analyzer (EDXRF)
- Electron beam microanalyzer (EPMA)
- Gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC/MS)
- Liquid chromatograph-mass spectrometer (LC-MS)
- Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer (FT-NMR)
- Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
- Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
- Focused ion beam (FIB)
- Scanning probe microscope (SPM)
- Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometer (TOF-SIMS)
- AxisPro API main unit (configuration varies depending on specifications)
- LED (reflective/transmissive) lighting device
- GigE camera
- Dedicated PC (Windows 10 IoT Enterprise for Embedded, 64-bit)
- 21.5" LCD display (Full HD panel)
- Dedicated stage controller MC-204
Optional accessories:
- Electric high-precision rotator: FIB lift-out
- Electric micro tweezers: grasp and collect samples of approximately 30 µm
- Rotating stage (electric): optimizes sample orientation
- Two-axis rotating stage (electric): coordinate management of sample orientation at the transfer location
- Rotating stage (mechanical): ideal for fine adjustments during cutting and machining
- Two-axis tilting sample stage (mechanical): ideal for adjusting sample parallelism
- Dark-field illumination: for identifying minute scratches and foreign objects
- Oblique illumination adapter: improves contrast in wavy samples, etc.