Micromanipulators

Give your microscope a hand: use the MM3A-EM to add new capabilities and functionality to your instrument.

Over the last few years, the MM3A-EM micromanipulator has created an unparalleled new dimension of quality in the field of Electron Microscopy. It is employed in a wide spectrum of SEM, FIB and other microscopes for an even wider range of applications and it has become the industry standard for OEM and retrofit solutions with well over 2000 units in the field.

Compact and flexible

    Small and practical

    Plug-and-play system with modular components

    Interfacing solutions for most microscopes

    Fast setup and removal

    Effortless work with multiple manipulators

    Useful plug-in tools

Clear and simple

    Result-oriented operation and increased throughput

    Intuitive control interfaces and software

    User-friendly and easy to learn

    Quick and easy tool exchange

    Compact, stand-alone electronics with PC interface

    Pioneering cabling technology

Robust and stable

    Compact construction delivers higher resonance frequencies

    Excellent stability

    Low drift (1 nm/min)

    Reliable operation (one year endurance test)

    Virtually insusceptible to vibrations

    Fast pre-positioning by hand

Fast and precise

    No backlash or reversal play

    Sub-nanometer resolution (0.25 nm)

    Extensive working range (100 cm³)

    No "blind axis" like with cartesian systems

    Integrated coarse and fine displacement in one drive

    High operating velocity (up to 10 mm/sec)

Plug-in tools

• Grip (MGS2)
• Large Grip (MTW)
• Rotate (RoTip)
• Probe (LCMK)
• Solder (MSU)
• Heat Lamella
• Inject liquid (MIS)
• Inject gas (GIS)
• Measure Force (FMS)
• Clean (MCS)