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Multipol 8 & 10 Lapping and Polishing Machines

MULTIPOL 8 and 10 from ULTRA TEC are versatile lapping and polishing systems capable of preparing the most demanding specimens required by Research and Industry. Primarily designed for failure analysis, research and pilot-scale production applications, they allow for many methods of sample  holding-producing a high versatility which is further extended by the availability of a wide range of accessories and polishing plates.

Optical Standards of finish may be achieved with the use of a reciprocating sweep mechanism. This control allows maintenance of surface parallelism and flatness. Sample loading is fully variable, as are the sweep and rotation speeds.

All parts which come into contact with polishing media are produced from either stainless steel or heavy duty plastic and are quickly detachable for ease of cleaning and avoiding cross contamination. A spindle lock allows plates to be changed  conveniently.

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VERSATILITY MULTIPOL can use all polishing techniques including abrasive, diamond, slurry, CMP and etch polishing.   OPTICAL STANDARDS The fully-controllable reciprocating arm mechanism allows maintenance of plate flatness. This This means that samples of the highest optical standards of flatness and parallelism may be prepared.   EASE OF CLEANING Made possible by simple detachment of all parts which may cause contamination. This means downtime is minimized and additional preparation systems may not be required.

SAMPLE HOLDING The system can use pushrod, bias, conditioning ring and precision jig techniques. The latter method provides the means for the very highest accuracies to be attained.   PREPARING THE WIDEST RANGE OF MATERIALS The exceptional degree of control which is available for all preparation parameters means that MULTIPOL's may be configured for hard, soft, and friable materials, and suits preparations of expensive and unique research materials.

 

MULTIPOL 8 & 10 LAPPING AND POLISHING MACHINES

General Specifications:   Part Number: MULTIPOL 8 - 6108.1   MULTIPOL 10 - 6110.1 Plate Speed (RPM) Variable up to 90 Lap Diameter 8 inch (200mm) Weight (kg) 25 (55 lbs.) Sweep Stroke Variable +/- 8 Degrees Footprint 50cm x 50cm  Voltage Requirements 115/200 - 250V; 50/60 Hz   Lapping and Polishing Plates   Part No. Type Applications 6191.8 - 8 inch 6191.1 - 10 inch Cast Iron Scrolled Initial Lapping with loose abrasives: polishing very hard materials 6193.8 - 8 inch 6193.1 - 10 inch Copper-faced Scrolled Polishing hard materials 6195.8 - 8 inch 6195.1 - 10 inch Solder-faced Scrolled Polishing medium-hard materials 6197.8 - 8 inch 6197.1 - 10 inch Cast Iron Plain For preparing brittle and very small  specimens 6199.8 - 8 inch 6199.1 - 10 inch Stainless Steel Plain For covering with films, cloths, pads and papers 6206.8 - 8 inch 6206.1 - 10 inch Polyurethane-faced Plain Replaces pitch, for use in slurry / CMP polishing with colloidal silica and alumina suspensions     Polishing Accessories  -- click here for details of other accessories   Part No. Type Applications 6158.1 Recirculating Slurry Pump   For slurry polishing 6179.1 Porous Optical Flat Kit For preparing thin, parallel sided, delicate specimens up to 30mm diameter 6245.1 Precision Micromount Allows accurate measurement of stock removal and sample thickness.  Also used for fast, convenient set-up of sample orientation 6183.1 Autocollimator An optical tool allowing control of sample parallelism down to a few seconds of arc 6190.1 Fiezo Interferometer Laser illuminated system for the measurement of sample flatness on polished surfaces