What makes a high quality grinding system for materialography?

The utilization of appropriate grinding equipment plays a crucial role for laboratories and other working environments in which materialographic preparations are required. Depending on the size and condition of the samples to be grinded, the existing grinding system needs to be able to economically handle the sample throughput with excellent results. While a small number of samples can be well handled using a manual grinding system, an automatic grinding system is recommended for a medium to high sample throughput. It is particularly important that the grinding system can be flexibly adapted to different laboratory situations. In this context a variety of different custom-fit abrasive materials should be at hand for the grinding system. Moreover, high-quality grinding systems for materialographic applications may also be used to polish the sample after the successful grinding process so that the preparation can quickly be completed. A solid construction and high ease of use are also of great relevance for a continuously operated grinding system in laboratory practice.

The SCAN-DIA Grinding System for best results in materialography

The successful SCAN-DIA Grinding System is based on two grinding and polishing machine series: SCANDIMATIC Series 33 for support discs with a diameter of 200 mm and Series 37 for support discs with a diameter of 250 mm to 300 mm. Both series offer different model variants with special features. Moreover, the devices in both series are equipped with the SCAN-DIA-developed Automatic Floating Chuck Mechanism which allows economical polishing even for a small sample throuphput. Besides an extremely rugged design and easy handling, SCAN-DIA Grinding Systems can be used in connection with a wide range of consumables. Waterproof or non-waterproof grinding papers and abrasive films are available in different sizes, grits and materials. Depending on the sample material, the pre-grinding step can be performed using diamond pre-grinding film or SiC wet grinding paper.