MICROTOME

Specimen temperature control:
Temperature setting range: -10 °C to -50°C in 1° steps.
Specimen quick freezefeature
Manual defrosting.
Section thickness range:
0.5 to 300 μm selectable
in 0.5 μm increments from 0.5 to 2 μm,
in 1 μm increments from 2 to 10 μm,
in 2 μm increments from 10 to 20 μm,
in 5 μm increments from 20 to 60 μm.
in 10 μm increments from 60 to 100 μm.
in 50 μm increments from 100 to 300 μm.
X/Y/Z specimen precision orientation of 8°.
Specimen retraction: 50 μm
Total horizontal specimen feed: approx. 25 mm
Total vertical stroke: approx. 60 mm
Programmable trimming: 5-150μm, selectable in 6 steps, in 5, 10, 30, 50, 100 and 150 μm increments.

Motorized sectioning:
Motorized sectioning operated via control panel and foot switch.
Section counter with reset. Sectioning window adjustment.
Handle of the handwheel can be centered in motorized operation.
Emergency stop switch.
3 sectioning modes: intermittent, single and continuous stroke.
2 sectioning speed ranges selectable:
– 0.1-170 mm/s
– 0.1 100 mm/s
Additional maximum speed setting of: 210 mm/s
Motorized coarse feed: 500 μm/s and 1,000 μm/s

Section thickness setting: 0,5 – 100 μm
0,5 to 5 μm in 0,5 μm increments
5 to 20 μm in 1 μm increments
20 to 60 μm in 5 μm increments
60 to 100 μm in 10 μm increments
Trimming section thickness setting: 1 – 600 μm
1 to 10 μm in 1 μm increments
10 to 20 μm in 2 μm increments
20 to 50 μm in 5 μm increments
50 to 100 μm in 10 μm increments
100 to 600 μm in 50 μm increments
Object feed: 24 mm ± 1 mm, feed motion via step motor / 1 inch
Vertical stroke: 70 mm / 2.76 inches
Sectioning modes: 4
Maximum specimen size (LxHxW): 50 x 60 x 40 mm / 1.97 x 2.36 x 1.57 inches
Maximum sectioning area w/o retraction: 65 mm / 2.56 inches (without specimen orientation)
Maximum sectioning area with retraction: 60 mm / 2.36 inches
Specimen orientation:
Horizontal: ± 8 °
Vertical: ± 8 °
Repositioning of knife holder base:
North-south: ± 24 mm/0.94 inches
East-West: ± 23 mm/0.91 inches
Specimen retraction:
in manual operation: 5-100 μm in 5 μm increments, can be turned off
in motorized operation: 10-70 μm, varying with the sectioning speed, can be turned off
Electric coarse feed: 300 μm/s and 800 μm/s
Sectioning speed: 0; 0.5 – 420 mm/s ±10 %
Return speed: approx. 120-420 mm/s ±10 %