IM5000: Advanced Ion Milling System

The sophisticated IM5000Ar ion beam milling system from Hitachi makes customized cross-sections measuring up to 10 mm wide and enhances pre-polished surfaces of specimens that are usually complicated to prepare by conventional methods (polishing, grindingand cutting).

Processing Performance

Users can process custom width uniform cross-sections measuring up to a width of 10 mm

High milling speed by a single strong ion beam gun

Stable ion beam emission from sub-1 kV accelerating voltage supports fine surface polishing of sensitive materials

Final polishing, for example, for EBSD, with low angle milling (FlatMilling), or for contrasting by high angle milling (relief milling), in just a few minutes

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Easy Sample Handling

Thanks to ex-situ alignment of mask and cross-sectioning range the installation is easy and rapid

Load resin fitted samples up to 25 mm in height and 50 mm in diameter for final polishing

Milling position can be readjusted at all times without remounting the sample

Simple Operation

Easy maintenance and setup with a single ion beam gun

Multi-step processes can be programmed

Single button push available to initiate a process

Extendability

Cryo cooling available for cross-sections on heat sensitive materials

Multi-position auto processing, recipe management, and workflow creation available

Oxidation sensitive specimen (such as LiB electrodes) can be handled without atmospheric contact

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