Aptex is now the UK distributor of ATM's sample-preparation equipment and consumables, including precision and abrasive cut-off machines, mounting presses and grinding, polishing and etching machines.
Ancillary products include image analysis hardware and software and microscopes.
Available as single machines or as combined elements, such as Systemautomat, which automates the grinding and polishing processes of the specimen preparation process, all ATM equipment has been designed for building into integrated laboratory systems.
Key to the new supply capability are the ATM 'Brillant' wet abrasive, sectioning and cut-off machines, produced either as standard machines or custom built.
They are available in a range of sizes including machines for small and precision parts, thin section cutting or precise serial sectioning, and with manual or automatic cutting feeds.
Computerised controls allow for networking with laboratory PCs and cutting parameters to be stored and recalled as required.
Several machines have unique wheel movements for difficult to cut parts, geometries or materials.
All machines are built to high quality and international standards and are constructed from welded steel and powder-coated aluminium plate.
