GloQube Plus
Dual chamber in-air and chemical vapour glow discharge system suitable for surface modification of TEM grids.
Products and parts supported
We have a long history of manufacturing electron microscopy preparation instruments, produced under various brand names and companies over the years.
In addition to supporting the instruments currently listed in our Systems and Equipment section, we also continue to supply information and spare parts for a number of instruments that are now discontinued but remain in use by some of our customers – these are listed below.
Current products – fully supported
MiniQ GD
Easy-to-use single chamber glow discharge system suitable for surface modification of TEM grids.
E3100
Manual critical point dryer suitable for controlled drying of MEMs, hydrogels, and aerogels.
K850 WM
Semi-automated critical point dryer optimised for drying of large samples such as wafers/MEMs (up to 8”).
K850
Semi-automated critical point dryer with built-in thermo-electric and adiabatic cooling.
Q150R ES Plus
Rotary pumped coater suitable for sputtering non-oxidising metals (Au, Au/Pd, Ag, Pt, and Pt/Pd), and carbon evaporation.
Actively Cooled Transfer (ACT)
Cryo Transfer System for Environmentally Sensitive Samples
PP3010 Cryo Sample Preparation System
Highly automated, column-mounted, gas-cooled cryo SEM preparation and cryo transfer system suitable for most makes and models of W-SEM, FE-SEM and FIB/SEM.
Q150T ES Plus
Turbo pumped coater suitable for sputtering oxidising and non-oxidising metals, and carbon evaporation, designed for high resolution SEM and FIB-SEM applications.
PP3006 CoolLok
Sample transfer and gas cooling system for SEM, FIB-SEM, beamline and vacuum platforms
Q150V ES Plus
Turbo pumped coater suitable for sputtering oxidising and non-oxidising metals, and carbon evaporation, designed for ultra-high-resolution SEM and FIB-SEM applications.
PP3005 SEMCool
Gas cooling system for sample stage in SEM, FIB-SEM, beamline and vacuum platforms
Q150 GB
Turbo pumped coater suitable for sputtering oxidising and non-oxidising metals, and carbon evaporation. Modular design enables vacuum chamber to be mounted into a glovebox.
PP3004 QuickLok
Sample transfer system for SEM, FIB-SEM, beamline and vacuum platforms.
MiniQ S
Entry-level coater, equipped with rotary pump, suitable for sputter coating non-oxidising metals (Au, Au/Pd and Ag).
Q150RS Plus
Rotary pumped coater suitable for sputtering non-oxidising metals (Au, Au/Pd, Ag, Pt, and Pt/Pd).
Q150TS Plus
Turbo pumped coater suitable for sputtering oxidising and non-oxidising metals, designed for high resolution SEM and FIB-SEM applications.
Q150V S Plus
Turbo pumped coater suitable for carbon evaporation, designed for ultra-high-resolution SEM and FIB-SEM applications.
Q150RE Plus
Rotary pumped coater suitable for carbon evaporation.
Q150T E Plus
Turbo pumped coater suitable for carbon evaporation, designed for high resolution SEM and FIB-SEM applications.
Q150V E Plus
Turbo pumped coater suitable for carbon evaporation, designed for ultra-high-resolution SEM and FIB-SEM applications.
Q300T D Plus
Dual sputter head turbo pumped coater with large chamber ideal for coating large samples up to 200 mm with two metals. Suitable for sputtering oxidising and non-oxidising metals.
Q300T T Plus
Triple sputter head turbo pumped coater with large chamber ideal for coating large samples up to 200 mm with one metal. Suitable for sputtering oxidising and non-oxidising metals.
Q300T ES Plus
Turbo pumped coater with large chamber ideal for coating large samples up to 150 mm Ø. Suitable for sputtering oxidising and non-oxidising metals, and carbon evaporation.
Discontinued but fully supported products
Please note support will finish at the end of the year indicated next to each product
- K750X/K775X Freeze Dryers (August 2027)
- K975X/K975S Turbo-Pumped Thermal Evaporator (June 2027)
- K1050X Plasma Etcher/Asher/Cleaner (September 2029)
- E3000 Critical Point Dryer (2021)
- SC7620 ‘Mini’ Sputter Coater/Glow Discharge System (Jan 2030)
- Q150R Rotary-Pumped Sputter Coater/Carbon Coater (Dec 2025)
- Q150T Turbo-Pumped Sputter Coater/Carbon Coater (Dec 2025)
- Q300T D Dual Target Sequential Sputtering System (Aug 2025)
- Q300T T Triple Target, Large Chamber, Turbo-Pumped Sputter Coater (Nov 2025)
- Q300T ES Large Chamber, Sputter/Carbon/Evaporator (Nov 2024)
- CA7625 Carbon Attachments plus carbon heads for current sputter coaters (Jan 2030)
Products no longer supported
PP3000T Cryo-SEM Preparation System (Discontinued and out of support in 2019)
All the products below starting with prefix E, P or S were discontinued before 1990
PP2000 & PP2000T Cryo-SEM Preparation Systems
E7400 Cryo-SEM System
LT7410 Cryo-SEM System
LT7400 Cryo-SEM System
E5000 Sputter Coater
E5000M ‘Mini’ Sputter Coater
E5100 and E515 Sputter Coaters
E5175 Large Chamber Sputter Coater
E5180 Remotely-Controlled Sputter Coater
E5200 Automatic Sputter Coater
E5400 Sputter Coater
E5800 Plasma-Enhanced Sputter Coater
PS3 Sputter Coater
SC500 and SC500A Sputter Coaters
SC502 ‘Mini’ Sputter Coater
SC510 Sputter Coater
SC515 FTM Controller Sputter Coater
SC650 and SC650A Sputter Coaters
>E5600 SEM Carbon Coater
E6200 Turbo-Pumped Carbon Coater
TB500 and TB500A SEM Carbon Coater
E6000 Series Floor-Standing Evaporators
E6900 High Vacuum Base
CPD7501 Critical Point Dryer
E6100 Bench-Top Evaporator
E6300 Bench-Top Evaporator
E6500 Bench-Top Evaporator
E6700 Bench-Top Evaporator
PT700 Plasma Barrel Reactor
PT7150 Plasma Barrel Reactor
PT7160 Plasma Barrel Reactor
PT7170 Plasma Parallel-Plate Reactor
PT7300 Plasma Barrel Reactor
E9200 Automatic Tissue Processor
E9400 Tissue Dehydrator for SEM
E7200 ‘Slammer’ Quick-Freeze Unit
E9500 Grid Stainer
E7900 Freeze Fracture Module
E8200 Ion Beam Micro-Sputtering Module
K500X and K550X Sputter Coaters (2017)
K575X and K575XD Turbo-Pumped Chromium Sputter Coaters (2017)
K650X Large Chamber Sputter Coater with Triple Target Head (2017)
SC7640 Sputter Coater (2017)
SC7680 Sputter Coater (2017)
K400X and K450X SEM Carbon Coaters (2017)
K950X Turbo-Pumped Carbon Evaporator for TEM and SEM (2017)
CA7615 Carbon Power Supply plus evaporation heads (2017)
K100X Glow Discharge System (2017)
K350 Sputter/Glow Discharge/Etch Attachment (2017)
FT7690 Film Thickness Monitor (2017)
K150X Film Thickness Monitor (2017)
K25X Peltier-Cooled SEM Stage (2017)
FT7690 Film Thickness Monitor (2017)
K150X Film Thickness Monitor (2017)
K25X Peltier-Cooled SEM Stage (2017)
E3500 Thermocirculator (2017)
Older Emitech systems. Note: earlier K series products without the X prefix
K1150 Cryo System
K1250 Cryo System
K500 Sputter Coater
K550 Sputter Coater
K575 Sputter Coater
K650 Sputter Coater
K400 Carbon Coater
K450 Carbon Coater
K100 Glow Discharge System
K950 Turbo Evaporator
K750 Freeze Dryer
K775 Low Temperature Freeze Dryer
Emscope systems
SM300 Sputter Coater
SP2000 Cryo Preparation System (not to be confused with later PP2000 and PP2000T systems)