SEM Mounts and Holders

Good sample preparation is a critical step to producing high-quality imaging. Samples can be challenging to mount and understanding your scanning electron microscopes (SEM) is important. There are many various styles of specimen mounts and mount holders, mostly made of aluminium but also in other materials, that can be used to manipulate the sample to get the best uality SEM imaging. There are also various manufacturers and models of SEMs available which require specific specimen mounts and holders.

ABT (Advanced Biomedical Technologies) AMRAY Cambridge CamScan ETEC FEI (now Thermo Fisher Scientific) Gatan 3D Hitachi ISI (International Scientific Instruments JEOL (Japan Electron Optics Laboratory) Leica LEO Phenom Philips TESCAN Topcon ZEISS

Mount Base Type

SEM mounts and holders come with 4 types of base for mounts and holders; pin stub, M4 thread, cylinder (no thread or pin)and platform type. The majority of SEMs use the pin stub type base and there are adapters available to change the base type of any SEM mount.

SEM Mounts and Holders

Pin Stub Mounts		M4 Thread and Cylinder Mounts
Standard stub mounts	Short pin stub mounts	M4 thread mounts	Cylinder mounts
Tilt angle mounts	Fixed angle mounts	Tilt angle mounts	Fixed angle mounts
Bulk mounts	Vice & Screw mounts	Bulk mounts	Vice & Screw mounts
SEMClamp mounts	SEMClip mounts	SEMClamp mounts	SEMClip mounts
Specialty mounts	Geological mounts	Specialty mounts	Geological mounts
Gatan 3View mounts	FIB grid mounts	Platform mounts	FIB grid mounts

SEM Mount Adapters, Holders, Storage and Handling

Specimen mount adapters	SEM tools and handling	Specimen mount holders
Specimen mount kits and storage	Specimen mount preparation stands	Specialty SEM applications