Mounting Press

Vaiseshika’ Offers Mounting Press, the next step is mounting after Cutting the specimen. The aim of mounting is to handle small or odd shaped specimens and to protect fragile materials, thin layers or coating during preparations as well as to provide good edge retention. Mounting produces specimens with uniform size so that it is easier to handle while analyzing them.

          Basically, two methods are available :       HOT MOUNTING                COLD MOUNTING

In hot mounting, The specimen is mounted under heat and pressure with a hot mounting press.

Cold mounting is preferred for samples which are sensitiva to damage from heat and pressure (like coatings, PCB etc.)

Cold mounting resins are easy to use and require mixing which is then poured into a mould and allowed to set.