Cryochamber Features

• Stainless-steel cryochamber 

• Heated sliding glass door with integrated adjustable fluorescent lamp 

• Separate knife temperature control to -35°C 

• Object temperature controlled to -50°C 

• Integrated Peltier fast-freezing device with separate cooling element to max. -60°C 

• Automatic and manual evaporator defrosting with interrupt function 

  Microtome Features 

• Heavy-duty stainless-steel microtome with precise stepping motor advance and maintenance-free cross-roller bearings 

• Section thickness from 0.5 to 100µm 

• Interchangeable knife carrier for disposable blades or steel knives 

• Innovative knife carrier feed via precise stepping motor technology 

• Knife carrier horizontal feed range of 48mm 

• Vertical specimen stroke of 60mm 

• Motorized coarse advance and return via stepping motor 

• Automatic cutting window 

• Integrated vacutome system for stretching cryo-sections when cutting and for disposal of sections and debris when trimming or cleaning 

• Integrated height adjustment 

• Specimen orientation on X/Y axis and specimen rotation on Z axis 

• Removable section waste tray 

  Ergonomic/Safety Features 

• Electronic control of all functions with touch-pad keypad and battery backup 

• Liquid-crystal indicator for set and actual temperatures, section thicknesses, remaining travel, section totalizer, fine and trimming thickness 

• Standby and sleep modes for energy savings and noise reduction 

• Specimen retraction during return stroke with optical indication 

• Automatic Cryo Approach (ACA) system for exact and safe approach of specimen toward the knife 

• Ergonomic design allowing user to work in either a standing or sitting position with padded, heated armrests