Micro-Tec vacuum pick-up tools


Introduction

Vacuum pick-up tools are ideal for picking up lightweight and flat items without touching them by hand or with sharp tools. Delicate items or surfaces won't be scratched. Can be used for coverslips, Si substrates, quartz substrates, small components, parts, samples and TEM grids (if fine needles are used)
The lifting capacity of the vacuum pick-up tools depends on:

  • the vacuum generated in the vacuum pick-up tool
  • the material surface
  • the size of the pick -up cup; see lifting capacity table.

The lifting capacity and lifting time both increases when surfaces are flat and smooth (polished). Vacuum pick-up pens will not work on porous surfaces. The components of the vacuum pick-up tools generally are a body to generate vacuum, interchangeable vacuum needle tips and vacuum cups which fit on the needles to increase lifting capacity. The Vacuum pens include a standard male Luer-slip connection on which the interchangeable needles with a blunt tip will fit.

Choice of four Micro-Tec vacuum pick-up tools offered are ESD safe to avoid static discharge:

  • Micro-Tec ESD safe mini vacuum pick-up tool with a bulb type vacuum pump with 15 gauge straight and 45 degrees needles and 4 / 6 / 9.5mm rubber vacuum cups
  • Micro-Tec ESD safe heavy duty vacuum pick-up pen with a high performance piston type vacuum pump with 16 gauge straight and 45 degrees needles and 4 / 6 / 9.5mm rubber vacuum cup
  • Micro-Tec B126 ESD safe battery operated vacuum pen with built-in pump with straight / bent 16 gauge needles and 4 / 6 / 10 mm rubber vacuum cups. It is light-weight and not restricted by a vacuum hose. It operates on a standard 1.5V type AAA battery.
  • The Micro-Tec B126 vacuum pen with the built-in battery operated micro vacuum pump also allows for precise handling of parts and TEM grids when supplied with 2 sets of straight / bent fine needles (30 and 27 gauge) for TEM grid handling. Equipped with the 30 or 27 gauge fine needles it is also called vacuum tweezers.

The fine needles for picking TEM grids are also separately available for use on other vacuum pick op pens. The 30 and 27 gauge needles fit on the 400-500um wide rim which is used on most TEM grids.


Estimated lifting capacity table

Needle / Cup size diameter in mm

Estimated lifting capacity in grammes

0.31mm tip (30 gauge) only

0.015

0.42mm tip (27 gauge) only

0.02

1.25mm tip (18 gauge) only

< 1

1.65mm tip (16 gauge) only

1

4mm vacuum cup

12

6mm vacuum cup

25

9mm vacuum cup

55

10mm vacuum cup

70



Ordering information for Micro-Tec vacuum pick-up tools

*Prices without VAT, but within the EU, we have to check for valid VAT-ID.
  
Micro-Tec ESD safe mini vacuum pick-up tool with 4 tips and 4 vacuum cups Micro-Tec ESD safe mini vacuum pick-up tool with 4 tips and 4 vacuum cups
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52-001900 each €11,75
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Micro-Tec ESD safe vacuum pick-up pen with 2 tips and 3 vacuum cups, swiss made Micro-Tec ESD safe vacuum pick-up pen with 2 tips and 3 vacuum cups, swiss made
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52-001905 each €49,75
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Micro-Tec B126 ESD safe battery operated vacuum pen with 2 tips and  3 vacuum cups Micro-Tec B126 ESD safe battery operated vacuum pen with 2 tips and 3 vacuum cups
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52-001907 each €42,00
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Micro-Tec B126 ESD safe battery operated vacuum pen with 2 tips, 3 vacuum cups and fine needles for TEM grids handling Micro-Tec B126 ESD safe battery operated vacuum pen with 2 tips, 3 vacuum cups and fine needles for TEM grids handling
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52-001910 each €49,50
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Micro-Tec T27G set of straight and bent fine needles 27G for handling TEM grids, 25mm L Micro-Tec T27G set of straight and bent fine needles 27G for handling TEM grids, 25mm L
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52-001927 set/2 €9,50
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Micro-Tec T30G set of straight and bent fine needles 30G for handling TEM grids, 25mm L Micro-Tec T30G set of straight and bent fine needles 30G for handling TEM grids, 25mm L
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52-001930 set/2 €9,50
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