Different platform models can be equipped with up to four measuring heads, enhancing the measurement technologies with scratch testing, instrumented indentation testing, automatic conventional hardness, and tribology testing capabilities. This ensures effortless transition from one method to another with zero setup adjustments. Step can be equipped with a single head or a full all-in-one setup.
Digital microscope
Another big Step is the new digital microscope. It provides continuous zoom, an exceptional magnification range (20x to 10,000x) and seamless transition from panoramic surface overview to maximum magnification. Together with a brand-new user experience, it also reduces the time required to visualise the sample surface.
The new mechanical surface testing platforms come with worldwide support, thanks to Anton Paar’s renowned 35 subsidiaries around the globe. The company also provides a full three-year warranty on all its instruments.
Anton Paar is a great supporter of the industry and strives to make everything as easy and efficient as possible when it comes to the production process. It now fully supports the integration of a platform into a production plant for automatic sample handling, loading, and testing. Step is the only mechanical surface testing platform where big samples can be mounted, directly off the production line.
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