Material Matters

Spectrographic are metallurgical equipment and consumable suppliers from West Yorkshire. The news of the day is that we have just seen received a shipment of single polishing wheels with Variable Speed, for 200mm or 250mm grinding papers and polishing cloths. These materials testing Grinding and Polishing Machines are waiting for immediate dispatch and can be purchased with Gritfix, Grinding Papers, Polishing Cloths and Diamond Suspension. What's more if you require full installation and training this can be factored in and completed by our service team. If you would be interested in having this as part of your metallurgy laboratory then, please contact the Spectrographic Team. Email:  sales@spectrographic.co.uk Tel: 01274 966173 Website:  www.spectrographic.co.uk

The Spectrographic service team have developed a way of using a Multi-Doser on a number of different polishers, and this how they did it.   Diagnosis ·          We wanted to make the multi-doser an independent; this will allow the machine to be used with various polishers.   ·          It needed a nozzle arm for the fluid (slurry) to dispense from.   ·          It also needed its own power supply as this machine was originally designed to attach with a (Struers Rotopol polisher / grinder).     Actions ·          A dosing arm was designed and manufactured with magnetic base. This allows the nozzle feed / doser arm to a machine by adding a small metal plate. Or it can...

Spectrographic's branded OmegaPol Metallurgy Polishers Grinders are available for delivery from mid April.  Although, if you are in a hurry we have some Twin Polishing Machines available for immediate despatch with 200mm or 250mm platens.  The benefits of the OmegaPol are that it is a manual polishing preparation system for low to medium volumes of sample preparation.  The polisher comprises of a variable speed platen that can operate from 600 rpm to 50 rpm.  The grinder is also controlled by the touch pad, which has a timer function. This machine has a warranty of 12 months from date of delivery and has the full support of the Spectrographic team. The OmegaPol Polisher/Grinder is available in single and twin plate machines offering sizes from 200mm to 300mm Platens. To make sure customers receive the correct metallography polisher, Spectrographic would recommend that they contact the Sales Team and discuss the materials preparation needs o...

Trying to find a pun to do with metals and E aster can be quite complicated, so I will try and give it a break, so we bid all those metalleggraphers a very Happy Easter. We are looking forward to the Easter B reak , which reminds me, our team of fixers are available to service and repair your old and tired equipment.   CAN WE FIX IT, YES WE CAN (no one called Bob actually works here, and in some cases we have to say sorry we Can't)   So, here's wishing you a really good Easter Holiday, lets hope for sunshine, and chocolate, although last time one of our engineers needed fixing due to sun stroke, but that seems like a long time ago! Easter Closure Thursday 24th March 2016  at 5pm u ntil 9am on Tuesday  29th March 2016. Except for me, the grumpy one, as I have decided to go play Golf on the Tuesday! But don't worry, the teams is in, to look after you. Email:  sales@spectrographic.co.uk Tel: 01274 966173 Website:  www.spectro...

The Buehler  Vibromet 2 is ready for you, It’s as good as new, Been serviced by our boys in Blue.   The system is suitable for preparation of metallographic, petrographic, and ceramographic samples. If you want to prepare samples using an alternative to metallographic polishing wheels, this vibratory polisher will produce better results because of its unique vibratory action which reduces structural deformation and improved flatness and reducing edge flatness. This vibratory polisher is ideal for Metals, Rocks and  borides. The 300mm platen can be used in conjunction with Spectrographic Consumables ; Polishing Cloths, Diamond Suspensions and Colloidal silica . Get in touch to speak to Gail, she will pass you onto someone who knows what they are talking about. Only Joking, Please contact a member of the Spectrographic Team, they will be more than happy to help via the usual Channels. Email:  s...

Spectrographic are renown for selling metallurgical polishing machines, either brand new or refurbished . As a company we offer the full metallography consumable package. Our preparation polishing cloths have been sourced for quality and efficiency, and can easily be identified with other well known brands. The topic of this blog is to introduce our product range.  Our technical guys have put together a matrix of Polishing Cloths. Name of Polishing Cloth Description CIAR Soft, micro-porous cloth.  Chemical resistant low napped polymer pad. Excellent flatness and long durability (Pk 5) TARA A soft flocked cloth, semi finishing and finishing of all materials.   Diamond   3 or 1 mic (Pk 5) FLOCK Soft, dense and medium napped synthetic cloth on a plastic foil.    Provide excellent flatness and long durability 1 or 3 mic (Pk 5) MAIA Very soft flocked cloth, semi finishing and finishing of all materials. ...

Getting through the bleak winter, floods, gales even snow. But it was a good season for our GB Bobsleigh team, great to be involved at the sharp end, so to speak, with supply of Spectrographic Metallurgical polishing consumables. Performance Director for Great Britain Bobsleigh, commented: “We are delighted with the support Spectrographic is offering to the British Bobsleigh Team. The smallest modification or technological improvement has the potential to shave hundredths of a second off the team’s time, and help them win an Olympic medal.” See more on Metallurgical consumables in our E Shop. Please contact the Spectrographic Team, for all your metallography consumables. Email:  sales@spectrographic.co.uk Tel: 01274 966173 Website:  www.spectrographic.co.uk

The OmegaPol Auto is an advanced automated polishing with accurate control of load, speed. The OmegaPol can polish up to 5 sample of 25mm to 50mm giving more capacity. More power for the head and the base.   Watch the video on how to operate this super metallurgical polisher and what to watch out for. Website - www.spectrographic.co.uk Email - sales@spectrographic.co.uk Phone - 01274 966173

Spectrographic have been running as one of the most successful scientific preparation equipment suppliers in the UK since 1999. With a showcase of new and used metallurgical machines and consumables for sample preparation in Materials Science, the equipment ranges from the MetCut 300 metallurgical cutter to the OmegaPol 2 polishing machine, Spectrographic is going from strength to strength. With the introduction of a new Applications Laboratory at our head office, an increase of staff for 2016, plus a modern website with a fully functioning consumables e-commerce section and new consumables catalogue, Spectrographic are giving the competition a real run for their money. Read More... Website: www.spectrographic.co.uk Email: sales@spectrographic.co.uk Telephone: 01274 966173