Special offer - Delivery now £4.99 when ordered onlineVacuum pick-up tools
Vacuum pick-up tools are ideal for picking up flat, lightweight items without touching them by hand or with sharp tools - ensuring delicate items or surfaces will not be scratched. Vacuum pick-up tools can be used for coverslips, Si substrates, quartz substrates, small componets, parts and many other samples.
The lifting capacity of the vacuum pick-up tools depends on:
- Vacuum generated in the vacuum pick-up tool
- Nature of the material surface
- Size of the pick-up cup - see lifting capacity table below.
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. Vacuum pick-up tools consist of a body to generate vacuum, interchangeable vacuum needle tips and vacuum cups which fit on the needles to increase lifting capacity.
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Needle/cup size diameter in mm |
Estimated lifting capacity (g) |
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1.3mm tip (18 gauge) only |
< 1 |
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1.9mm tip (16 gauge) only |
1 |
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3mm vacuum cup |
7 |
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4mm vacuum cup |
12 |
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5mm vacuum cup |
18 |
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6mm vacuum cup |
25 |
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7mm vacuum cup |
35 |
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9mm vacuum cup |
55 |
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10mm vacuum cup |
70 |
Both of the 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
- Micro-Tec ESD safe vacuum pick-up pen with a high performance piston-type vacuum pump
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 Small, manually operated vacuum pick up tool with a squeeze-bulb (no batteries needed) for picking up substrates, coverslip, small components and parts. Ergonomic, ESD-safe foam covered body with two straight tips, two bent tips and four silicone vacuum cups. Tips are 1.9mm O.D. (16 gauge) and effectively 20mm long. Cups size are 3, 5, 7 and 10mm diameter and can be used either on the tips or directly on the Micro-Tec mini vacuum pick-up tool. |
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 This Swiss-made, pen-size, manually operated vacuum pick-up pen is easy to operate and does not require power or batteries. Ideal for picking up coverslips, substrates, components, small parts and samples. It is fully ESD safe with a conductive metal body and ESD-safe plastic parts. Included with the vacuum pick-up pen are two metal needles (one straight and one angled at 45 degrees) and 3 ESD safe rubber vacuum cups. Tips are 1.3mm O.D. (18 gauge) and effectively 20mm long. Cup sizes are 4, 6 and 9mm diameter and are intended for use on the needles. |