Ultraprecise Mechanical Micromanipulators
The base of the manual micromanipulator is in keeping with the mass and stability of the entire instrument. It is 14 x 14 cm (5-1/2 x 5-1/2 in), has a three point rest and is bored for four M6 bolts. The large diameter micrometer spindles on each axis have fine adjustment only with 25 mm (1 in) of travel that can be read direct to 5 µm and interpolated to a 1 µm positioning resolution.
The entire micromanipulator can be tilted forward up to 25° so that cells can be penetrated along the axis of one of the drives. The same locking screw that controls the tilt also provides coarse height adjustment. The probe holder has multiple locking swivels allowing it to be positioned at any angle relative to the X, Y or Z axes.