Discontinued Product Identification
This page is intended to assist in the identification of older products in the Polaron and Emitech ranges that we still support. If you would like further information on these products and their replacements, please visit our Contact Us section to speak to a member of our Sales team.
We will then be able to inform you of the availability of spare parts and accessories relevant to your instrument(s). If your instrument is not shown here we may still be able to assist.
To download information on older products in the Polaron and Emitech ranges, please visit our Discontinued Product Operating Manuals and Circuit Diagrams page.
E5000 Sputter Coater
The original Polaron sputter coater. Launched in the early 1970s and discontinued circa 1987, the E5000 was the first commercially successful SEM sputter coater. NB: Many E5000 models pre-date the introduction of the ‘cool’ (magnetron) sputtering head and therefore tend to generate more heat on the surface of specimens, compared to modern instruments. Uses 57mm diameter disc targets.
Modern equivalent: K550X or SC7620
PS3 Sputter Coater
A small chamber version of the E5000. Discontinued circa 1988.
Modern equivalent: SC7620
E5100 ‘Cool’ Sputter Coater
Pioneering annular head sputter coater. The first SEM coater with a ‘cool’ magnetic deflection head. Replaced by SC510 circa 1988. Chamber is 155mm/6” ID and uses an 82mm OD annular target.
Modern equivalent: K550X
E5150 FTM-controlled ‘Cool’ Sputter Coater
FTM-controlled version of the E5100. Discontinued circa 1988.
Modern equivalent: K550X with FTM option
E5175 Large Chamber ‘Cool’ Sputter Coater
Large chamber (200mm/8” ID) version of the E5100. Uses 117mm OD annular targets. Discontinued circa 1988.
Modern equivalent: K650X
E5200 Automatic Sputter Coater
An automatic sputter coater. Chamber is 155mm/6” ID. Uses 57mm diameter disc targets. Discontinued circa 1988.
Modern equivalent: K550X
E5400 High Resolution Sputter Coater
Chamber is 155mm/6” ID. Uses 57mm diameter disc targets. Discontinued circa 1988.
Modern equivalent: K550X
E5800 Plasma Enhanced AC Sputter Coater
(shown with E6900 high vacuum base)
Has ‘goldfish bowl’ style glass chamber. Uses 57mm diameter disc targets. Discontinued circa 1988.
Modern equivalent: Q150T
SC502 ‘Mini’ Sputter Coater
Chamber is 100mm/4” ID. Uses 57mm diameter disc targets. Discontinued circa 1993.
Modern equivalent: SC7620
SC650 and SC650A Large Chamber Sputter Coater
Large chamber sputter coater with 230mm/9” ID glass chamber, four target assembly.
Modern equivalent: K650X
SC510 ‘Cool’ Sputter Coater
(middle of front row)
SEM coater with a ‘cool’ magnetic deflection head. Chamber is 155mm/6” ID. Uses an 82mm OD annular target. Discontinued circa 1993.
Modern equivalent: K550X
SC515 FTM-controlled ‘Cool’ Sputter Coater
FTM-controlled version of the SC510. Discontinued circa 1993.
Modern equivalent: K550X with FT7690
SC7610 Sputter Coater
Chamber is 100mm/4” ID. Uses 57mm diameter disc targets. Discontinued circa 1997 and replaces by SC7620.
Modern equivalent: SC7620
E6200 Carbon Coater
Turbo-pumped carbon coater. Designed for TEM carbon coating applications. Discontinued in 1996.
Modern equivalent: Q150T
E6000 Vacuum Evaporator
Floor standing diffusion pumped with 300mm/12” ID bell jar. Discontinued circa 1991.
Modern equivalent: K975X
E6100 Bench-Top Vacuum Evaporator
Bench top diffusion pumped with 250mm/10" ID bell jar. Discontinued circa 1988
Modern equivalent: K975X
PT7125
Semi-automatic RF Plasma Barrel reactor with 100mm/4" ID chamber and 150W
power supply. Discontinued in 1995.
Modern equivalent: K1050X
PT7150
Automatic RF Plasma Barrel reactor with 100mm/4" ID chamber and 150W power
supply. Discontinued in 1995.
Modern equivalent: K1050X
SC7640 ‘Cool’ Sputter Coater
The vacuum chamber is 155mm/6” ID and uses an 82mm OD annular target. Discontinued in 2009.
Modern equivalent: K550X
SC7680 Large Chamber ‘Cool’ Sputter Coater
The vacuum chamber is 250mm/10” ID and uses an 82mm OD annular target. Discontinued in 2009.
CC7650 SEM Carbon Coater
The vacuum chamber is 155mm/6” ID and uses either carbon fibre or carbon rod evaporation. Discontinued in 2009.
Modern equivalent: Q150R
K1250X 'Off-Column' Turbo Cryo-SEM Preparation System
Off-column cryo-SEM system from the former Emitech product range. Discontinued in 2010.
Modern equivalent: PP2000 and PP2000T or PP3000T
K575X Turbo-Pumped Chromium Sputter Coater
Compact, turbomolecular-pumped sputter coater optimised to deposit fine metal coatings for SEM, FEG-SEM and thin film applications. Discontinued in 2010.
Modern equivalent: Q150T
K950X Turbo-Pumped Carbon Evaporator
Typical applications included support films and replicas for TEM and conductive coatings for SEM, EDS and WDS. Featured an automatic pumping sequence, and rotating specimen table to give even coating of specimens with irregular surfaces. Discontinued in 2010.
Modern equivalent: Q150T
K400X and K450X SEM Carbon Coaters
The K450X Rotary-Pumped Carbon Coater was primarily designed for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) specimen coating applications (eg EDS and WDS). With fully-automatic control and an automatically operated source shutter, the system protected specimens during carbon out-gassing. The K400X Semi-automatic Carbon Coater was a semi-automatic version of the K450X with manual control of the shutter operation, and also fitted with a static specimen stage. Discontinued in 2010.
Modern equivalent: Q150R
K350 Sputter/Glow Discharge/Etch Attachment
The K350 was a modular sputtering and glow discharge attachment for carbon coaters. It allowed surface modification to be carried out in a single unit without breaking vacuum. Discontinued in 2010.
Modern equivalent: One option is the Q150R 10262 Glow discharge insert (used to modify surface properties, eg hydrophobic to hydrophilic conversion), or alternatively another modern equivalent is the Q150T 10837 Glow discharge insert (due to be released in late 2010)