Automatic tape layer

Only a little sample preparation is needed. Mostly, half-inch diameter aluminium stubs with an adhesive layer of double-sided tape are used for sampling. When the sample has been secured on the stub, it is then examined for spherical metallic particles of defined diameter and chemical composition. The method has many advantages, but its basic drawback is that it is time-consuming if carried out manually. Suitable software for automatically searching through the secured material on the stub (in order to detect particles with specific features) shortens the time of investigation significantly [17]. 

Free handling Handling of a tape cast layer, whether manually or automatically, after the tape has been removed from the carrier. 

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