Introduction

The EM-Tec field and lab sampler kits consist of a pin stub, a mounted EM-Tec high purity adhesive carbon tab and an EM-tec SB type storage tube. The pin stub with the adhesive carbon tab are stored in the cap of the storage tube.  To protect the adhesive carbon tab against contamination, the carbon tab remains covered with a protective foil (remove plastic cover prior to use). The EM-Tec sampler kits are also available with a non-conductive adhesive tab.
The EM-Tec sampler kits are ideal for collecting powders, fibers, fragments, small particles, etc. on the adhesive, conductive carbon tab for subsequent analysis with SEM/EDS system or with a light microscope.

Application fields for EM-Tec SEM field sampler kits are:

• Asbestos analysis
• Environmental and forensic sampling
• Collection of fibres
• Particle sampling
• Collection of paint chips or glass fragments
• Collection of filter residues
• Powder samples
• Gunshot residue (GSR) collection

Sampling is best done with the pin stub still in the plastic cap; remove the protective plastic cover from the adhesive tabs just before use. Replace the clear tube directly after sampling. For placing the pin stubs in the SEM, it is highly recommended to use the EM-Tec SEM pins tub grippers which are specifically designed to handle the pin stubs.

Availability and capacity of the EM-Tec SEM and LM field sampler kits and boxes with conductive tabs:

Product #	Type	Capacity	Stub Ø	Stor. tube	Tab type / Ø	Pin length
15-008201	EM-Tec FS1	Single	12.7mm	EM-tec SB2	Carbon / 12mm	Standard 8mm
15-008210	EM-Tec FS10	Box / 10	12.7mm	EM-tec SB2	None	Standard 8mm
15-008212	EM-Tec FS12	Box / 10	12.7mm	EM-tec SB2	Carbon / 12mm	Standard 8mm
15-008202	EM-Tec FS2	Single	25.4mm	EM-Tec SB3	Carbon / 25mm	Standard 8mm
15-008220	EM-Tec FS20	Box/10	25.4mm	EM-Tec SB3	None	Standard 8mm
15-008225	EM-Tec FS25	Box/10	25.4mm	EM-Tec SB3	Carbon / 25mm	Standard 8mm
15-008301	EM-Tec FS1Z	Single	12.7mm	EM-tec SB2	Carbon / 12mm	Short 5.9mm
15-008310	EM-Tec FS10Z	Box / 10	12.7mm	EM-tec SB2	None	Short 5.9mm
15-008312	EM-Tec FS12Z	Box / 10	12.7mm	EM-tec SB2	Carbon / 12mm	Short 5.9mm
15-008302	EM-Tec FS2Z	Single	25.4mm	EM-Tec SB3	Carbon / 25mm	Short 5.9mm
15-008320	EM-Tec FS20Z	Box/10	25.4mm	EM-Tec SB3	None	Short 5.9mm
15-008325	EM-Tec FS25Z	Box/10	25.4mm	EM-Tec SB3	Carbon / 25mm	Short 5.9mm
15-008601	EM-Tec LM1	Single	12.7mm	EM-tec SB2	Non-cond. / 12mm	Standard 8mm
15-008610	EM-Tec LM11	Box / 10	12.7mm	EM-tec SB2	Non-cond. / 12mm	Standard 8mm