Broad ion beam · Inside your SEM

Streamlined EBSD
sample preparation.

ScionTech integrates a broad ion beam directly into the SEM main chamber, so EBSD sample preparation and measurement happen in one place, with immediate feedback at every step.

In-SEMBroad ion beam inside the main chamber
EBSD-readyFits into existing EBSD workflows
Closed loopPrepare, measure, refine, repeat
The problem

EBSD quality depends on surface preparation, and today that's guesswork.

Samples are prepared outside the microscope, so pattern quality is only known after transfer and pump-down. When the result is poor, the whole cycle starts over.

Conventional workflow

  1. Polish the sample in a separate instrument
  2. Transfer to the SEM and pump down
  3. Acquire EBSD and discover the surface quality
  4. Unsatisfactory? Vent, remove, and start again

With ScionTech

  1. Loading the sample into the SEM once
  2. Ion-beam polish directly in the main chamber
  3. Acquire EBSD and check the result immediately
  4. Refine in place until the patterns are right
Benefits

Built for microscopists who want answers, not iterations.

In-SEM solution

The broad ion beam sits inside the SEM main chamber, so preparation happens where the measurement does. No separate polishing station, no repeated transfers.

Seamless EBSD integration

Designed to slot into the EBSD workflows your lab already runs. Keep your detector, your software and your routine, and add a preparation step that fits in.

Control and feedback

See how preparation affects pattern quality as it happens. Adjust, re-measure and converge on the result with real data instead of guesswork.

How it works

One chamber. One closed loop.

01

Load

Mount the sample in the SEM as usual. It stays there for the whole process.

02

Polish

The integrated broad ion beam removes surface damage directly in the main chamber.

03

Measure

Acquire EBSD patterns immediately on the freshly prepared surface.

04

Refine

Use the feedback to adjust and repeat until the data meets your standard.

The toolkit

Engineered to fit your microscope.

Team

The people behind ScionTech.

Photo

Jiří Spousta

Co-founder

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Jan Čecháček

Co-founder

Contact

Let's talk.

Investor, partner or lab interested in a pilot? We'd like to hear from you.

LocationBrno, Czech Republic