Newest Microscope adds to MEE Capabilities
Senior Engineer, Dan Grice is seen here completing the installation of the newest microscope in our inspection lab, a Keyence 7000 series digital light microscope. This is the world’s first 4K ultra-high accuracy microscope. Compared to our current model the expanded features of the 7000 series include 20x greater depth of field, measurement tools allowing […]
Microscopy Spring Symposium
MEE staff to attend Microscopy Spring Symposium Dieter Scholz and Jason Larson will be attending the Minnesota Microscopy Society’s Annual Spring Symposium on Friday May 3 in St Paul. The topic of this year’s symposium is Non-Traditional and Emerging Microscopy Techniques. MEE is a corporate sponsor of the MN Microscopy Society and will have a […]
Mentoring Materials Science Students
Last Thursday we hosted thirty high school students at MEE as part of a week-long Materials Science Camp sponsored by the MN Chapter of ASM International. Under the direction of industry and academic based “Materials Mentors”, students learned about the process of running a failure analysis investigation. MEE provided a space for the students to get hands […]
Pinpointing Microscopic Targets
To allow more consistent metallographic section preparation of very small targets, MEE has added a Leica EM/TXP to our selection of sectioning tools. The Leica EM/TXP is specifically designed for more precise and efficient targeting of points of interest in very small specimens. A combination mill/grinder/polisher and stereomicroscope, the Leica EM/TXP, allows the technician to […]
Microscope as Symbol of the City of Minneapolis
We weren’t familiar with the Minneapolis city flag until just recently, but were pleasantly surprised to see one of the symbols on it is a microscope. That seems fitting to us! Microscopes are one of the most important tools we use at MEE to provide our clients in the medical device, industrial and electronics industries […]
Nanostructures Imaging
These images are of a selective area of AlGaN (aluminum gallium nitride) nanostructures on graphene. Images were captured using the Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope, FESEM, at MEE in support of a project partnership between CrayoNano AS of Norway and Agnitron Technology of Eden Prairie, MN USA. The FESEM is an advanced microscope offering increased […]
MMS Spring Symposium
MEE staff members, Larry Hanke, Kurt Schenk and Dieter Scholz will be attending the Minnesota Microscopy Society Spring Symposium on April 29 at the Science Museum in St Paul. Speakers this year will be presenting on failure analysis in plastics, medical devices and water systems. MEE will be sponsoring a booth in the exhibition hall. […]
Let it Snow!
Fun image from our files. This image was created by capturing snow and frost on a chilled aluminum block. The sample was then digitally imaged using the scanning electron microscope. Color was added to the black and white image using graphic editing software.
MD&M 2015
It was a fun couple of days in the Exhibit hall of MD&M. Thanks to all who stopped by to talk with us. We enjoyed the opportunity to talk about our laboratory and engineering services for those in the medical device industry. Almost everyone on staff had a chance to spend some time at the MEE booth and also […]
Microscopy and Microanalysis 2015
Last week, Larry Hanke presented a paper co-authored with Dieter Scholz at the 2015 Microscopy Society of America (MSA) annual meeting in Portland, Oregon. The presentation, Microstructure Enhancement Using Ion Beam Milling, was based on work done in our laboratory preparing challenging samples for microscopic evaluation. These images show a gold ball bond on an integrated circuit. In the […]