{
  "title": "Grinding & Polishing / Equipment Accessories / Powerhead System Fixtures",
  "kind": "reference",
  "company": "Allied High Tech Products",
  "category": "Automation, fixtures & accessories",
  "parameters": {
    "Language": "English",
    "Captured": "2026-10-17",
    "Entry level": "Category overview"
  },
  "language": "en",
  "source_url": "https://consumables.alliedhightech.com/category-s/1930.htm",
  "content_html": "<div>\n    \n\n    <div>\n        <div>\n            <img src=\"/files/allied-file-d6a1b391ce77e996ccbb9c81/ajax-loader.gif\" alt=\"Waiting...\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\">\n        </div>\n    </div>\n\n      <table>\n        <tr>\n          <td>\n            <table>\n              <tr>\n                <td>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n                    <b><!--You are here://--><a href=\"/records/allied-metallographic-sample-preparation-equipment-consumables-e933416a23\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Consumables</a> &gt; <a href=\"/records/allied-grinding-polishing-products-a9b12048cf\" title=\"Grinding Polishing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Grinding &amp; Polishing</a> &gt; <a href=\"/records/allied-equipment-accessories-9d0b9522c6\" title=\"Grinding Polishing Equipment Accessories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equipment Accessories</a> &gt; <a href=\"/records/allied-grinding-polishing-equipment-accessories-powerhead-system-fixtures-2b7dc52afa\" title=\"Powerhead System Accessories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Powerhead System Fixtures</a></b>\n                    \t\t\t\t  </td>\n              </tr>\n            </table>\n          </td>\n        </tr>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<tr>\n          <td><img src=\"/files/allied-file-7c145dabb3002e84b9bd7ab9/clear1x1.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\"></td>\n        </tr>\n\n\n        <tr>\n\t\t\t<td>\n\t\t\t\t<span>\n\n\t\t\t\t</span>\n\t\t\t</td>\n        </tr>\n      </table>\n\n<table>\n        <tr>\n          <td>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<span><b>Individual force holders</b> allow one or more samples to be prepared simultaneously. The advantage of individual preparation is that the system is balanced regardless of how many samples are prepared at once; samples can be added or extracted without affecting performance. It is also ideal for applications where small geometry and site-specific cross-section requirements make the alignment of more than three (3) samples to a common plane extremely challenging.<br><br><b>Central force holders </b>are suitable for high to medium volume sample preparation most commonly for quality control in production environments. The sample loading fixture (sold separately) is used to set the sample protrusion from the holder at an equal distance for grinding/polishing to the same plane. Uniform, symmetric arrangement around the central drive adapter is necessary.<br></span><div><span><b><br>Teardrop holders </b>allow flexibility in the shape and size of the sample that can be held. A setscrew secures each sample. <br><b><br>Dual-cavity holders </b>feature a single tightening point, which is useful for rapid insertion and removal or either one or two round or irregular shaped specimens per cavity. </span></div><div><span></span></div>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</table>\n             \t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<table>\n  <tr>\n\t<td>\n\t              <table>\n                <tr>\n                  <td rowspan=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t   <table>\n                    <tr>\n                      <td></td>\n                      <td><nobr>\n                        <div>\n                        <b>Sort By:</b>\n                        \n                       \t\t</div>\n                                              </nobr> </td>\n                      <td></td>\n                      \t\t\t\t\t  <td>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"/files/allied-file-74911dcb181232cfe4f13d6e/btn_go_gray.gif\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\">\n                                              </td>\n\t\t\t\t\t  \t\t\t\t\t</tr>\n                  </table></td>\n                  <td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nobr>\n\t              \t<font><b>\n                    <font><b>Page  of 1  </b></font>\t\t\t\t\t                    </b></font>\n\t\t\t\t\t</nobr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n                </tr>\n                <tr>\n                  <td>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n                </tr>\n              </table>\n\t              <table>\n                <tr>\n                  <td></td>\n                </tr>\n              </table>\n\t</td>\n  </tr>\n</table>\n\n                          \n\t\t\t\t\t\t<table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table> \n<tr><td>\n<table> \n<tr> \n<td> \n<a href=\"/records/allied-central-force-sample-holders-for-8-10-12-platens-5cd95fdb18\" title='&lt;!Central1&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 8\", 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens' alt='&lt;!Central1&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 8\", 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img src=\"/files/allied-file-3d49e3c9b48f2ae31b3777aa/CENTRAL81012-1.jpg\" alt='&lt;!Central1&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 8\", 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens' title='&lt;!Central1&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 8\", 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens' loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\"></a>\n\n</td> \n<td rowspan=\"4\"> \n \n</td> \n<td> \n<a href=\"/records/allied-central-force-sample-holders-for-10-12-platens-88c0102fbc\" title='&lt;!Central2&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens' alt='&lt;!Central2&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img src=\"/files/allied-file-52204a4b2ada3bdaa341385b/CENTRAL1012-1.jpg\" alt='&lt;!Central2&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens' title='&lt;!Central2&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens' loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\"></a>\n\n</td> \n<td rowspan=\"4\"> \n \n</td> \n<td> \n<a href=\"/records/allied-central-force-sample-holders-for-12-platens-f648f18c2c\" title='&lt;!Central3&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 12\" Platens' alt='&lt;!Central3&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 12\" Platens' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img src=\"/files/allied-file-c20be4819a934fcc27b20dde/CENTRAL12-1.jpg\" alt='&lt;!Central3&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 12\" Platens' title='&lt;!Central3&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 12\" Platens' loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\"></a>\n\n</td> \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td> \n<div>\n\n<a href=\"/records/allied-central-force-sample-holders-for-8-10-12-platens-5cd95fdb18\" title='&lt;!Central1&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 8\", 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens, CENTRAL81012' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \n<span>\n<!--Central1-->Central Force Sample Holders for 8\", 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens\n</span>\n</a>\n<br>\n<div>\n\n<div>\n</div>\n</div></div></td>\n \n<td> \n<div>\n\n<a href=\"/records/allied-central-force-sample-holders-for-10-12-platens-88c0102fbc\" title='&lt;!Central2&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens, CENTRAL1012' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \n<span>\n<!--Central2-->Central Force Sample Holders for 10\" &amp; 12\" Platens\n</span>\n</a>\n<br>\n<div>\n\n<div>\n</div>\n</div></div></td>\n \n<td> \n<div>\n\n<a href=\"/records/allied-central-force-sample-holders-for-12-platens-f648f18c2c\" title='&lt;!Central3&gt;Central Force Sample Holders for 12\" Platens, CENTRAL12' rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \n<span>\n<!--Central3-->Central Force Sample Holders for 12\" Platens\n</span>\n</a>\n<br>\n<div>\n\n<div>\n</div>\n</div></div></td>\n \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td> \n</td> \n<td> \n</td> \n<td> \n</td> \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td> \n<font>\n\n</font>\n</td> \n<td> \n<font>\n\n</font>\n</td> \n<td> \n<font>\n\n</font>\n</td> \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td colspan=\"5\"> \n \n</td> \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td> \n<a href=\"/records/allied-individual-force-sample-holders-for-ph-3-power-head-bca0086ff7\" title=\"&lt;!PH3&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-3 Power Head\" alt=\"&lt;!PH3&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-3 Power Head\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img src=\"/files/allied-file-ef72c97a79c6a9df35ddb58b/PH3INDV-1.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;!PH3&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-3 Power Head\" title=\"&lt;!PH3&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-3 Power Head\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\"></a>\n\n</td> \n<td rowspan=\"4\"> \n \n</td> \n<td> \n<a href=\"/records/allied-individual-force-sample-holders-for-ph-4-power-head-61b7c472e7\" title=\"&lt;!PH4&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-4 Power Head\" alt=\"&lt;!PH4&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-4 Power Head\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img src=\"/files/allied-file-b536b4f41ee70830ba856f32/PH4INDV-1.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;!PH4&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-4 Power Head\" title=\"&lt;!PH4&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-4 Power Head\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\"></a>\n\n</td> \n<td rowspan=\"4\"> \n \n</td> \n<td> \n<a href=\"/records/allied-individual-force-sample-holders-for-ph-6-power-head-0547cee838\" title=\"&lt;!PH6&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-6 Power Head\" alt=\"&lt;!PH6&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-6 Power Head\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n<img src=\"/files/allied-file-7c8383e72c1d09e87c213da3/PH6INDV-1.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;!PH6&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-6 Power Head\" title=\"&lt;!PH6&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-6 Power Head\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-height:440px;width:auto\"></a>\n\n</td> \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td> \n<div>\n\n<a href=\"/records/allied-individual-force-sample-holders-for-ph-3-power-head-bca0086ff7\" title=\"&lt;!PH3&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-3 Power Head, PH3INDV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \n<span>\n<!--PH3-->Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-3 Power Head\n</span>\n</a>\n<br>\n<div>\n\n<div>\n</div>\n</div></div></td>\n \n<td> \n<div>\n\n<a href=\"/records/allied-individual-force-sample-holders-for-ph-4-power-head-61b7c472e7\" title=\"&lt;!PH4&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-4 Power Head, PH4INDV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \n<span>\n<!--PH4-->Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-4 Power Head\n</span>\n</a>\n<br>\n<div>\n\n<div>\n</div>\n</div></div></td>\n \n<td> \n<div>\n\n<a href=\"/records/allied-individual-force-sample-holders-for-ph-6-power-head-0547cee838\" title=\"&lt;!PH6&gt;Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-6 Power Head, PH6INDV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> \n<span>\n<!--PH6-->Individual Force Sample Holders for PH-6 Power Head\n</span>\n</a>\n<br>\n<div>\n\n<div>\n</div>\n</div></div></td>\n \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td> \n</td> \n<td> \n</td> \n<td> \n</td> \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td> \n<font>\n\n</font>\n</td> \n<td> \n<font>\n\n</font>\n</td> \n<td> \n<font>\n\n</font>\n</td> \n</tr> \n<tr> \n<td colspan=\"5\"> \n \n</td> \n</tr> \n</table> \n</td></tr></table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t</table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n              <table>\n                <tr>\n                  <td> </td>\n                  <td> </td>\n                </tr>\n                <tr>\n                  <td>  </td>\n                  <td>\n                                        \t\t\t\t\t                  </td>\n                </tr>\n              </table>\n\n              \n          </td>\n        </tr>\n      </table>\n\n</div>\n        ",
  "summary": "Consumables > Grinding & Polishing > Equipment Accessories > Powerhead System Fixtures Individual force holders allow one or more samples to be prepared simultaneously. The advantage of individual preparation is that the system is balanced regardless of how many samples are prepared at once; samples can be added or extracted without affecting performance. It is also ideal for applications where small geometry and site-specific cross-section requirements make the alignment of more than three (3)…",
  "sections": [],
  "updated_at": "2026-10-17T20:52:43.954326+00:00"
}