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  "title": "CitoVac mounting equipment",
  "kind": "product",
  "company": "Struers",
  "category": "Lapping, honing & superfinishing",
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  "source_url": "https://www.struers.com/en/products/mounting/cold-mounting/citovac",
  "content_html": "<h2>CitoVac mounting equipment | Struers.com</h2><p>An easy-to-use vacuum impregnation unit, the CitoVac is specially designed to make the impregnation of porous materials simple. With special mounting cup holders, the CitoVac can impregnate up to 8 materialographic and metallographic samples simultaneously.</p><h2>CitoVac</h2><h2>User-friendly vacuum impregnation unit, especially designed for impregnation of porous materials</h2><img src=\"/files/struers-file-ae88eb5ba22dd5a82a86e6fa/citovac-epodyefilling-1024x665px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"/files/struers-file-2572e3f2f8320b6a6d93a5c2/citovac-1024x665-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><img src=\"/files/struers-file-65e6c82f90f3b017495efe08/citovac-displaymethod-1024x665-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><h2>CitoVac facts</h2><p>Trouble-free filling of the mounting cups with no spilling</p><p>User-friendly operation</p><p>Optimum safety</p><p>Less cleaning</p><p>Room for many and/or large specimens</p><p>CitoVac gives the user a superior impregnation which is carried out quickly and efficiently. Perfect for porous materials, such as specimens for failure analysis with cracks, porous casts, and composites, electronic components, rocks minerals, ceramics, and spray coatings. CitoVac is extremely user-friendly, and is equipped with a spacious vacuum chamber.</p><h2>How does CitoVac support your Cold Mounting Process?</h2><h3>High-quality mounting</h3>\n<p>Perfect impregnation of porous specimens requires that there is no air in the pores and cracks of the specimens when the impregnation material is applied. The only way to obtain this is to impregnate under a vacuum. CitoVac ensures a perfect impregnation of the specimens.</p>\n<h3>Easy to use</h3>\n<p>Just a few touchpad keys make for easy operation. The display shows settings, present vacuum, and time. The display and touch pad are placed behind the chamber to avoid soiling with mounting material.</p>\n<h3>High Productivity</h3>\n<p>Up to eight specimens can be impregnated simultaneously . Special mounting cup holders make it fast and easy to handle multiple specimens at the same time without spillage of impregnation material in the vacuum chamber or outside on the cabinet. All parts exposed to contact with mounting materials are disposable in order to minimize cleaning.</p><img src=\"/files/struers-file-ef0b29ae5adeac3bb6cd29ab/citovac-high-quality-mounting-974x1400px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p>High quality mounting</p><img src=\"/files/struers-file-6806239b6dafc06f1df5860e/citovac-easy-to-use-974x1400-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p>Easy to use</p><img src=\"/files/struers-file-a9cd279cdd534c03cd2aa2f1/citovac-high-productivity-974x1400px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p>High Productivity</p><img src=\"/files/struers-file-629a11ef553c5807469aa9dd/handy-inlet-tube-1024x759-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p>CitoVac is designed for trouble-free filling of the mounting cups without spilling of impregnation material in the vacuum chamber or outside on the cabinet. This is achieved by manually rotating the mounting cups on the turntable to the fixed inlet tube. The valve controlling the flow of the impregnation material is also easy to handle.</p><h2>Handy inlet tube</h2><img src=\"/files/struers-file-7e145fd4af79a3d6f6fee582/clear-view-during-impregnation-1024x759-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p>The transparent lid allows a clear view when filling the mounting cups in the vacuum chamber. Therefore, the amount of impregnation material per cup can be controlled, which results in less waste of impregnation material.</p><h2>Clear view during impregnation</h2><img src=\"/files/struers-file-9701375cb7c7322af0ef5a6b/optimal-safety-and-less-cleaning-1024x759-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p>All consumables in contact with the mounting material are disposable, ensuring optimum user safety and reducing cleaning to a minimum.</p><h2>Optimal safety and less cleaning</h2><img src=\"/files/struers-file-d1458be973fd49ee11f1de98/a-large-vacuum-chamber-1024x759-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p>Many specimens can be impregnated at the same time. Using 30 mm / 1¼&quot; mm diameter mounts, ten specimens can be mounted, using 40 mm / 1½&quot; diameter mounts; eight specimens can be mounted at the same time. In addition, the large vacuum chamber also allows impregnating large specimens under a vacuum. Thus, CitoVac can use a 200 mm / 8&quot; diameter mounting cup to impregnate large samples.</p><h2>A large vacuum chamber</h2><img src=\"/files/struers-file-587475e5f71f553c3cae5893/special-lid-for-thin-sections-1024x759-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p>CitoVac can be used to glue a specimen onto a glass slide in order to make thin sections. An optional lid with a pressing rod is used for this purpose. A support ring underneath the holder makes sure the holder does not move during gluing. When gluing specimens for thin sections, the specimen is pressed against the glass slide using the pressing rod, which is led through a ball bearing in the lid. This ensures efficient gluing with an even, thin layer of glue and no air bubbles.</p><h2>Special lid for thin sections</h2><h2>Facts</h2><h2>Model types</h2><p>Struers’ equipment is in conformity with the provisions of the applicable international directives and their appurtenant standards. \r\nStruers’ products are subject to constant product development. Therefore, we reserve the right to introduce changes to our products without notice.</p><img src=\"/files/struers-file-e0df0424b2621830171a44d1/citovac-974x410-px.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><h2>CitoVac</h2><strong>CitoVac with built-in vacuum ejector</strong><br> Vacuum impregnation unit. Compressed air supply 4.5 - 6.0 bar required. 1.0 x 100–240 V / 50-60 Hz.<br>\n<strong><br> CitoVac for external pump</strong><br> Vacuum impregnation unit. External vacuum pump required. 1.0 x 100–240 V / 50-60 Hz.<br>\n<br><h2>Technical Data</h2><h2>CitoVac Technical Data Sheet</h2><p>Struers Technical Data Sheets are designed to help you make the best choice of equipment for your particular purpose. You can find important information such as capacity and performance specifications, dimensions, weight, electrical data, noise levels, ambient conditions, and safety. In many cases you can also obtain an overview of accessories offering higher capacity and performance.</p><img src=\"/files/struers-file-b96d30fa7ea0453989feac5c/new-tech-sheets-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p><a href=\"/records/struers-library-sds-struers-com-66278\">CitoVac Technical Data Sheet</a></p><h2>Get your brochure for CitoVac</h2><h2>Get your brochure for CitoVac</h2><p>Get the full introduction, descriptive visuals, and key feature descriptions to help you qualify your choice of equipment.\r\n\r\n•\tExplanatory fotos\r\n•\tKey feature descriptions\r\n•\tTechnical Data Sheet</p><img src=\"/files/struers-file-a22858a294a68fe349d82ef9/new-brochures-icon.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><p><a href=\"/files/struers-file-b5cc6e743f180b0024024ef2/citovac.pdf\">Related resource</a></p><p>CitoVac gives the user a superior impregnation which is carried out quickly and efficiently. Perfect for porous materials, such as specimens for failure analysis with cracks, porous casts, and composites, electronic components, rocks minerals, ceramics, and spray coatings. CitoVac is extremely user-friendly, and is equipped with a spacious vacuum chamber.</p><p>Read more</p><p>Read more</p>",
  "summary": "An easy-to-use vacuum impregnation unit, the CitoVac is specially designed to make the impregnation of porous materials simple. With special mounting cup holders, the CitoVac can impregnate up to 8 materialographic and metallographic samples simultaneously.",
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  "updated_at": "2026-10-17"
}