Success Stories
El-Mul Diode BSE Detector Enhances Carl Zeiss Tools' Capabilities
Dr. Michael Albiez, Senior Manager R&D Technology, Carl Zeiss NTS
Carl Zeiss NTS recognizes and gives credit to long-term, reliable suppliers.
When we decided to seek an alternative supplier for our BSE diode detector, it was clear to us that the first candidate would be El-Mul Technologies.
El-Mul, a strategic partner, responded positively to the request. They did not take it at face value though, and decided to set a more ambitious objective: to provide more than just an equivalent replacement. As with every detector that El-Mul develops, their aim was to find a new technical advantage with clear value to our customers.
Open and frequent communications between El-Mul's team and mine were essential to the success of this project.
Excellent communication was in fact at all levels—R&D, Engineering, Sourcing and QA. The result was that the project progressed according to plan and we received prototypes in a relatively short period.
Our evaluation proved that El-Mul's claims were correct. We received a diode detector able to generate a BSE image with beam energies as low as 1kV. This capability enhanced our tools' performance and widened the range of their applications.
Our Applications Group is very pleased with the new possibilities this detector allows. As Heiner Jaksch, Applications Specialist says: "The El-Mul diode detector enables our customers to image with primary electron energies as low as 1kV. With the previous detector, imaging with energies below 5 kV was not possible. The El-Mul diode detector secured several demos we would have lost against competition".
June 2011
Carl Zeiss NTS recognizes and gives credit to long-term, reliable suppliers.
When we decided to seek an alternative supplier for our BSE diode detector, it was clear to us that the first candidate would be El-Mul Technologies.
El-Mul, a strategic partner, responded positively to the request. They did not take it at face value though, and decided to set a more ambitious objective: to provide more than just an equivalent replacement. As with every detector that El-Mul develops, their aim was to find a new technical advantage with clear value to our customers.
mouse hippocampus imaged at 3.08kV for optimum contrast
Open and frequent communications between El-Mul's team and mine were essential to the success of this project.
Excellent communication was in fact at all levels—R&D, Engineering, Sourcing and QA. The result was that the project progressed according to plan and we received prototypes in a relatively short period.
Our evaluation proved that El-Mul's claims were correct. We received a diode detector able to generate a BSE image with beam energies as low as 1kV. This capability enhanced our tools' performance and widened the range of their applications.
Our Applications Group is very pleased with the new possibilities this detector allows. As Heiner Jaksch, Applications Specialist says: "The El-Mul diode detector enables our customers to image with primary electron energies as low as 1kV. With the previous detector, imaging with energies below 5 kV was not possible. The El-Mul diode detector secured several demos we would have lost against competition".
June 2011
HHT Finds El-Mul an Innovative and Effective OEM Solution Provider
Toshihide Agemura, R&D manager, Hitachi High Technologies
When El-Mul approached us and presented their capabilities, I realized that this was an opportunity to leverage their accumulated experience in detector design for the instrument that I was developing at the time.
El-Mul promised us in-depth technical knowledge, innovation, a relatively short design cycle and an effective solution. They delivered on all four points.
An experienced team of physicists examined our instrument and the performance of its existing detector. Based on this information and El-Mul’s know-how, a unique design was proposed - specific for the intended environment and purpose, with features that I have not seen anywhere else.
El-Mul's team was responsive. They communicated with my team frequently and managed the project meticulously, from the development stages, through to the delivery of prototypes and their evaluation at HHT.
We have now approved El-Mul's detector for serial production and El-Mul as an HHT OEM supplier.
My experience with El-Mul was very positive. Their capabilities in concept design, engineering and production make them a reliable, cost effective OEM partner.
I have no doubt that they will provide an excellent solution for our next detector development project.
April 2011.
When El-Mul approached us and presented their capabilities, I realized that this was an opportunity to leverage their accumulated experience in detector design for the instrument that I was developing at the time.
El-Mul promised us in-depth technical knowledge, innovation, a relatively short design cycle and an effective solution. They delivered on all four points.
An experienced team of physicists examined our instrument and the performance of its existing detector. Based on this information and El-Mul’s know-how, a unique design was proposed - specific for the intended environment and purpose, with features that I have not seen anywhere else.
El-Mul's team was responsive. They communicated with my team frequently and managed the project meticulously, from the development stages, through to the delivery of prototypes and their evaluation at HHT.
We have now approved El-Mul's detector for serial production and El-Mul as an HHT OEM supplier.
My experience with El-Mul was very positive. Their capabilities in concept design, engineering and production make them a reliable, cost effective OEM partner.
I have no doubt that they will provide an excellent solution for our next detector development project.
April 2011.