23 Stand Versions are Possible.
The optimum solution for your application and your budget.
The Axio Scope is as individual as the applications you use it for.

New Modularity.
Five upper parts, three lower parts and two Vario columns enable you to configure your microscope as required. For simple or more complex demands. For transmitted light, reflected light, or both.

A decisive advantage: you no longer invest in features you do not use. Beneficial for your budget!

Economical Upgrading - Simple and cost-effective.
The modular interface design of Axio Scope makes future upgrades quite simple. This is an attractive economical aspect because you can easily install many components yourself.

The Axio Scope is as versatile as the tasks performed in institutes and laboratories.
The spectrum of uses ranges from simple routine applications to research projects. From quality control to materials analysis and development. From surface examination and structure characterization to digital analysis.

The diversity of interfaces is a special performance feature of the Axio Scope and depends on what upper and lower parts are used.

The variety of interfaces is a performance feature of Axio Scope. It varies according to the upper and lower part used. In the example upper part V and lower part B.

More space: samples only a few µm thick up to 380 mm high.
The flexible materials microscope provides ample space for exceptionally large samples. Depending on the configuration, the size of the sample area can be scaled according to your needs.

From 0 to 110 mm: the scalability of the sample area
Due to the flexibility of its sample area, the Axio Scope sets standards for scope of action and an exceptional application spectrum. You have several options to increase the sample area.
In addition to the travel in z direction,

• the stage carrier can be lowered on the dovetail,
• the condenser carrier can be removed, e.g. if the stage is to be lowered beyond the travel range,
• and you can further extend the sample area at the interface between the upper and lower part by inserting a 30 mm or 60 mm spacer - continuously up to 110 mm, depending on the configuration.

For sample heights up to 380 mm: the stand columns
As an alternative to the lower parts, the 380 mm or 560 mm Axio Scope Vario columns are available for your reflected-light and fluorescence applications.

You can continuously extend the sample area for large objects up to 200 mm or 380 mm without any tools. Simply and safely via the crank device on the top of the stand column.

Connect different upper parts to the stand columns, perfectly matched to your applications and requirements.

Optimized at all heights: vibration stability
Consistently low in vibration and based on a heavy metal base plate, the special design of the stand columns also meets high demands on stability.

Available as brightfield and brightfield/darkfield version.
Achromatically corrected and produced with low strain for performing DIC in convincing quality. The economical all-round line of objectives generates a flat image field for an intermediate image size of 23 mm.

In all new EC Epiplan objectives, the exit pupils are identically positioned close to the objective lens mounting surface.
Therefore, just a single C-DIC prism now enables Differential Interference Contrast in circularly polarized light with all EC Epiplan objectives.

Available as DIC, BD, C-DIC, Pol and LD versions.
These objectives featuring particularly high-contrast are ideal for displaying fine color and structure details. Corrected to a high degree and produced with low strain, they generate a flat, 25 mm field of view.

Ideal for displaying fine color and structure details such as lamellae in spheroidal graphite. However, these excellent objectives offer even more benefits: long working distances and high numerical apertures.

For imaging finest color and structure details in the submicrometer range.
The EC Epiplan Apochromat objectives lead the field. Based on ICS optics from Carl Zeiss, these innovative Enhanced Contrast objectives push the limits of what optics can achieve with regard to contrast and reproduction accuracy.

This line of objectives offers best correction and largest numerical apertures, e.g. the EC Epiplan-Apochromat 20x/0.60.

Axio Scope.A1 offers an additional special feature. Use this interface for transmitted-light applications instead of reflectors.
Your benefit: an additional, fully operational camera port, no tube required, retrofittable at any time.

Excellent in all techniques: the contrast
Brilliant, high-contrast images are the visible result of the newly computed reflected-light beam path of the Axio Scope.

The time-tested ICS optics ensure consistent minimization of disturbing stray light. Decisive for achieving outstanding contrast.

Available to you for higher demands: a retrofittable achromatic correction lens system which raises the optical quality of Axio Scope to the high IC²S level (Infinity Color & Contrast Corrected System). Unique in this class.

Ideally tuned to microscope and measuring devices, suitable for every application in materials microscopy - low-end and high-end.

Benefits: high resolution and optimum image results, compact dimensions and easy operation.