TurboQ E

Automated turbo pumped carbon coater

In February 2025, Quorum launched a completely new range of sputter coaters, incorporating advanced features to meet users’ needs.

The TurboQ E is a secondary vacuum system designed for the preparation of samples for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It enables carbon to be evaporated using rods, making it ideal for X-ray microanalysis applications such as EDS, WDS and TEM grid preparation.

Accessible to both new and experienced users, it features pre-recorded protocols and an intuitive control screen to make it easy to use.

Its sample holder is height adjustable and tiltable to ensure uniform deposition, even for complex 3D structures.

A dedicated thickness control allows the system to stop deposition when the desired thickness is reached.

Equipped with a turbomolecular pump in the chassis, the TurboQ E can achieve an optimum operating vacuum of 10^-6 mbar, enabling very fine deposition suitable for ultra-high-resolution imaging, with an adjustable current of up to 75A for carbon evaporation.

Vacuum sequences are automatic and start when the system is switched on, without operator intervention, helping to preserve valves and extend equipment life.

The TurboQ is also available in a sputter coater version (TurboQ S) or a combined version (TurboQ ES).