MAR-393 // System upgrades

Customers with limited budgets or older systems often do not have the opportunity to buy a new system. We offer the possibility of upgrading to the latest analytical methods and state-of-the-art components, even without having to buy a completely new system.

As an example we would like to present you a project from Calabria Italy. Already in 2014 the first collaboration between SPECS and the Universita della Calabria started. At that time, the customer commissioned us with a system base that would integrate the customer's existing components and extend the system with a SPECS Aarhus STM. This project was successfully implemented and has accompanied the customer for many years. In 2021, the customer's wish arose to modernize this system from the ground up and equip it with the latest components. For this purpose, a project was set up to equip the system with a new custom µmetal chamber and the latest analytical standard, a PHOIBOS 150 2D CMOS, a FOCUS 500 X-ray monochromator, a UVS300 UV source, an IQE12/38 and an EQ22.

In October 2022, this project was finalized and installed with great success and now offers our customer Dr. Tommaso Caruso and his team completely new possibilities in surface analysis. The conversion of the system was done in one coherent successful installation.

What is the secret of this success? Upgrade projects are managed by one hand with the most experienced personnel from Customer Service. The concepts of such upgrades are directly supported with a high level of experience around existing systems and in project management. Customers are integrated in this process and in online sessions drawing and conceptual designs are reviewed and discussed. A focused process allows us to realize such projects with great success and in a short time.

We are happy to discuss your potential system upgrade with you.