Precision sample preparation & engineered diamond materials

Products

Instruments, dies and diamond components

Imperial Instruments supplies the equipment that sits between a powder and an analytical result — hydraulic presses, the die sets they work with, heatable assemblies for thermal compaction, and engineered diamond materials.

Diamond optical windows set into a precision metal housing
Two-pillar manual hydraulic pellet press with analogue pressure gauge

Manual, automatic and XRF-dedicated pellet presses from 2 to 60 tons for FTIR and XRF sample preparation.

Circular evacuable pellet die set with punches, plunger and vacuum fitting

Circular, square, splitable, hardened alloy, FTIR and XRF die sets in a wide size range.

Heatable die set assembly for thermal-assisted pellet compaction

Thermal-assisted compaction die sets rated to 300 °C and 500 °C, supplied with a temperature controller.

Diamond optical windows set into a precision metal housing

Optical-grade diamond components, NV-centre materials and diamond anvil cells for advanced research and instrumentation.

How the range fits together

A press is only half a pellet press

Every Imperial press is designed to work across the full die set range. Standard evacuable and non-evacuable cavities give uniform, high-density pellets. Ring dies hold the sample in a defined steel ring for XRF. Heatable dies add controlled temperature during compaction. Splitable, square and hardened alloy sets cover delicate, non-circular and high-wear applications.