The MX400 and MX500 are fully automatic mounting presses designed to accelerate and simplify metallographic sample preparation. With a slim, space-saving 8-inch-wide footprint and an intuitive touch-screen interface, these systems deliver faster mounting cycles, higher throughput, and greater flexibility for a wide range of sample types and mounting materials.
Both systems combine robust mechanical design with advanced process control, allowing laboratories to create reproducible, high-quality mounts while minimizing operator effort. The MX400 and MX500 are ideal solutions for laboratories looking to remove mounting bottlenecks and improve overall preparation efficiency.
LECO: MX Series Metallographic Sample Mounting Presses
Key Features
- Durable solid-steel crossbar closure design that resists wear, avoids jamming, and allows quick, one-handed operation
- Easy-to-use swipe-and-touch user interface for intuitive selection of heating, cooling, and pressure parameters
- Fully customizable mounting methods, with the option to use preconfigured LECO-developed methods
- Variable operating modes optimized for delicate samples and compatible with all common mounting materials
- Low thermal mass design enabling rapid heating and cooling for increased productivity
- Full-size dual mounting capability to reduce bottlenecks and increase sample throughput
- Supports mold sizes of 1.25 inch, 1.50 inch, 30 mm, 40 mm, and 50 mm
- Quick and simple mold size changes on the MX500 model
Models
MX400
- Supported mold sizes: 1.25 in, 1.5 in, 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm
- Power supply: 115 V or 230 V
MX500
- Supported mold sizes: 1.25 in, 1.5 in, 30 mm, 40 mm, 50 mm
- Power supply: 115 V or 230 V
- Designed for rapid and easy switching between mold sizes
