Thermo Scientific - HM 355S

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The Thermo Scientific HM 355S Automatic Rotary Microtome is an electronic, motorized rotary microtome that sections safely even the largest specimens with unmatched quality.      
Designed for all applications of paraffin and hard specimens in clinical, research, and industrial labs.
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Features of HM 355S
  • Excellent for routine paraffin sections and plastic-embedded specimens      
  • Provide high-quality sections with less fatigue      
  • Unmatched safety, ease-of-use, reliability, and consistency of results      
  • NEW - Rock option: specimen head advances by a set amount to trim specimens without turning the handwheel through full turns      
  • Menu-driven control panel can be used on either side of instrument      
  • Display monitors a range of functions including cutting speed, section count, section thickness, and advance distance      
  • Four cutting modes of operation (single, interval, multi and continuous)      
  • User-selected cutting window control maximizes throughput by allowing the return stroke to be faster than the optimized cutting stroke      
  • Manual and/or foot pedal control. Double tap start activates sectioning motor      
  • One-handed zero-orientation head      
  • Guide-rail guidance      
  • Joy-stick control specimen advance and rewind      
  • Selectable retraction feature      
  • Instantly switch between TRIM and SECTION settings      
  • Independently selectable trim and section speeds      
  • Emergency stop immediately cuts power to the motor      
  • Choose from five languages for viewing commands      
  • Large, easy-to-clean waste tray extends below the blade holder
General Specifications
Depth 20.5 in
Height11 in
Microtome TypeRotary
Width 16 in
Thickness Setting5 to 500 µm
Weight77 lbs
Additional Specifications

Cutting stroke: 72mm      
Total specimen advance: 28mm      
Maximum sectioning speed: 400mm/s      
Section thickness range: 0.5-100µm      
Retraction range: 40µm      
Section counter: Standard

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