EM VCT500 is a vacuum cryo transfer system for moving samples between preparation and analysis instruments under controlled conditions - at cryogenic temperatures or at room temperature, under vacuum or a protected atmosphere. Active sample cooling, a new valve concept, and docking-based monitoring of temperature and vacuum help you maintain sample integrity during hand-offs.
Key features
- Keep samples under defined conditions during transfers by moving them at cryogenic temperatures or room temperature, under vacuum or protected atmosphere - so workflow steps stay connected.
- Improve transfer control and stability with active sample cooling and a new valve concept designed to optimize hand-offs between preparation and analysis systems.
- Monitor critical parameters while docked by checking temperature and vacuum at any time during the workflow when docked.
- Help reduce contamination and ice crystal formation risk during hand-offs by using vacuum cryo transfer to protect samples when moving between systems.
- Connect sample loading to vacuum transfer workflows by loading on the Leica EM VCM station and transferring under vacuum with active sample cooling using the EM VCT500 shuttle.
- Increase workflow connectivity across devices with the Leica EM VCM, offering up to three sample holders and three transfer options to link preparation techniques to analysis systems such as Cryo‑SEM, Cryo‑TEM and Cryo‑CLEM.
- Fit the transfer setup to your application with standard and customized sample holders, plus an EM VCT500 configuration adapted to your requirements.