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Buying Confocal Scanning Microscopes

Top-level product categories: icon applications, icon vision, displays and imaging

More general product categories: laser microscopes

Related product category: fluorescence microscopes

Confocal scanning microscopes are laser-based microscopes used to produce high-resolution 3D images. They offer exceptional spatial resolution and are widely used in biological research, material science, and semiconductor inspection.

Making Good Purchase Decisions

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1. Understand the technical background

It is important to sufficiently understand the technology before buying.

Use the comprehensive learning resources of RP Photonics:

confocal scanning microscopes

If you need personal help, contact RP Photonics to get technical consultancy.

I feel that I sufficiently understand the technical background.

2. Define your requirements

It is essential to fully understand and clearly define your requirements before you buy.

We recommend that you develop a list of clear specifications according to your specific needs, against which you can later check the suitability of found product offers:

To help you, we have already listed some aspects we recommend you consider when buying confocal scanning microscopes. Of course, there may be other aspects that are relevant to your specific case.

This list is for your own preparation, and can later (possibly in modified form) be used for quotation requests to suppliers.

I think that I am sufficiently informed about our requirements.

Otherwise, you will need to talk to your technical colleagues.

I consider the above list of specifications to be sufficiently complete, clear and accurate.

If you cannot sufficiently clarify your requirements, you may want to get technical consultancy from RP Photonics.

Insert these criteria when creating inquiry mails to suppliers with the buttons "Get quotation".

You find these buttons in the supplier list below or under "3. Find suitable suppliers".

3. Find suitable suppliers

We suggest three steps:

Below, you can find our list of suppliers for confocal scanning microscopes. Use the checkboxes to mark possibly suitable suppliers.
The selected suppliers will appear below this list, along with your list of specifications. You can then indicate which specifications they meet according to your research. (You should finalize your specifications before doing this.)
Based on the results, you can finally choose a supplier that is hopefully a good enough fit.

Selected suppliers:

(none so far)

Decision

The most suitable supplier you found:

Comments, e.g. reasons for your choice, or things which still need to be checked:

Suppliers for Confocal Scanning Microscopes

13 suppliers for confocal scanning microscopes are listed in the RP Photonics Buyer's Guide. Both manufacturers and distributors can be registered.

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Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH
Germany

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Del Mar Photonics, Inc.
United States

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Keyence Corporation of America
United States

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Klar Scientific
United States

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Lasertec Inc.
China

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Leica Mikrosysteme Vertrieb GmbH
Germany

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Monospektra

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Olympus Corporation of the Americas
United States

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Optimal Optik Ltd.
Hungary

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Photon Lines Ltd.
United Kingdom

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Sensofar
Spain

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SIMTRUM Pte. Ltd.
Singapore

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Buying Confocal Scanning Microscopes

Making Good Purchase Decisions

NEW: Structured Decision Process

1. Understand the technical background

2. Define your requirements

3. Find suitable suppliers

Decision

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