Custom microscope platforms for demanding scientific measurements
labMule microscope platforms are built for laboratories where a standard microscope is not enough.
We design and integrate custom optical and magneto-optical microscope systems around your experiment — combining optical access, precision positioning, sample imaging, device integration, and automated measurement workflows in one flexible platform.
Built around your experiment
Every scientific microscope has to fit its measurement task. The optical path, positioning system, sample access, magnetic-field environment, electrical contacts, and detection method all need to work together.
labMule microscope platforms are designed around these requirements from the start. Whether you need a compact optical scanning microscope, a magnet-compatible setup, or a complete platform for automated spectroscopy, we help configure the system around your laboratory and measurement workflow.
What our microscope platforms help you do
Position and scan your sample precisely
Move your sample with the positioning system that fits your experiment — from high-precision scans over small areas to larger travel ranges for sample overview and navigation.
labMule microscope platforms can support automated sample positioning, user-defined scan regions, repeated measurement routines, and movement along defined trajectories.
Combine optics, mechanics, and automation
A microscope platform is more than an optical beam path. It needs stable mechanics, reliable sample access, suitable illumination, imaging, focusing, and integration with the devices used in your experiment.
We combine these elements into a coherent measurement platform that can be operated manually, semi-automatically, or fully integrated into labMule Automation Software.
Integrate your measurement environment
Many experiments require more than optical access. Magnetic fields, RF probes, electrical contacts, spectrometers, cameras, temperature control, and external measurement devices often need to be part of the same setup.
labMule microscope platforms can be adapted to include the hardware and interfaces required for your specific measurement environment.
From custom hardware to automated measurements
Our microscope platforms are designed to work together with labMule:OS.
This allows the microscope hardware to become part of a larger measurement workflow: sample positioning, imaging, focusing, device control, data acquisition, and documentation can be coordinated in one software environment.
A typical automated microscope workflow may include:
- Move to a sample position
- Acquire an overview image
- Adjust focus
- Run a position-dependent scan
- Control external devices
- Acquire measurement data
- Save data and metadata
- Repeat the routine
This makes complex measurements easier to run, repeat, and document.
Designed for flexible optical access
Scientific experiments often require optical geometries that are not covered by standard microscope systems. We can adapt the microscope platform to your optical technique, beam path, working distance, detection geometry, and available laboratory space.
Typical requirements may include:
- Custom optical beam paths
- Micro-focused laser access
- Sample imaging and illumination
- High-precision sample positioning with long-term stability
- Autofocus routines
- Large-area sample navigation
- Additional viewport for sample overview
- Integration of external detectors or spectrometers
Options and modules
labMule microscope platforms can be configured with different hardware modules depending on the measurement task.
Positioning systems
Choose the positioning concept that fits your experiment: high-precision motion, larger travel ranges, higher sample loads, or combinations of these requirements.
Imaging and focusing
Camera-based sample imaging, illumination, focus sensing, autofocus routines, and long-term position stabilization can help make measurements more reliable and easier to repeat.