Up to 74% Faster Preparation Times

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We helped an industry leader drastically reduce processing time, translating directly into a substantial reduction in consumable overhead. By optimising their existing methods, they achieved maximum throughput without adding a single resource or investing in new equipment.

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Aka-Resin PP for a safe and efficient hot mounting process

Work smarter with a dust-free, non-hazardous resin that keeps your work environment clean. Upgrade and simplify your process, with samples that are easy to identify. It comes in four vivid colours and delivers consistent results for routine applications.

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Aka-Cut Reinforced Cut-Off Wheels: Precision and Durability

Discover the Aka-Cut 350 HV, 500 HV and 650 HV – reinforced with fibre mesh for stability and precision. They ensure straight and clean cuts with minimal deformation, significantly reducing grinding and polishing time.

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Close-up of Akasel’s DiaUltra 9 µm diamond suspension bottles on a laboratory countertop. The foreground bottle highlights its label and premium performance features, while another bottle is slightly blurred in the background.

Speed Up Your Sample Preparation with DiaUltra!

Choose our DiaUltra 2-in-1 diamond suspension for faster, more efficient preparation and a flawless surface finish – every time.

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Worldwide Specialists in Metallography

Akasel specialises in the development, production and distribution of high-quality consumables for metallographic testing and sample preparation along with advanced metallographic preparation methods. With a wide variety of products and preparation methods, Akasel covers the majority of applications in metallography. Akasel consumables and preparation methods are optimised to provide the best possible preparation result in the shortest possible time. These advanced solutions are available for all types of materials and applications in metallography, also the more challenging ones.

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Akasel technician examining a sample under a Zeiss Axio microscope following metallographic sample preparation, with the microscopic image visible on the computer screen.

Our products

Preparation methods

Akasel cutting products display including Aka-Cut 50HV, Aka-Cut 1500HV, Aka-Cut 1000HV, Aka-Cut Fe50 cutting discs, along with bottles of Aka-NoFoam and Aka-Cool.

Cutting

A range of Aka-Resin products by Akasel, including Aka-Resin Liquid Epoxy 1 liter, Aka-Cure Quick 500 ml, Aka-NoStick Liquid, and Aka-Resin Acrylic 1 kg, representing high-quality solutions for metallographic mounting processes.

Mounting

Akasel Demo Kit featuring various consumables for sample preparation, including bottles of suspension and a dressing stick, displayed in front of a branded box.

Demo Kit

Akasel grinding solutions: three grinding discs for metallographic sample preparation displayed from left to right – Rhaco Grit P320, Aka-Piatto 80, and Aka-Largan 9.

Grinding

Polishing products from Akasel, including DiaUltra 3µm 500ml, Aka-Stick Poly 1µm, Aka-Poly+ 500ml, 1µm 500ml, and Aka-Lube Clear+ 1 liter, designed for metallographic polishing to remove deformations and provide a highly reflective finish for microscopic examination.

Polishing

Highest Preparation Quality and Reproducibility

We have a series of preparation methods for metallographic testing available as Aka-Briefs with corresponding Demo Kits. Our Aka-Briefs cover both material specific and general preparation methods. They are all developed with the aim of improving efficiency and achieving the highest preparation quality and accuracy possible in metallographic sample preparation.

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Wide Range of Metallographic Solutions

Akasel equips your lab with innovative solutions that ensure efficiency, cost effectiveness and accurate sample preparation with zero compromise on quality. Our team of inhouse experts believes in continuous innovation in order to provide metallographers with the best solutions for sample preparation and metallographic testing – also used in metallurgical analysis. Metallographic testing is an area in constant development and we want to make sure that the consumables and preparation methods are always the best that they can be.

Our consumables cover all preparation steps in metallography; cutting, mounting, grinding and polishing. So, whether you need cut-off wheels, mounting resins, grinding discs, polishing cloths, diamond suspensions or another product for your sample preparation, Akasel can provide a full solution for your metallographic testing. This complete range of consumables can fulfil both the highest demands on quality and at the same time accommodate the more economic solutions in metallographic testing. Covering most applications and materials, Akasel guarantees high-quality solutions for any type of metallographic testing.

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Improving Sample Preparation Through
Expert Knowledge

Based on expert knowledge within metallography, Akasel continuously works towards improving metallographic sample preparation and finding solutions that are better than those we know today. It is an ongoing process and the aim is to make the work in the lab more convenient for metallographers. We are confident that with Akasel consumables and preparation methods anyone working with metallography can obtain the best preparation results that meets their specific requirements. Akasel solutions for metallography are available worldwide through a competent distributor network.

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Preparation Methods

Demo Kits

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  • Product image of Aka-Resin PP, Orange – a 2.5 kg container of reinforced polypropylene resin for hot mounting. The white bucket features a detailed label with curing instructions and product number 21602672, highlighting its low shrinkage, strong adhesion, and easy flow properties ideal for high-quality mounts.

    Aka-Resin PP

    Aka-Resin PP, Orange

  • Product image of Aka-Resin PP, Green – a 2.5 kg container of reinforced polypropylene resin for hot mounting. The label displays curing details and product number 21602668, with benefits like low shrinkage, strong adhesion, and smooth flow, suitable for high-quality mounting applications.

    Aka-Resin PP

    Aka-Resin PP, Green

  • Product image of Aka-Resin PP, Red – a 2.5 kg bucket of reinforced polypropylene resin designed for hot mounting. The container label includes curing parameters and product number 21602671, promoting low shrinkage, excellent adhesion, and easy flow for precise, high-quality mounts.

    Aka-Resin PP

    Aka-Resin PP, Red

  • Product image of Aka-Resin PP, Black – a 2.5 kg container of reinforced polypropylene resin used for hot mounting. The label shows product number 21602670 and outlines key benefits such as low shrinkage, strong adhesion, and easy flow, ideal for producing high-quality mounts.

    Aka-Resin PP

    Aka-Resin PP, Black

  • The product photo shows a black cutting disc with a central opening and a detailed label. The label is designed in white and blue and includes information such as "Aka-Cut 650 HV", dimensions "305 x 2.2 x 32 mm", as well as the Akasel logo and safety pictograms.

    Abrasive Cut-off Wheels

    Aka-Cut 650 HV

  • A detailed product image of a black cutting disc, centrally featuring a flange surrounded by a white label with the Akasel logo. The label includes specific details such as "Aka-Cut 350 HV", dimensions "254 x 1.7 x 32 mm", as well as safety symbols and usage instructions.

    Abrasive Cut-off Wheels

    Aka-Cut 350 HV

  • Akasel DiaUltra Poly 15 µm premium 100% polycrystalline diamond suspension for metallographic polishing, in a 500 ml bottle with a white cap. The detailed label shows concentration, particle size, median, tolerance, upper limit, and pH. Unique 2-in-1 diamond suspension for high removal and fast preparation, 500ml.

    2-in-1 Diamond Suspensions

    DiaUltra Poly 15 µm

  • Akasel DiaUltra Poly 9 µm premium 100% polycrystalline diamond suspension for metallographic polishing, in a 500 ml bottle with a white cap. The detailed label shows concentration, particle size, median, tolerance, upper limit, and pH. Unique 2-in-1 diamond suspension for high removal and fast preparation, 500ml.

    2-in-1 Diamond Suspensions

    DiaUltra Poly 9 µm

  • Akasel DiaUltra Poly 6 µm premium 100% polycrystalline diamond suspension for metallographic polishing, in a 500 ml bottle with a white cap. The detailed label shows concentration, particle size, median, tolerance, upper limit, and pH. Unique 2-in-1 diamond suspension for high removal and fast preparation, 500ml.

    2-in-1 Diamond Suspensions

    DiaUltra Poly 6 µm

  • Akasel DiaUltra Poly 3 µm premium 100% polycrystalline diamond suspension for metallographic polishing, in a 500 ml bottle with a white cap. The detailed label shows concentration, particle size, median, tolerance, upper limit, and pH. Unique 2-in-1 diamond suspension for high removal and fast preparation, 500ml.

    2-in-1 Diamond Suspensions

    DiaUltra Poly 3 µm

High Quality and Cost Effective Metallographic Testing

In metallography, nowadays also called materialography to cover the entire range of available materials, requirements to the preparation quality rank very high. With our consumables and preparation methods, we help you to achieve the best possible result. By recommending the correct consumables, we can also make it possible to get faster results with an acceptable finish at a lower price.

With our solutions, your microstructural analysis will be fast, reproducible and cost efficient.

We have a complete range of consumables, to fulfil both the highest demands on quality and at the same time to accommodate the more economic solutions.

About Akasel

Akasel is a Danish company dedicated to developing, producing and distributing high-quality consumables and optimised preparation methods for metallography. Akasel was founded in 2004 by Morten Damgaard and is now present in more than 30 countries through a network of highly competent dealers.

Akasel is the smarter alternative because we pay special attention to our customers, developing high-quality consumables to help the labs achieve optimum preparation results and maximum reproducibility.

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Sample holder designed for metallographic preparation, featuring three evenly spaced sample slots in a circular metal frame. The holder is displayed in hand with a polishing machine in the background.
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