About Us

Since 1936, Buehler has been a leader in scientific instruments and supplies for use in materials analysis. Buehler products are used throughout the world in manufacturing facilities, quality laboratories, and universities to analyze all types of materials, including:

Buehler Headquarters
Lake Bluff, IL

• Ferrous and Non-ferrous metals
• Thermal spray coatings
• Printed Circuit Boards
• Fasteners
• Ceramics
• Composites
• Semiconductors
• Petrography
• Glasses
• Plastics

Buehler GmbH
Dusseldorf, Germany

Companies use Buehler products to improve the material within their product, monitor production or incoming purchased material, do failure analysis, and perform basic materials research. Buehler products fall into three categories:

• Sample preparation equipment for cutting, grinding and polishing specimen material (usually cross sectioning) prior to microstructural inspection.
• Metallographic consumables for the sample preparation equipment including; cutoff wheels, saw blades, mounting compounds, grinding papers, polishing cloths and polishing suspensions.
• Inspection and testing equipment including microscopes, image analyzers, video equipment, and hardness testers.

Buehler UK
Coventry, United Kingdom

Buehler products use state of the art electronics, software and robotics to maximize their precision, productivity and reliability. Some of Buehler's newest leading technology products include:

• The AbrasiMatic® 300 Abrasive Cutter
• The IsoMet® 4000 & 5000 Linear Precision Saws
• The SimpliMet® 1000 & 3000 Automatic Mounting Presses
• The EcoMet® AutoMet® Family of Grinder-Polishers
• The Apex® Quick-Change Magnetic System
• The OmniMet® Modular Imaging System