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title: Products
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# Products

# Buehler Products for Metallographic Sample Preparation

## Buehler Product Sections

Buehler was founded in 1936 by Swiss immigrant, Adolph I. Buehler, who saw a need for products for metallographic sample preparation equipment and optical inspection instruments for the steel and automotive industries in the Midwest USA. Buehler is well established as the world’s leading supplier of materials preparation and analysis instruments, equipment, consumable supplies and application solutions.

#### Sectioning

![AbrasiMet M™ Manual Abrasive Cutter](https://buehler.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AbrasiMet-M-3qtrs-open.png) Any good process starts with a great cut. Explore Buehler’s full range of abrasive and precision sectioning saws along with the blades and vising needed to carry out this first step. Buehler has the best products to get your sample started. [See All Sectioning Products](https://buehler.com/products/sectioning/)

#### Mounting

![SimpliVac](https://buehler.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/SimpliVac.png) Making samples a uniform shape increases consistency, edge retention, and sample flatness to improve the ease of achieving the best results after grinding and polishing. Between hot and cold mounting options, Buehler has the solution you are looking for. [See All Mounting Products](https://buehler.com/products/mounting/)

#### Grinding & Polishing

![AutoMet 300 Pro Grinder Polisher](https://buehler.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/AutoMet-300-Pro_Front-600x600-1.png) The most important step in the process, Grinding and Polishing is a specialty at Buehler. Choose between our various grinding and polishing equipment for the application right for your sample. Combined with the right polishing suspensions and fluids, Buehler will create the best possible surface finish for your analysis. [See All Grinding & Polishing Products](https://buehler.com/products/grinding-and-polishing/)

#### Etching

![NeoTerra Electrolytic Metallography System](https://buehler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/NeoTerra-Electrolytic-Metallography-System_nobg_2.png) Electrolytic preparation systems provide fast, efficient sample preparation and etching. Buehler offers both a traditional electrolytic polisher/etcher and the innovative NeoTerra, which uses advanced technology and acid-free TerraBlends to reveal microstructures with ease. [See All Etching Products](https://buehler.com/products/grinding-and-polishing/electropolishing-and-etching/)

#### Image & Analysis

![OmniMet Software](https://buehler.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/OmniMet-Dell-Monitor-3qtrs-2.png) Buehler offers complete imaging and analysis solutions through OmniMet®, seamlessly integrated with Nikon® microscopes. The system combines analytical power with unparalleled ease, offering a simple yet highly flexible solution for advanced microscopy applications. [See All Image & Analysis Products](https://buehler.com/products/imaging-and-analysis/)

#### Hardness Testing

![Wilson VH3100 and VH3300 All in One Hardness Testers](https://buehler.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/VH3000-All-in-one.png) Buehler offers complete hardness testing solutions with testers, test blocks, and Buehler designed software. Our seamlessly integrated systems eliminate ambiguity in hardness testing through user-friendly interfaces and software, combined with test blocks that establish the benchmark for consistency and reproducibility. [See All Hardness Testing Products](https://buehler.com/products/hardness-testing/)