Worldwide manufacturer and distributor of sample preparation equipment and consumable supplies for electron and light microscope laboratories worldwide, including sputter coaters, carbon coaters, plasma etchers, critical point dryers, osmium coaters, chromium coaters, and water chillers. Consumable supply items include tweezers, chemicals for microscopy, standards and calibration aids, electron microscope grids, Parafilm, POL, Wenol, photographic items from Kodak and Polaroid, and software for the digital microscopy laboratory. The firm also operates an A2LA accredited laboratory offering failure analysis and electron microscopy services world wide. Specialties in addition to failure analysis services include intellectual property rights protection, technical service issues for corporations, third party laboratory providing independent data for clients.Structure Probe, Inc. Was founded in April 1970 as an independent analytical and testing laboratory, and over the thirty year period has become the premier firm of its type serving the microscopy and microanalysis world. In 1980, the Structure Probe laboratories became the first laboratory in the world to be accredited by A2LA to the standard of ISO Guide 25 in the subgroup, "microscopy".