CIQTEK Electron Microscopes See Rapid Growth in Italy
CIQTEK Electron Microscopes See Rapid Growth in Italy
November 17, 2025
In the previous year, CIQTEK made significant progress in its European expansion, with Italy standing out as one of the most successful and dynamic markets.
CIQTEK SEM Installations Boost Presence in Italy
To date, nearly ten CIQTEK SEM microscopes have been delivered and installed across four regions in Italy, covering a full range of models from field-emission SEMs and advanced tungsten filament SEMs to entry-level SEM solutions. This milestone highlights CIQTEK’s comprehensive product capability and the growing trust of Italian users in its technology and service.
CIQTEK FESEM SEM5000 Installed at a Research Institute in Italy
CIQTEK Tungsten Filament SEM3200 Installed at a Research Institute in Italy
Italian Researchers Praise CIQTEK SEM Performance
Although CIQTEK is a relatively new brand to many European users, its electron microscopes have quickly earned recognition for their outstanding performance, reliability, and value. Italian customers have given highly positive feedback, highlighting excellent imaging quality, stable system operation, user-friendly software, and strong cost efficiency. They also praised the company’s technical support team for its prompt responses and professional service throughout the installation and training.
Media System Lab: CIQTEK’s Trusted Italian Partner
This achievement would not have been possible without the dedication of CIQTEK’s Italian partner, Media System Lab S.r.l. The team has provided professional and fully Italian-language support, ensuring smooth communication and helping local users fully understand the performance and advantages of CIQTEK electron microscopes.
Media System Lab team performing pre-installation testing for the SEMs at its factory in Rovereto
Founded in 1998, Media System Lab S.r.l. is a leading Italian partner in electron microscopy, providing comprehensive solutions from compact tabletop SEMs to high-performance FESEM, TEM, and dual-beam FIB systems. With two offices totaling over 1,000 m², including a 400 m² demo laboratory in Rovereto, the team excels in pre-installation assessments, system integration, on-site training, maintenance, and supply of accessories and consumables. Through their MS Academy Lab platform and hands-on sessions, Media System Lab delivers professional training to microscopy experts, ensuring Italian and European laboratories fully realize the performance and advantages of advanced microscopy solutions.
Advancing CIQTEK’s Strategic Expansion in Europe
With increasing installations and positive feedback from users, Italy has become a key market that demonstrates CIQTEK’s ability to meet the high expectations of European researchers and industries. Beyond Italy, CIQTEK now has authorized distributors, demo centers, and delivered instruments in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Romania, and other European countries. The company plans to continue expanding its local service and support network, bringing advanced electron microscopy solutions to more laboratories across the continent and strengthening its presence throughout Europe.
Ultra High-Resolution Tungsten Filament Scanning Electron Microscope The CIQTEK SEM3300 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) incorporates technologies such as "Super-Tunnel" electron optics, inlens electron detectors, and electrostatic & electromagnetic compound objective lens. By applying these technologies to the tungsten filament microscope, the long-standing resolution limit of such SEM is surpassed, enabling the tungsten filament SEM to perform low-voltage analysis tasks previously only achievable with field emission SEMs.
Easy-to-Use Compact Tungsten Filament Scanning Electron Microscope The CIQTEK SEM2100 SEM Microscope features a simplified operating process and adheres to industry standards and user habits in its "User Interface" design. Despite the minimalist software interface, it provides comprehensive automated functions, measurement and annotation tools, image post-processing management capabilities, optical image navigation, and more. The design of SEM2100 perfectly realizes the idea of "Simplicity without sacrificing functionality".
Ultra-High Resolution Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) The CIQTEK SEM5000X is an ultra-high resolution FESEM with optimized electron optics column design, reducing overall aberrations by 30%, achieving ultra-high resolution of 0.6 nm@15 kV and 1.0 nm@1 kV. Its high resolution and stability make it advantageous in advanced nano-structural materials research, as well as the development and manufacturing of high-technology node semiconductor IC chips.
Ga+ Focused Ion Beam Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope The CIQTEK DB550 Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM) has a focused ion beam column for nano-analysis and specimen preparation. It utilizes “super tunnel” electron optics technology, low aberration, and non-magnetic objective design, and has the “low voltage, high resolution” feature to ensure its nanoscale analytical capabilities. The ion columns facilitate a Ga+ liquid metal ion source with highly stable and high-quality ion beams to ensure nanofabrication capabilities. The DB550 is an all-in-one nano-analysis and fabrication workstation with an integrated nano-manipulator, gas injection system, and user-friendly GUI software.