In situ systems for Thermo Fisher and legacy FEI TEM, STEM, SEM, and FIB-SEM workflows.

Hummingbird Scientific supports compatible Thermo Fisher Scientific and legacy FEI microscopes with in situ systems for liquid, gas, heating, biasing, electrochemistry, transfer, tomography, and custom experimental workflows.

Product fit depends on the microscope model, pole-piece or chamber configuration, analytical accessories, and intended experiment. Contact Hummingbird for a recommendation on the appropriate system, interface, and purchase path.

Hummingbird products for

Thermo Fisher

microscopes

TEM / STEM products

Browse Hummingbird in situ TEM and STEM products available for compatible Thermo Fisher microscope configurations, including environmental, thermal, electrical, transfer, tomography, and custom experimental systems.

SEM/FIB products

Browse Hummingbird SEM and FIB-SEM systems for compatible Thermo Fisher chambers and configurations, including liquid, electrochemistry, gas, heating, biasing, and custom chamber-integration options.

How to buy a Hummingbird product for your

Thermo Fisher

microscope

Customers can purchase directly from Hummingbird Scientific or coordinate Hummingbird products through a Thermo Fisher microscope project where available. For new microscope proposals, customers can ask their Thermo Fisher representative to include the required Hummingbird Scientific in situ capability.

Hummingbird and Thermo Fisher teams can coordinate product fit, specifications, quotation details, installation, and training.

  1. Provide the Thermo Fisher or legacy FEI microscope model and configuration.
  2. Describe the experiment and required environment or stimulus.
  3. Confirm the product, interface, controllers, and utilities required for the workflow.
  4. Receive a quotation directly from Hummingbird or through the approved project channel.

Information for OEM sales and applications teams

Supporting a Thermo Fisher customer who needs an in situ TEM, SEM, or FIB-SEM product? Hummingbird can help identify the appropriate system, confirm the microscope interface, provide specifications and quotation support, and coordinate technical requirements for a new or existing instrument.

  • Review the Thermo Fisher Scientific-compatible product collection.
  • Request model, chamber, or holder-interface confirmation.
  • Request product specifications and quotation support.
  • Contact Hummingbird sales, applications, or engineering.

Why Hummingbird for Thermo Fisher Microscopes?

Thermo Fisher TEM, STEM, SEM, and FIB-SEM workflows often involve more than a standard specimen holder. Hummingbird supports these microscopes with in situ systems designed around the instrument interface, experimental environment, controls, and data workflow.

  • Built around the microscope: Holder geometry, chamber interfaces, vacuum, analytical access, utilities, and sample handling are considered together.
  • Developed in-house: Design, machining, microfabrication, assembly, controls, calibration, and microscopy testing stay connected.
  • Direct technical access: Customers and OEM teams can work with the people who build and support the system.
  • Open workflow path: Hummingbird systems are designed to connect with microscope software, metadata, data tools, and future automation.

Cross-platform and custom engineering

Some in situ experiments need more than one microscope view. TEM, SEM, FIB-SEM, X-ray, and optical microscopy can reveal different information about the same material system, from nanoscale structural change to surface morphology, chemistry, device behavior, and larger-area context.

For selected liquid, gas, heating, biasing, electrochemistry, and custom workflows, Hummingbird Scientific can develop related sample-cell architectures, chips, carriers, and experimental conditions across multiple microscopy methods. This helps researchers compare results with less change to the sample environment or setup.

For Thermo Fisher Scientific and legacy FEI platforms, Hummingbird develops custom TEM holders, SEM/FIB-SEM chamber interfaces, feedthroughs, specimen carriers, environmental cells, controllers, and application-specific hardware when standard configurations are not enough.

Hummingbird Connect™ for Thermo Fisher workflows

Hummingbird Connect™ is Hummingbird Scientific’s pathway for making in situ hardware data part of the microscope workflow. Temperature, pressure, flow, bias, timing, sample state, and controller status can become part of the experimental record instead of staying separate from the image and acquisition context.

For Thermo Fisher platforms, Hummingbird Connect™ is focused around Velox-centered TEM/STEM workflows and AutoScript-based SEM or FIB-SEM workflows. This creates a stronger foundation for repeatable experiments, better metadata, custom scripting, and future automation.

TEM / STEM products

for

Thermo Fisher

microscopes

Frequently Asked Questions

Which
Thermo Fisher
microscopes are compatible with Hummingbird holders?
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Thermo Fisher
microscope to use your in-situ holders?
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Thermo Fisher
interface and tolerance requirements?
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Thermo Fisher
microscope software, automation workflows, or external data platforms?
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Thermo Fisher
microscopes?
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Thermo Fisher
microscopes?
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Thermo Fisher
users?
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Thermo Fisher
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