Workshop

Excel on Your EVO: Advanced W Filament Course

A ZMCC SkillBuilder Workshop

Fri, 28 February 2025

10am - 1pm PST

Workshop Overview & Agenda

This virtual workshop will cover methods and supporting theory to enable attendees to become more comfortable and competent operating their ZEISS EVO SEMs. With a special focus on Tungsten filament source EVOs, this course will take a deep dive into source exchange, maintenance, and alignment. Some prior EVO-SEM imaging background is recommended but not required to attend. It is recommended that attendees secure time on their instruments after the workshop session to apply the methods on their own systems.

This is a three-hour online workshop streamed live from the ZEISS EVO 15 SEM (LaB6) located at the ZEISS Microscopy Customer Center (ZMCC) in Dublin, CA. Through screen-sharing from the instrument and multiple cameras, the complete operation of the instrument will be visible as our SEM Application experts cover a the itinerary of training topics as detailed below.

Who should attend?

New and Existing users of ZEISS EVO SEMs (EVO 10/15/25, EVO MA/LS, EVO 40/50/60) with Tungsten (W) Filaments.
Lab managers or technicians looking to improve their own knowledge and skill level to better support and/or train other users of the instrument and increase instrument uptime.

Learning objectives after completion of this workshop, attendees should:

Confidently manage filament exchanges and the associated maintenance.
Benefit from increased uptime and higher quality images by a deeper understanding of source management and improved column alignments.
Learn advanced SmartSEM customizations to improve the ease-of-use of the microscope for users of all skill levels.

This is a paid workshop.
Spots are limited.

Preview the topics covered below and register for the workshop here.

Source Management and Column Alignment

Monitoring Lifetime and Filament Saturation
Gun Alignment: Tilt and Shift
Aperture Selection and Alignment: Mechanical and Electronic
Astigmatism Correction
Focus

Filament Exchange and User Responsible Maintenance

Proper venting and removal of the gun assembly
Care and maintenance of the gun head and firing assembly
Installation of new filament and mechanical alignment
Run up procedure and parameter selection considerations

SmartSEM Customization

Customizing data zone and toolbar
Utilizing auto-functions for quick alignments
Deeper user settings to extend filament lifetime

After the workshop sessions, the attendees are strongly encouraged to attempt the methods shown on their own systems with their own samples. Screen sharing sessions to review the data can be setup with the applications team through independent email threads. Our support team will assist in further optimization and answer any questions to help attendees acquire the best data possible.

Nathaniel Cohan Applications Engineer

Nathaniel joined the ZEISS Applications team in 2019 covering both Context and Versa XRM systems. Since 2020, he's expanded to cover SEM Applications on both the EVO C-SEM and Sigma and GeminiSEM FE-SEMs. Prior to working at ZEISS, Nate utilized electron microscopy techniques while studying protein biophysics at FSU and UCSD, and was an associate faculty of Chemistry at MiraCosta and Grossmont Colleges in San Diego.

Register for the workshop

This is a paid training. The investment for this 1-day virtual workshop is $400. You will receive a link to complete payment by credit card after signing up. If you require a PO to purchase training please reach out to us after registering.

Once we have received payment, we will send you a confirmation e-mail; expect to receive the link to join the Teams Webinar 1 day prior to training.

To guarantee your spot, please make sure to submit your payment at least 2 days prior.

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