About Deben

Deben UK Ltd. is a world-leading designer and manufacturer of in-situ instrumentation for Microscopy and Computed Tomography (CT) systems.  Deben’s mission is Enabling In-Situ Research.

Established in 1986 and named after a Suffolk river

Deben, a global leader in scientific instrumentation since 1986, empowers researchers worldwide with high-quality, in-situ solutions for microscopy and X-ray applications. Based in the UK, our innovative suite of products – including renowned tensile/compression stages, heating and cooling stages, SEM detectors, and electrostatic beam blankers – significantly enhances the capabilities of existing SEM, optical, XRD, and X-ray CT instruments. Deben’s instrumentation solutions unlock deeper insights into sample characteristics, maximizing your original equipment investment and driving cutting-edge research.

Deben operates from a large, modern business unit in Woolpit, near Bury St. Edmunds in Suffolk.

Aerial view of the River Deben in Suffolk, UK.

The River Deben in Suffolk, UK

Solutions designed for in-situ applications

Our products are designed with universal applicability enabling their use on a wide range of leading original equipment manufacturers systems, supporting applications with SEM, Optical Microscopy, AFM and XRD, X-Ray CT, TEM and Synchrotron, enabling customers to maximise the capabilities of their original investment.

Standard products with force ranges from as little as a few Newtons, up to 20kN with the addition of 100nM torsion, and temperature capabilities from -100oC to +1400oC are available. In addition, our in-house design and manufacturing teams are able to provide customised solutions to suit new and novel testing applications.

Further, Deben UK also provide a range of SEM chamber accessories, such as Heating and Cooling Stages, STEM, Backscatter Detectors, Cathodoluminescence Detectors, and Chamberscopes, to name but a few.

Evaluating CT images from a micro CT system.

The Deben UK team provides customer service and support from their offices near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, and through their distributor network around the world.

Please explore our website www.deben.co.uk for more information and get in touch with us to discuss your particular testing needs.

Deben UK Ltd. is a subsidiary company of Judges Scientific plc
Registered in England & Wales, number: 3208255
Registered office: 52c Borough High Street, London, SE1 1XN, UK