The pneumatic press EP15 was built for semplifying and automating the hot mounting process. The operator has only to select, from the digital display, the appropriate mounting cycle for the resin type which is going to be used. Preset mounting cycle parameters (temperature and timing of heating and cooling), optimised for each type of resin, are stored in the control panel, and can then be selected for starting the embedding cycle. At the end of each cycle, the cooled sample can be pulled out from the heating chamber and passed onto the grinding/polishing process.