Allied High Tech Products, located in Compton, Calif., is a manufacturer and global distributor of various equipment and consumables used for precision surface and sample preparation. The company provides a variety of products and services, such as sectioning, mounting, and grinding and polishing consumables. It also offers information about principals of metallurgical sample preparation and standard preparation techniques for metals, alloys, ceramics, polymers and composites. It provides basic microscopy, image acquisition and analysis of various products. It serves the needs of a wide range of industries, such as microelectronics, photonics, fiber optics, aerospace and military. The company also has clients in other industries that include material science and manufacturing, educational institutions, and research and development firms.