Innovative Multisensor Vision Technology Features PC-DMIS CAD Software

The Optiv® Classic 321GL tp, is a benchtop vision measuring machine featuring 6.5x motorized CNC zoom optics that contribute to levels of accuracy approaching 2μ. Each unit is pre-configured to add a touch-probe for multi-sensor measurement. The Classic 321GL tp is ideal for the inspection of complex, densely populated features, such as medical, electronic or other precision parts including micro-hole dies, sieves, filters, fiber optics and inkjet nozzles. It is the smallest model in the Optiv product line.

Highlights of this innovative vision technology include calibrated lighting, a high resolution color CCD camera, a laser locator and an 8 segment LED dual angle ring light to create better contrast for edge detection. The system also delivers software controls for RGB (Red/Green/Blue) sensitivity allowing for adjustment over contrast, improving overall consistency and precision for colored parts where edges can be difficult to capture with only grayscale or lighting modifications.

The Classic 321GL tp comes standard with PC-DMIS® Vision image processing software and full online 3D CAD capabilities for live programming of the machine to compare measured values to nominals. The software includes the groundbreaking MultiCapture feature that finds all 2D characteristics in the field of view, regardless of their type, and measures them simultaneously. MultiCapture then moves the camera to the next cluster of features and measures them. This sequence continues until the inspection program is complete, and is automatically optimized by creating the most efficient path with the fewest number of stage movements. Inspection speeds increase by 50% or more, depending on feature size and density, which can significantly raise throughput.

Hexagon Metrology

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Brinell Optical Scanners offer USB Connectivity

All B.O.S.S.® (Brinell Optical Scanning System) units from Newage Testing Instruments now feature USB connectivity as standard. This addition allows the field-proven B.O.S.S. to be used with any PC at zero-cost to system accuracy or durability.

The B.O.S.S. represents the most significant technological improvement to Brinell testing since the test was first introduced. The system measures Brinell impressions in seconds and yields a measurement resolution of 0.01mm. The system even takes into account such anomalies as impression roundness and overall surface finish.

Among the standard features of the B.O.S.S. system is a high-resolution video scanning head with video imaging software that operates in a Windows® environment. The software and scanning head can be added to an existing computer or provided as a complete “turn-key” system using a computer with optional printer and mobile protective cabinet.

The powerful PC-based B.O.S.S. features Windows®-based software, statistical and reporting functions, data storage and transfer, and an assortment of advanced options. These options include real-time advanced SPC, the ability to save a viewed image, and a manual measurement function that allows the B.O.S.S. to be used to measure other visually discernable aspects such as etched case depth layers.

The new OS-100X-HD option for the B.O.S.S. adds the ability to accurately measure light-load Brinell impressions made with test loads ranging from 62.5 Kgf to 187.5 Kgf and tungsten carbide ball indenters from 2.5mm and 5.0mm in diameter. Both the standard and HD versions include an impression measurement scan head with built-in light source, imaging microchip and a reduced footprint with free stand adapter (where applicable).

Newage Testing Instruments
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OSRAM releases multi-junction LED for 80% more optical output

The IR Power Topled with lens (SFH 4258S/4259S) from OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has 80 percent higher optical output than the standard version of the infrared LED while retaining the same surface area and drive current. This increase in performance comes from a special thin-film chip which, as a result of Nanostack technology, has not one but two p-n junctions that are grown one on top of the other, similar to multi-junction photovoltaic solar cells. The resulting increased range will be of particular benefit to applications in the security segment and for gesture recognition.

More light from the same surface area will always be needed if space is tight, if a greater range is required or if light has to be distributed evenly over a greater area. This can often be achieved more flexibly with a large number of small LEDs than with a small number of large LEDs, and price also plays an important role here. The new IR Power Topled has the same package dimensions (footprint) as the standard version and can be used as a drop-in replacement so existing designs can continue to be used. Because of the series circuit, the voltage is higher by approximately a factor of 2.

The IR Power Topled produces an optical output power of 80 mW from an operating current of 70 mA – approximately 80 percent higher than the standard model using the same current. The new LED emits at a wavelength of 850 nm and is therefore a good compromise between maximum spectral sensitivity for CCD and CMOS cameras and suppressed visibility for the human eye. It is available with beam angles of +/-15° (SFH 4258S) and +/-25° (SFH 4259S) from two different lens types.

The new LED is particularly useful for infrared illumination, especially in security systems. In CCTV applications, the range can be increased significantly with the same number of LEDs. The main area of application in the consumer segment is camera-based gaming, as this is where high optical output has the greatest benefit.

According to Dr. Jörg Heerlein, Senior Marketing Manager for the industrial sector, “This powerful infrared Power To

pled is an excellent addition to the OSRAM portfolio of LEDs with nanostack technology chips. These high-output IR LEDs provide greater flexibility in designing individual customer solutions.” With its new infrared Power Topled with lens, OSRAM Opto Semiconductors has strengthened its leading position in the mid-range illumination segment.

You can find more technical information about the new IR Power Topleds in these online product catalogs: SFH 4258S and SFH 4259S.

The new IR Power Topled LEDs with Nanostack chip technology provide high optical output and open up new design options – particularly in the security sector.

OSRAM Opto Semiconductors
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