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A jet engine is a marvel of engineering. Its seamless orchestration of components enables takeoff, flight, and landing—events we’ve come to expect with confidence. But behind this reliability lies a world of extreme conditions and uncompromising standards. Jet engines operate at temperatures exceeding 3000°F, and this heat is not just a byproduct but a necessity for fuel ...
A profilometer is a precision instrument used to measure the surface profile of objects, providing critical insights into surface roughness, texture, and step height. For anyone working in industries requiring high accuracy, understanding profilometers is essential. This guide explains everything about profilometers, from basic principles to industrial applications. ...
Rooftops offer a perfect storm of conditions that attract pest birds during the summer. Elevated from predators, warmed by the sun, and often near food sources, they become prime real estate for nesting, roosting, and shelter. For property owners and pest control professionals, these high places can quickly turn into maintenance nightmares without proper control ...
Did you know that you can now use Zygo Optical Profilers within argon chambers? This groundbreaking capability allows for precise metrology in controlled argon environments, commonly referred to as Argon Gloveboxes. This unique and thoroughly tested feature enables optical profiling under argon conditions, opening new ...
The team at the lab was using an optical profiling instrument that enabled highresolution, three-dimensional imaging of biofilm structures. ...
Surface roughness refers to the fine texture of a part's surface. Every manufactured part's surface has three key components—form, waviness, and roughness. Together, they influence how well a part performs. The characteristics of these components are tied to the manufacturing process or processes used to create the part. This could be polishing, grinding, cutting, or edging to name a ...
All in all, by combining appropriate materials, coatings, and design features, vacuum windows ensure high optical performance while maintaining the integrity of the vacuum environment in precision optical systems. ...
Non-contact measurement refers to the process of determining the dimensions, geometry, or other physical properties of an object without physically touching it. This technique leverages various advanced technologies to capture precise data while ensuring that the object’s integrity remains unaltered. Non-contact measurement is crucial in situations where physical contact could damage the ...
This light is then wavelength selected inside the excitation monochromator which will introduce additional wavelength variation due to the wavelength dependent efficiency of the diffraction gratings and optics. The spectral profile of the excitation light immediately after the monochromator is shown in Figure 1. If this variation in intensity with wavelength is ...
Modern, versatile, precise, and innovative non-contact optical metrology systems provide critical insight and quality control throughout the entire process, from advanced research through volume production.Optical non-contact profilers such as Zygo’s ZeGage® Pro, NewView® 9000, Nexview®, NX2, and Compass® 2 systems measure 3D height variations on surfaces with ...
To address these challenges, manufacturers rely on non-contact optical metrology inspection. Traditionally, manufacturers used CMMs (coordinate measuring system) to review plate flatness or channel depth. ...
Founded in 2010, Metronom Health is an early-stage medical device company, focusing on developing an innovative, opto-enzymatic continuous blood glucose monitoring technology for people living with diabetes. Metronom's proprietary technology is believed to provide very significant improvements over available Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) technologies, in terms of accuracy in the ...
Lay- direction of finish pattern. Profile - a sectional view or slice through the part structure. Form- general shape of the surface; can indicate inaccurate machining or a part under stress. ...
This is where metrology plays a central role in developing and supporting more cost-effective production methods.Metrology-assisted manufacturing is vital in making the manufacturing process more cost effective, and metrology tools such as ZYGO’s 3D optical profilers and laser interferometers are increasingly important as enabling technologies in modern aerospace ...
Post process metrology solutions Through extensive research and development of coherence scanning interferometry (CSI) technology in ZYGO 3D optical profilers, high-accuracy AM metrology tools are now available to industry. ...
Therefore, key automotive OEMs rely more on 3D non-contact optical profiler solutions. Within the realm of non-contact metrology, more and more EV parts are being measured by coherence scanning interferometry (CSI). This technology uses specialized optical microscope objectives that provide the imaging and magnifying a surface and measure its 3D ...
The third class of instrument mentioned – non-contact optical metrology tools – avoid the contact that is the hallmark of the stylus and AFM by using all optical techniques to sense the surface. ...
Communicating Your Measurement to Customers and Suppliers Customers and suppliers may not have the same knowledge base or understanding of how a part is measured using on optical profiler or interferometer. They are likely not interested in the power-house processing ability of metrology software, but they do know the measurement results they are looking for. ...
Their use is being stimulated by improvements in optical manufacturing processes and metrology techniques---and the demand for highly functional small optical devices. ...
How Does ZYGO Address Accuracy and Uncertainty? ZYGO 3D optical profilers and laser interferometers manage accuracy and uncertainty with a combined approach. ...