SCHOTT solutions no. 1/2016 > Optical Metrology

ZEISS O-SELECT features two light components from SCHOTT: incident light with 160 LEDs in eight segments and transmitted light that shines from below. Photo: Zeiss
Automatically in the best light
Automated optical measurement systems are gradually replacing manual instruments in production. Here, the optimal illumination also determines the test quality. The digital measuring projector ZEISS O-SELECT with an LED ring light from SCHOTT and transmitted light illustrates this.
Thilo Horvatitsch
Asmall gear only a few millimeters in size is lying on the glass measuring field. As part of a medical gear, it is designed to enable enormous operating speeds without experiencing a breakdown: up to 450 revolutions per second. This means its tooth widths and its diameter must be manufactured with precise accuracy to hundredths of a millimeter. Manual instruments and tedious measurements by hand no longer suffice for such demanding quality assurance and precise examination of such tiny dimensions and tolerances. Therefore, the manufacturer uses a measuring instrument that cannot only carry out sample measurements in a reproducible manner, but also delivers and documents results quickly and at your fingertips: the optical measuring system ZEISS O-SELECT.

Measurement at the press of a button: ZEISS O-SELECT automatically adjusts the correct distance between the camera and the workpiece, but also the right light, and displays the visual results on a monitor. Photo: Zeiss
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