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ZEISS and 3D scanner and measurement systems developer Scantech are partnering to offer Scantech scanners with ZEISS inspection software. The collaborations seeks to enhance the performance of...

Researchers from six Fraunhofer institutes are working on two projects that aim to make quantum magnetometers — sensor devices that measure magnetic field — usable in industrial settings....

Electro Optic Systems (EOS) secured a conditional contract to supply remote weapon systems (RWS) to Ukraine valued at up to $80 million. EOS’ Defence Systems business secured the contract with...

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, in collaboration with five industry partners, have equipped a laser metal deposition (LMD) system with an OCT system. The...

The Park NX-Hybrid WLI semiconductor metrology system from Park Systems Corp. combines atomic force microscopy (AMF) with white light interferometer profilometry, forming a comprehensive automated...

The NEXIV VMZ-NWL 200 from Nikon is an automatic wafer measurement system developed to solve the challenges of wafer metrology in the back-end of the semiconductor manufacturing process. The product...

The TC4MHRP and TC4MHRP CORE high-resolution telecentric lenses from Opto Engineering are designed for sensors up to 4/3-in. With a large optical aperture, the optics offer low distortion, high...

The ZEISS ABIS III is designed for reliable and early inspection of the entire component surface, within cycle time. The combination of projector, cameras, lighting, and the new software ZEISS ABIS...

With the understanding of aspheric lens manufacturing provided in part one of this article, designers have the tools to optimize their aspheres; the next step is to understand how to specify and...

Conditions on the factory floor and in industrial cleanrooms with high-capacity air filtration systems can hamper the use of interferometry. Another problem is the testing of large-aperture mirrors...

When purchasing an industrial laser system, the astute buyer will look for a Class 1 laser product — a system where the laser beam hazard is completely enclosed and there is no potential laser...

Designing devices that incorporate ultrathin films is an important means of enhancing yields. However, characterizing ultrathin films provides a challenge for mainstream metrology tools such as...

Nanoscale motion requires fastidious attention to instrumentation, passive controls, and experiment design. Most users have experience in motion control within the sphere of the microscale. In this...

Using Linkam’s precision temperature control chamber with Sensofar’s Linnik objective lens eliminates these problems and allows accurate measurement of 3D topographic profiles of nanoscale materials....

Endoscopic classification in terms of application, can be divided into two simple categories, namely, industrial endoscope and medical endoscope. About the types of industrial endoscope, from the...

The 3D optical profilometer S neox Five Axis makes it possible to quickly and flexibly obtain the key parameters necessary for the continuous improvement of our tools, such as the cutting edge...

Laser welding has developed into one of the most used joining techniques in sheet metals for applications such as car bodies, medical devices, sensors, batteries, and more. To create successful welds...

This webinar will discuss specific analysis for QC in PCB applications. It will also cover critical dimensional measurement, roughness, and defect identification. Presenters Adam Platteis and Alberto...

Over the last decade, material processing using ultrafast laser pulses with pulse durations in the range between 300 fs and about 15 ps has gained in popularity due to the small heat-affected zone...

The advancement of AI has changed the landscape of machine vision. As the understanding of what applications AI in machine vision can help solve broadens, manufacturers must adjust their offerings to...

The formation of transistors, diodes, capacitors, resistors and other electronic elements directly on a flake of silicon by etching and selective absorption of doping elements. A circuit diagram...

An imaging system that uses a mosaic of tiny light-sensitive semiconductors (phototransistors) to produce individual outputs that are then converted into a coherent video signal.

The process whereby light is emitted at the junction of N- and P-type semiconductors when an external electric source is applied to drive the electrons and the holes into the junction.

The soft x-rays used in the industrial radiography of materials having too small a range of densities to produce an image with normal x-rays.

Students from large and small size companies and bigger Department of Defense affiliates of the AIM Photonics Institute took part in the recent AIM Photonics Summer Academy at MIT. This was the third...

On this month's episode of Light Matters, we take you on a brief tour of the Higgins Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Quinsigamond Community College and WPI received a $4M grant...

In this month's Light Matters Extra, we give you an in-depth look at North America's largest optical fabrication exhibition and show – Optifab 2017. 188 companies filled the showroom floor of the...

Tune into this month's edition of Light Matters for some of the highlights from Optifab 2017, as distributors and buyers from all over the world met in the photonics industry hub of Rochester, New...

Optics that Defend, Build, Cure and Discover The LaCroix name is synonymous with quality precision optics. Since 1947, three generations of family leadership have placed LaCroix Precision Optics...

The Optical Engineering Experts® Optikos designs and manufactures metrology products for measuring and assuring optical image quality; and provides optical engineering design, development,...

Radiant Vision Systems engineers advanced imaging systems to evaluate light, color, manufacturing integrity, and surface quality of illuminated displays, backlit components, light sources,...

Stay ahead of your competition with interferometers the meet today's manufacturing challenges. Äpre interferometers have the highest resolution, largest native aperture range, and lowest retrace...