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Optical 3D Metrology for Highest Precision – Fast, Non-Contact, and Fully Automated
You're responsible for ensuring that your company’s quality standards remain flawless, no matter the complexity of the parts or the scale of production. Whether in automotive, aerospace, precision die production, cutting tools, electronics, or medical devices, maintaining flawless quality is critical. Optical 3D metrology ensures you meet the highest standards - fast, non-contact, and fully automated.
For decision-makers like you, adopting optical 3D measuring systems isn’t just a smart choice – it’s a strategic advantage. Streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance quality control without compromising accuracy or efficiency. Explore how optical metrology - backed by Bruker Alicona’s Focus-Variation technology - can transform your approach to quality assurance, ensuring accuracy with every measurement.
Download our Free Handbook, and learn how to master your manufacturing challenges with optical 3D metrology.
Ready to make the leap into the future of measurement?
Measure complex geometries & surface roughness with just 1 optical sensor
Optical metrology enables:
- Non-Contact Measurement: Non destructive inspection of sensitive surfaces.
- Speed and Efficiency: Accelerate your production processes with automated optical metrology.
- High Precision Measurement: Measure complex geometries and surface roughness with just one optical sensor.
- Versatile Applications: Ideal for a wide range of materials- metals, plastics, ceramics, composites, and more- making them suitable for diverse industries and applications
- Automated surface inspection: Seamlessly integrate metrology into your production processes.
- Traceable, repeatable measurements: Ensuring consistent and verifiable optical 3D measurements with reliable reference standards for precision and quality control.
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What is Optical Metrology?
Optical metrology refers to the process of using light-based measurement techniques to capture the geometrical properties of objects. Unlike traditional tactile methods, which require physical contact with the object being measured, optical measuring devices employ light and sophisticated imaging technology to assess components without risk of deformation or damage. This allows for faster, more accurate, and highly detailed measurements, which are essential for industries requiring high precision.
Some of the most common types of optical metrology techniques include:
- Interferometry: A method that uses the interference of light waves to measure small displacements, angles, and surfaces.
- Confocal Microscopy: A technique that creates high-resolution 3D images by using focused laser light and detecting the reflected light.
- Focus-Variation: A proprietary technique used by Bruker Alicona, which combines the principles of focus variation and light microscopy to capture high-resolution 3D surface topographies.
These technologies can be combined to measure a variety of surface properties, including form, roughness, and texture. Optical 3D metrology ensures that even the most complex details are captured with the highest accuracy.
What Our Customers Say
Optical 3D measurement with Bruker Alicona devices enables completely new and fully automated component optimization on DORST powder presses for indexable inserts with positive geometries.
By using high-precision optical 3D metrology from Bruker Alicona, we have optimized the process targets to be achieved in our mass finishing machines and increased component quality, from tools to gear parts.
With Bruker Alicona's optical metrology, we have been able to raise the processes of our machines to a high level and ensure the high quality of the tools that are processed on our machines.
Optical Measuement Technology for Medical, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics & More Industries
Optical measurement technology is transforming industries by providing accurate, efficient, and non-destructive measurement solutions. Let’s explore some of the most impactful applications of optical measuring systems:
Automotive Industry
Bipolar plates, nozzles, needles, valves, gears, pumps, cams, conrods...
Aerospace Industry
Turbine engine components such as turbine blades (cooling holes), gears, disks, blisks or housings ...
Medical Technology
Orthopedic implants, tooth implants, bone screws, locking plates, surgical instruments ...
Electronics & Semiconductor Manufacturing
Electronic connectors, housings, circuit boards, sensors ...
Cutting Tools
Drills, mills, inserts, saw blades ...
Precision Dies
Punches, stamping tools, bending tools ...
Unlock the Power of Optical Metrology
for Quality Control in Your Industry
Bruker Alicona’s Focus-Variation Technology: Revolutionizing Optical 3D Metrology
One of the most advanced optical 3D measurement techniques available today is Focus-Variation, developed by Bruker Alicona. This technology combines the benefits of focus variation microscopy with optical 3D measurement to achieve superior results in surface metrology.
How Focus-Variation Works
Focus-Variation technology utilizes a unique principle to measure both the topography and form of complex surfaces. By systematically focusing the light on the surface and capturing a series of images at different focal lengths, it is able to construct a highly detailed 3D surface model. The resulting data offers a full representation of the surface’s shape, roughness, and other important features - without physical contact.
Key Benefits of Focus-Variation
Unmatched Precision
Focus-Variation provides high-resolution surface data, allowing users to measure features at the micrometer and nanometer scale.
Versatility
Whether you're measuring a smooth surface or a rough, complex geometry, Bruker Alicona’s technology can accurately measure a wide range of materials and surface types.
High-Speed Data Acquisition
Despite its high precision, Focus-Variation enables rapid, traceable, and repeatable data collection, ensuring fast throughput without compromising on quality.
Non-Destructive Testing
Like all optical 3D metrology, Focus-Variation eliminates the risk of damaging the parts being measured, making it ideal for sensitive or intricate components.
Bruker Alicona: Optical 3D Metrology & Surface Roughness Measurement
At Bruker Alicona, we provide advanced optical 3D measuring systems to optimize quality assurance. Our Focus-Variation technology offers high accuracy, speed, and versatility across industries. One of the key benefits of optical measuring devices is their is their intuitive operation and ability for automated measurements: Once teached-in, they operate independently and integrate seamlessly into production. This enables real-time quality control, making them ideal for high-volume manufacturing.
Embrace optical metrology to achieve precision, reduce costs, and improve product quality. Bruker Alicona has the solutions for complex geometries, complex surfaces, and high-volume production.
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