Confocal line sensors
Optical sensors for inline inspection
Focalspec has introduced two new confocal line sensors, the LCI1220 and the LCI1620. The sensors can be used to inspect all types of surfaces, including curved, transparent and multilayer materials.
All this is now done at a speed of up to 16,000 profiles per second and a Z-repeatability of 0.19-0.25 microns. "No other sensor on the market can match our combination of imaging capability, precision and speed," says Dr. Karri Niemelä, Technical Director of Focalspec.
System integrators can integrate sensors into new vision systems or existing production lines to realize unprecedented applications. Current applications include surface profiling and tomographic imaging of smartphones with curved 3D glass, surface roughness measurement of all materials and including transparent or glossy surfaces, and inspection of transparent adhesives and inks in the printed and flexible electronics industry, to name just a few.
"The new Focalspec LCI sensors enable our customers to optimize their production capacity and quality with faster throughput and higher yields: They offer more flexibility, higher speed and more precise inline 3D and 2D measurements as well as imaging of a wide range of challenging surfaces, materials and shapes," says Harri Leinonen, CEO of Focalspec. as
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