We Asked Our Customers Why Did You Switch from an Optical Comparator and Measuring Microscope to an Image Dimension Measurement System?

1With the Pattern Search Function, it is Possible to Measure the Part Regardless of its Position or Orientation

Measurement Time can be Greatly Reduced

"With optical comparators and measuring microscopes it was necessary to move the XY Stage and obtain and measure the coordinates of the measurement points one by one. With an Image Dimension Measurement System, measurements can be taken automatically regardless of the position and orientation of the part, allowing measurement time to be greatly reduced."

Optical Comparator and Measuring Microscope: Repeat this operation for every measurement point. Image Dimension Measurement System: Completes the measurement in a few seconds, regardless of the position or orientation of the part

Multiple Objects can be Measured in a Single Batch

Up to 1000 parts can be placed on the stage and measured at the push of a button. There is no need to measure the same parts one at a time. This allows the measurement time to be reduced further.

30 parts on the stage, each marked OK or NG. The result counter shows OK 25, NG 5

2The Large Depth of Field Enables Measurement Without Focusing Errors

Parts with a Height Difference can Also be Measured in One Shot

"With optical comparators and measuring microscopes, it was necessary to carefully focus for each measuring point. This process took a long time and could lead to measurement errors due to different people performing focusing operations from different positions.

The Image Dimension Measurement System is equipped with a telecentric lens that has a large depth of field, making measurements much easier to perform without having to worry about focusing."

Optical Comparator and Measuring Microscope: Can only focus on one section. Image Dimension Measurement System: Can focus on the entire target
Large Aperture Telecentric Lens Unit

Just Place and Press Thanks to the Large Aperture Telecentric Lens

Equipped with a telecentric lens which is unaffected by perspective differences and the image capture size won’t change. It will even measure parts with uneven surfaces.

3Fully Automated Adjustment Makes It Easy for Anyone to Get Expert-Level Results

Fully Automate Focus, Lighting, and Parameter Adjustment

"With measuring microscopes, it is necessary to use different lighting systems to match the point being measured. Also, when measuring different targets, it is necessary to adjust the lighting conditions from scratch, making reproducibility difficult.

The fully automated image dimension measurement system easily determines the best conditions, eliminating the need for fine adjustments.

Measuring Microscope: It is necessary to swap between different lighting equipment creating issues reproducing lighting condition. Image Dimension Measurement System: Automatically determine optimal focus and lighting with Smart Assist [World-First] Tasks such as focusing, illumination selection, and edge detection are now all automated. The measurement system itself can experiment with various conditions to find the optimal conditions for stability during continuous measurements. This allows anyone to reproduce measurements at an expert level.

4Low-Pressure Measuring Touch Probe Can Perform Contact Measurement Even with an Image Measurement Device

Even Edges which Cannot be Picked Up on the Camera can be Measured

"Even areas which cannot be seen by optical comparators or measuring microscopes can be measured, such as areas where light doesn’t reach and edges of a specified height. This removes the need to measure in combination with a 3D measuring instrument."

Optical Comparator and Measuring Microscope: Cannot measure areas which light cannot reach and cannot measure the edges of side surfaces. Image Dimension Measurement System: [Accurate measurement of top, side, and angled surfaces] The low-measuring-pressure touch probe makes it easy to measure 3D machined shapes, including the perpendicularity of the top and side surfaces and the angle of slopes, which were difficult to detect with conventional measurement detects. It can also be used with commercially available styluses, allowing accurate measurement of deep holes and narrow grooves. Can accurately measure the edges of side surfaces which cannot be seen by a camera

Thanks to its Ultra-low Measurement Force, it can Accurately Take Measurements Without a Fixing Jig

With conventional contact-type measurement systems the measuring force is strong, and because of this there is a danger of misalignment with small and lightweight targets. It is therefore necessary to fix the targets using a jig. The light probe unit has a ultra-low measuring force of just 0.015 N. This allows for accurate measurement without the time and cost of securing the target using a jig. In addition, there is no need to worry about the deformation of parts made from soft materials.

Conventional probes: pressure causes the part to move. Low-Pressure Measuring Touch Probe: detection is possible without affecting the part. Ultra-low measuring force: 0.015 N

5With the Profile Comparison Function, Appearance Comparisons can be Carried Out with Drawing Data

Even Parts with Complex Shapes can be Measured Easily

"When comparing appearances with an optical comparator, drawings are enlarged by 10 times and then overlaid onto projected images, after which they must be compared visually.

With an Image Dimension Measurement System, CAD data can be input directly, allowing anyone to easily perform comparison measurements."

Optical Comparator: It is manual work and requires visual checks. Measurements take a long time and data can only be saved by projecting the shape with tracing paper. As such, reading data management cannot be performed. Image Dimension Measurement System: Profile comparison of the CAD data and the part can be carried out and document management can be performed

Management of Trends is Possible with the Profile Statistics Function

All appearance data of parts measured with the Profile Comparison function is automatically saved. If the profile statistics function that analyzes the data is used, it can instantly determine which parts of the shape are unstable. Furthermore, the profile data is all stored, allowing the differences between specific points to be viewed with just a single click.

Points where the appearance is easily changed, and points which are stable are color-coded and displayed
The measured value of any point can be obtained using this saved data

6The Statistical Analysis Function Allows for Data Analysis and Report Creation

Makes Creating Inspection Reports Much Easier

"With optical comparators and measuring microscopes, the measurement results are handwritten, so summarizing data after taking measurements ends in more work.

With an Image Dimension Measurement System, measurement results are all automatically saved and because report creation and data analysis can be carried out with the Statistical Analysis function, the work required for data management is reduced."

Optical Comparator and Measuring Microscope: Measurement results are saved by hand and in order to perform data analysis the handwritten data must be input into a PC manually. Image Dimension Measurement System: Measurement results are saved automatically and statistics are also automatically collected, reducing the time spent on analysis

Check Trends and Variations On-site

Use the Trend Graph and Histogram functions to check trends and variations for each measured item in graph form. It allows for easy visualization of changes in situation, such as "measured values gradually getting smaller", "variations becoming more pronounced" and "measured values periodically changing".

Trend graphs show product trends at a glance. Histogram settings can be freely changed

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