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Probes and sensors
News Release from: Armstrong Optical | Subject: MPLS180 sensor
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 28 February 2008
Sensor allows high-speed 3D surface
scanning
By extending the principle of Chromatic Confocal Imaging from a point sensor into a line composed of several hundred points, a sensor is available to perform high speed 3D surface scanning.
The MPLS180 sensor from Armstrong Optical of Northampton allows the fast, high-resolution 3D scanning of surfaces for all types of applications - ranging from wrinkles on skin to complete, populated, printed circuit boards By extending the well-understood principle of Chromatic Confocal Imaging from a point sensor into a line composed of several hundred points, the MPLS180 is able to offer 3D surface profiling at an unprecedented scale of speed and accuracy, said Armstrong Optical
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The MPLS180 can be used either as a line-scan system, where 3D profiling is achieved by the movement of the object surface (for example on a production line) or, by the addition of a 'flapper' mirror and f-theta lens system, a complete 3D area scan can be performed on a stationary object.
Two versions of the MPLS180 are available.
1 - One with a scan field of 2mm x 2mm.
2 - One with a scan field of 50mm x 50mm.
With both versions 3D data from the complete scan field can be obtained in less than 0.2s.
The MPLS180 is connected to its controller system via a fibreoptic link and the 3D data can be output in a variety of formats through a built-in high speed USB interface.
Application areas include surface measurement of complex objects either in isolation or on the production line in market sectors as diverse as healthcare/cosmetics/surgery, reverse engineering, microelectronics, general shape deformation and so on.
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