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Probes and sensors
News Release from: IBS Precision Engineering | Subject: Lion Precision displacement sensing systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 November 2007
Non-contact measurement can work in
picometres
A non-contact displacement sensing system has modules, enclosures and sensors provides distance, digital and indexing measurement capabilities, in sub-nanometre resolution if required.
IBS Precision Engineering has launched equipment that provides exceptional levels of accuracy and repeatability Developed by US-based non-contact displacement sensing systems manufacturer, Lion Precision, the comprehensive range of modules, enclosures and sensors provides distance, digital, indexing and temperature measurement capabilities to meet the most demanding application requirements, said IBS
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 23 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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* High bandwidth.
* Low noise.
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* Fast response.
* Extreme linearity.
The factory-calibrated, non-contact equipment also avoids heat generation at the sensing point, ensuring maximum accuracy and consistency of results.
Suitable for any conductive target material, the modular units are ideal for semi-conductor, silicon wafer and disk drive inspection operations, as well as precision measurement applications within the defence, aerospace, automotive, process and instrumentation sectors.
Sensor probes are fitted with low noise cables and incorporate compensation to minimise thermal drift.
They can be manufactured in vacuum compatible materials and are offered in four stock calibration options.
'Standard', 'fine' and 'ultrafine' variants provide increasingly high resolution capabilities, while 'extended' models deliver the maximum measurement range.
In addition, probes can be calibrated to customer specification or developed to meet individual application requirements.
The systems' range of output drivers provides linear responses within specific probe calibration ranges.
IBS told manufacturingtalk.com that Elite CPL drivers set an industry standard for their combination of bandwidth, accuracy and resolution.
They are capable of measuring at up to 15kHz with a signal to noise ratio low enough for sub-nanometre resolution.
They are complemented by a range of one-, two, three-, six- and eight-slot Eurocard enclosures, enabling simple set-up and operation using front panel controls.
There are BNC analogue and differential outputs via an industry-standard National Instruments 68-pin connector at the back plane.
In addition, signal processing and five-digit display modules with two channel summing and peak capture functionality are available, along with an indexing and temperature measurement module.
IBS Precision Engineering's European sales manager, Hans Ott, said: "Lion precision measurement systems are acknowledged as some of the most sophisticated and accurate on the market today, The company mirrors our own philosophy of solving new problems by applying state-of-the-art equipment and pushing back the technology boundaries if necessary to develop solutions that exceed the sum of the parts".
IBS has a close relationship with Lion that stretches back more than 10 years.
As the company's master distributor for Europe, IBS can draw on a wealth of experience and its long track record of success to provide UK customers with more and better precision measurement and positioning solutions, said IBS.
* About IBS Precision Engineering - based at Eindhoven in the Netherlands and with offices in Evry, France and Stuttgart, Germany, IBS Precision Engineering is a leading innovator in the field of high precision engineering reflecting the spirit of great Dutch scientists, artists, philosophers and corporations.
The company specialises in the development of custom-engineered measurement and positioning solutions, machine tool calibration/ inspection systems, non-contact precision sensors and air bearings.
Through its extensive commitment to Research and Development, both at a national and international level, IBS Precision Engineering has established close relations with many leading knowledge centres and is actively involved with standards development.
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