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News Release from: Schmitt Europe | Subject: Advanced industrial laser measurement systems
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 September 2004
Advanced industrial laser measurement to
be shown
Advanced industrial laser measurement, alignment and surface roughness gauging systems will be showcased in Italy for the first time at the forthcoming BIAS international trade show.
Schmitt Europe's range of advanced industrial laser measurement, alignment and surface roughness gauging systems will be showcased in Italy for the first time at the forthcoming BIAS international trade show The company's products will be demonstrated by its newly-appointed agent, Instrumentation Devices Srl, on Stand G5-7 in Pavilion 9/1 at the exhibition, which takes place in Milan between 14-17th September
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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With applications ranging from heavy engineering, paper production and medical imaging, to micron level part and surface inspection, the rapidly-expanding Schmitt range includes distance measurement equipment, laser displacement sensors and alignment systems, as well as surface roughness and scatter measurement devices.
Schmitt products on show at BIAS will include AR-200 series short range sensors, AR-600 laser displacement sensors, AR-4000 distance measuring and line scanner units, as well as the company's Microscan surface roughness and scatter measurement system.
The four models in the AR-200 series cover distance measurements of up to 6, 12, 25 and 50mm, with accuracies of 12, 24, 50 and 100 microns respectively.
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Each unit is an ultra-compact 70mm x 49mm x 20mm and weighs just 85 grams - ensuring simple installation in even restricted access applications.
The devices are ideal for use with most materials, including transparent or highly reflective surfaces, such as polished metal, water or glass.
The AR-600 family of 11 triangulating laser displacement sensors offers excellent accuracy and sensitivity.
The smallest version records distances over a measurement range of 1/8 inch (3.2mm), with an accuracy of 0.00015 inch (4 microns); while the largest member in the range provides a full scale reading of 50 inches (1270mm), with an accuracy of 0.05 inch (1.27mm).
Ideal for a wide range of high speed measurement operations, including automated packaging, process control, machining and co-ordinate measurement applications, AR-600 series sensors are configurable to operate at rates from 1250 samples/second to 1 sample every 5 seconds, as well as 'on demand'.
The self-contained units employ specular and diffuse reflection measurement to suit materials ranging from polished surfaces, glass and transparent liquids to molten metals and opaque solids.
Sensors also feature a background light emission mode for brightly lit areas and are equally applicable for through-window inspection of food products or hazardous materials.
Suitable for most diffuse reflective surfaces, AR-4000 optical distance sensors have an operating range from zero to 50 feet (15.240m) in calibrated mode and beyond this distance uncalibrated.
An eye-safe version is also available for use with reflective tape.
With 0.1 in (2.54mm) accuracy, 0.02 in (0.5mm) short term repeatability, and sample rates of up to 200kHz, AR-4000 units are ideal for distance measuring applications that demand high precision and fast response rates - such as machine vision, autonomous vehicle navigation, 3D imaging, levelling and positioning operations.
The complementary AR-4000 line scanner collects and processes distance data throughout a full 360 degree sweep.
The compact and lightweight unit incorporates a balanced rotating mirror with an optical reflectance of 96%, to ensure maximum sensitivity.
It also features a motor encoder with 4096 position counts/revolution and will achieve scan rates of up to 2600 lines/minute.
Schmitt's Microscan is a simple to use, portable surface roughness, reflectance and scatter measurement instrument that enables precise measurement to be taken at remote sample locations.
With a measurement range from 1-1100 Angstroms, this battery operated, lightweight unit is ideal for inspecting optical surfaces, semiconductor wafers, precision machined surfaces, or rolled and formed components.
In operation, users simply place the measuring head on the surface to be inspected and press a button.
Readings take less than 5 seconds to process and can be automatically stored in the unit's 700 capacity data memory.
In addition, the versatile Microscan can be programmed with user-definable pass/fail criteria and can be easily adapted to perform process control functions.
About Schmitt Europe - based in England at the University of Warwick Science Park, Schmitt Europe offers balancing and vibration control solutions that harness precision as the key to manufacturing productivity.
The company's automatic grinding wheel balancing systems dramatically improve surface finish and wheel life, while its Acoustic Emission Monitoring equipment provides precise control of grinding, wheel dressing and other metal cutting operations.
Schmitt also offers high accuracy, vertical or horizontal axis component balancing machines, as well as in-process gauging, laser distance measuring, alignment, and surface texture inspection systems.
About Instrumentation Devices - based in Como, Italy, Instrumentation Devices Srl specialises in supplying and supporting a extensive portfolio of measurement, instrumentation and sensor systems.
Its products range from conventional force, pressure, load, displacement and acceleration measurement equipment to signal acquisition and recording systems, as well as specific software for undertaking analysis of the acquired data.
During the past ten years, the company has established an enviable track record, supplying customers as diverse as research, development and academic institutions, defence contractors, government departments, universities and industrial enterprises. Request a free brochure from Schmitt Europe ...
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