Applications across industries
Novacam low-coherence profilometers provide high-speed non-contact 3D surface metrology with sub-micron resolution across many industries.
Aerospace
- 3D surface inspection and imaging of components
- 3D inspection of bore holes – see 3D metrology in hard-to-reach spaces (narrow tubes, bores, cylinder interiors)
- 3D inspection of hard-to-measure geometries – see high-aspect-ratio features (steps, grooves, channels, blades)
- precision component machining
- rivets and rivet hole inspection
- fuel level measurement
- liquid gas levels in cryogenic chambers – see metrology in hostile environments
- blisks (integrally bladed rotors, or IBRs), turbines, cooling holes
Automotive
- 3D surface inspection and imaging of components – see 3D metrology in hard-to-reach spaces (tubes, bores, cylinder interiors) and high-aspect-ratio features (steps, grooves, channels, blades)
- diesel injector and nozzle interiors
- engine block inspection
- inspection of component mold interiors
Bio-medical (see also Medical devices)
- coatings which protect devices from corrosion or patients from complications – see thickness measurement
Dental
- 3D inspection of dental implant
Electronics and microelectronics
- Chemical Mechanical Polishing (CMP) pad surface quality inspection – see how we measure roughness and high-aspect-ratio features (such as CMP surface channels)
- thick film photoresist coating on electronic wafers – see thickness measurement
Energy
- solar cell coating – see thickness measurement
- fuel cell bipolar plates – see roughness and high-aspect-ratio features
- vibration measurements – vibration frequency and intensity, shaft eccentricity
- commutator surface wear inspection
Forensic
- bullet shape, cartridge and gun barrel interior inspection – see 3D metrology in hard-to-reach spaces
Hostile (harsh) environment measurements across industries
- 3D surface inspection in radioactive environments, extreme heat, extreme cold (cryogenic), evaporation chambers, vacuum chambers
Medical devices
- medical catheter tubing dimensional inspection – see thickness measurement
- medical coating thickness and uniformity – see thickness measurement
- stent coating inspection
MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems)
- 3D inspection
Metals
- precision metal casting – see roughness, high-aspect-ratio features and 3D metrology in hard-to-reach spaces
- plasma coating on metal – see thickness and metrology in hostile environments
Military and defence
- inspection of cylinder interiors – see 3D metrology in hard-to-reach spaces
Nuclear
- pitting damage in particle accelerators and explosive labs
- inspection inside radiation chambers – see metrology in hostile environments
Ophthalmology
- shape, curvature, and thickness of regular or intraocular contact lenses – see thickness
Optical
- high grade glass thickness
- optical component 3D characterization – see thickness and roughness measurement
Packaging
- BoPET film – see thickness measurement
- multi-layer lid stock: OPET films, adhesive layers, heat-seal films
- multi-layer label stock
Photovoltaic
- wafer, cell and panel characterization
Plastics
- multi-layer plastics and films – see thickness measurement
- rheometry measurements
Precision machining and mechanics
- 3D surface, crevice, and edge inspection
Printed circuit boards
- layout and connection inspection
Radiography
- deposition of photoconductor coating on X-ray image detector plates in evaporation chambers – see thickness measurement and metrology in hostile environments
Semiconductors
- semiconductor coating – see thickness measurement
Tool machining
- precision tool edge inspection – see high-aspect-ratio features (steps, sharp edges, grooves, channels, blades)
- protective tool coating – see thickness measurement
Tubing
- characterization of high grade polymer tubing – see thickness measurement
Turbines
- 3D edge measurements – see high-aspect-ratio features (steps, sharp edges, grooves, channels, blades)
- leading edge inspections of turbine blades
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