Optical Comparator meets medical device manufacturer needs.
Press Release Summary:
Focus(TM) Specialist 16 in. Horizontal Contour Projector® employs completely telecentric optics which yield upright and reversed images that are crystal-clear and undistorted on 16 in. dia viewing screen. Along with all-LED TruLight(TM) illumination, eCAD(TM), and Projectron(TM) automatic edge detection technologies, benchtop comparator offers dedicated 5x magnification lens, motorized worktable with 15 x 6 in. XY travel, eChek(TM) metrology software, and mineral cast base.
Original Press Release:
NEW OGP Focus Specialist Optical Comparator Provides Measurement Versatility for Medical Device Manufacturers
Optical Gaging Products (OGP®) introduces a NEW 16" Horizontal Contour Projector® designed to meet the inspection and measurement needs of medical device manufacturers - Focus(TM) Specialist. This premium benchtop comparator offers numerous technology firsts and innovative features.
The superb Focus Specialist optics are completely telecentric, yielding upright and reversed images that are crystal-clear and undistorted on its large 16" (406 mm) diameter viewing screen. Its dedicated 5x magnification lens allows a full 3.2" of an inspected part to be seen at once - more than could be seen on a 30" comparator using a 10x lens. New eCAD(TM) allows a CAD model to present a virtual chart on the comparator screen. Using eCAD, virtual charts move with the part for semi-automatic inspection, virtually eliminating the need for traditional charts. The unique combination of a dedicated 5x lens with the virtual chart power of eCAD makes Focus Specialist perfect for inspecting or measuring a wide array of medical device parts.
Focus Specialist features innovative all-LED TruLight(TM) illumination, a world-first use in optical comparators. The Focus Specialist on display is equipped with a high-brightness monochromatic green LED profile light, and a white LED TTL coaxial surface light that provides unsurpassed surface illumination. TruLight LEDs offer variable intensities, are extremely bright, and provide consistent performance. They are also long-lived, providing years of service, while consuming a fraction of the energy required for traditional tungsten illumination.
Focus Specialist mechanics are substantial and rock solid. A sturdy mineral cast base provides excellent metrological stability and measurement integrity. The motorized nickel-plated worktable allows for automatic programmed operation, and provides a generous 15" x 6" (380 x 150 mm) of XY travel, with 18" (450 mm) extended X travel available. Precision XY scale resolution is 1.0 ìm (0.00004"). OGP-exclusive Projectron(TM) provides reliable internal automatic edge detection.
The OGP Q-Check® multifunction digital readout offers high contrast dual backlit 2-line LCD displays that show X and Y positions, and measurement results. Q-Check allows selection of units (inch/mm, Cartesian/polar, and decimal degrees/dms); allows setting XY zero, skew alignment, and absolute/incremental datum; measures twelve geometric features; and allows construction from previously measured features. Q-Check includes parallel and serial connectors for data output.
eChek(TM) metrology software for optical comparators provides ease-of-use, power, and the versatility required to automatically measure 2D parts. It offers complete metrology functionality, full CNC operation, and an intuitive yet full-featured user interface, along with CAD import capability and easy links to other OGP software.
Focus Specialist will be exhibited at IMTS 2010, in OGP Booth E-5525. For additional information on this system or any of the OGP metrology solutions, contact Optical Gaging Products at (800) 647-4243, www.ogpnet.com or email at info@ogpnet.com.
Optical Gaging Products is an innovator in non-contact and multisensor dimensional measurement systems, optical comparators, and laser surface scanners for manufacturing quality control. Since its establishment in 1945, OGP has delivered thousands of measurement systems to manufacturing companies worldwide. OGP has facilities in Rochester, NY; Tempe, AZ; Singapore; Germany; Bangalore, India; and Shanghai, China. Optical Gaging Products is one of the Quality Vision International companies.
