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Form/co-ordinate, optical and vision instrumentation
News Release from: OGP UK | Subject: Products at Medical Device Technology
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 December 2002
Video-based measurement systems go on
show
OGP will showcase its combination of video, laser and touch probe technology for the precise surface finishing and dimensional measurement at Medical Device Technology 2003.
The combination of video, laser and touch probe technology for the precise surface finish and dimensional measurement of components and devices used in the medical and life sciences industry will be the focal point of OGP UK's exhibition display and demonstrations at Medical Device Technology 2003 The OGP SmartScope range of three-dimensional measuring equipment has gained a world-leading position in the measurement of components typically produced by medical, plastics and electronic sectors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 31 May 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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A competitively priced benchtop noncontact 3D measuring machine is now available from Disc (GB), which incorporates a laser-based high-speed autofocus system.
Touch and vision combine for measurement
The OGP SmartScope Flash is a compact bench-mounted combination video-based noncontact and touch trigger contact measuring machine with up to 560 times on-screen magnification.
By combining noncontact CCD video data capture and optical systems with laser technology for surface measurement and touch trigger probing, a wide variety of components produced from metal, rubber and plastic with highly intricate shapes and profiles can be measured in a single automated cycle.
Typical medical device parts such as heart valves, implants, electronic surface components, filters and sealing systems, containers, caps and closures and technical mouldings can be measured with fast and accurate automatic production of statistical data and data analysis.
A prime example of a SmartScope measuring machine is an installation at Unipath in Bedford which produces 20 million home pregnancy testing kits a year.
Further reading
System combines contact and noncontact measurement
The OGP SmartScope Vantage enables single integrated cycle measurement of complex and highly accurate components up to 500 x 660 x 300mm.
Noncontact measurement helps pregnancy testers
An OGP Smartscope is provides high-speed noncontact co-ordinate measurement crucial to quality control of ClearBlue pregnancy testing devices at medical diagnostics company Unipath.
The company uses highly automated assembly machinery which have a work rate able to produce up to 100 devices a minute.
Unipath uses the noncontact video-based SmartScope to verify its plastic mouldings and a laminated band of nitro-cellulose bonded onto a flexible glass fibre tape to ensure consistency of parts fed to the assembly process.
Unipath also utilises the SmartScope for reverse engineering and to develop specifications from its research and development department to create the appropriate design data and production tolerances.
Representing the OGP SmartScope Flash range of compact elevating bridge combined contact and noncontact 3D measuring machines will be the Flash 400 which has a 12:1 zoom lens giving up to 560 times magnification.
The Flash machine has programmable LED under-lighting, a fibre optic ring light and SmartRing LED lighting with 256 grey scale processing.
Also being demonstrated is the OGP SmartScope bench top Flare 200 with intelligent illumination able to measure low surface contrast parts such as ceramic components.
It has a laser-based automatic focus and automatic edge smoothing to enhance contrast with OGP's Measure-X for Windows dimensional measurement software.
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