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Form/co-ordinate, optical and vision instrumentation
News Release from: OGP UK | Subject: Starlite
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 27 July 2004
VIsion measuring system comes down in
price
The low-cost, fully programmable Starlite vision measuring system from OGP UK has been given a boost with additional features such as an auto learn software function, as well as a price reduction.
The low-cost, fully programmable Starlite vision measuring system from OGP UK has been given a boost with additional features such as an auto learn software function, as well as a price reduction Programmable and with full, grey-scale edge detection facility, OGP's Starlite system has been designed to give users of 2D, manual inspection systems like optical comparators, or profile projectors, an inexpensive way of upgrading to a full 3D noncontact, video-based system with all the benefits that entails
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 May 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Noncontact measurement system breaks 15 grand
The latest SmartScope Starlite range of video-based, noncontact measuring machines breaks into the market at under GBP 15,000.
The system has a 150 x 75mm stage as standard, more than adequate for requirements, though models up to 300 x 300mm are available.
Superior lighting capabilities - which can be set for the best arrangement on each different component - combined with the standard zoom lens, make for an unbeatable combination and Starlite boasts the best accuracy and repeatability in its class.
New features include the ability to scan unknown shapes, detecting the area Centroid and supplying data for part to CAD analysis.
The price of the standard Starlite package has been reduced to less than GBP 10,000 for a system that includes a fully specified PC and flat LCD monitor.
The system is easily learned and training costs can be kept to a minimum, with most operators up and running in half a day.
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