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News Release from: Owens Design | Subject: Design and development
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 29 January 2003
Bespoke fixture boosts optical glass
testing
Owens Design has delivered a large optical test fixture to a leading global manufacturing reseller in Europe that was facing tighter regulations on its optical glass products.
Owens Design has delivered a large optical test fixture to a leading global manufacturing reseller in Europe that was facing tighter regulations on its optical glass products The fixture was designed and manufactured entirely in Fremont by Owens Design to perform optical tests of the sputtered film coatings on glass substrates after they exit the sputtering chamber
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 11 Jul 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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It had to be capable of handling three 5 x 3ft curved glass panels at a time while mapping the transmission and reflectivity measurements of each substrate in 1min.
The robotic manipulation necessary to make multiple high speed optical measurements across the full surface of the curved glass required a six-axis arm to position an integrating sphere at the point of interest while a five-axis arm positioned a calibrated light source on the opposite side of the glass.
The arms use brushless, closed-loop servos with belt and leadscrew drives and can scan the field at a maximum speed of 60in/s.
The measurements are made under automated control with a PLC system controller and remote mounted colour touchscreen.
"The rapid development timeline along with the need for integration to the sputtering equipment at a remote location were significant challenges for this programme", said John Apgar, President of Owens Design.
"We take great pride in handling every aspect of the product development process for our customers.
This unit required very close collaboration with our OEM customer and their end-user to ensure proper integration".
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