(Starrett Co.: Athol, MA) — The L.S. Starrett Co., a global manufacturer of precision tools and metrology equipment, has introduced the Galileo AV230+, a small, rugged video-based, multisensor measurement system. Built with a granite base and Z column, this system was developed specifically to measure microelectronics, micromachined components, and a variety of other small, but often heavy, specialized parts.
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The Galileo AV230+ is the smallest member of the Galileo Plus Series of motorized, computer numeric controlled (CNC) multisensor video measurement systems. The series also includes the AV300+ and AV350+ that Starrett will display at IMTS 2010 on Sept. 13–18 in Chicago.
The AV230+ is built around a granite base and column and has a 9 in. × 6 in. × 7 in. (225 mm × 150 mm × 175 mm) X-Y-Z measuring range. The strength, rigidity, and precision of granite is usually available only in larger systems. As a result, this precision mechanical platform delivers XY accuracy (in microns) of E2 = 1.5 + 5L/1,000 and Z accuracy of E1 = 2.0 + 5L/1,000.
Starrett’s Galileo AV230+ vision system combines its precision mechanical platform, 12:1 zoom optics, digital video camera, and standard coaxial illumination to produce high-resolution color images. Available options are select fiber optics, LED surface ring, transmitted illumination, and several auxiliary lenses.
The AV230+ includes Quadra-Chek QC5300 metrology software. This powerful software provides an intuitive user interface, state-of-the art ergonomics, as well as powerful data import, export, and data analysis tools. The AV230+ platform is also available as the AV230micro, equipped with high-magnification microscope optics in place of a zoom lens. The rigid, precision granite superstructure of the AV230micro allows for applications that require high magnification levels and specialized microscopy illumination.
“The Galileo AV230+ is Starrett’s most customizable microscope platform for measuring and inspecting microelectronics and micromachined parts,” says Mark Arenal, general manager of the metrology systems division at The L.S. Starrett Co. “Since the AV230+ offers a wide range of configurations, it supports a variety of optional optical assemblies and lenses including lasers.”
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