ElektroPhysik is one of the leading manufacturers of measuring instruments used for advancing surface technology, research and quality control. Being a pioneer in the field of non-destructive coating thickness measurement, ElektroPhysik, in cooperation with national and international standardizing institutes and universities has successfully advanced new product developments along with international standardization of the coating thickness measurement.
ElektroPhysik privately held company owned and managed by the Steingroever family. It is headquarters are in Köln Germany near the famous Rein River. ElektroPhysik still occupies the original building though it has gone through many expansions over the years to facilitate growth.
ElektroPhysik maintains branch offices including the U.S.A. and is represented by distributors and agents globally in almost every country in the world. It is this network and partnerships that enable ElektroPhysik to service its customers and provide the support required in today's competitive global marketplace.
The first coating thickness testing gauge was developed by Dr. Steingroever. Utilizing the Magnetic Attraction principle, it was called the MikroTest (still manufactured today and even available in digital display format, it probably remains the most utilized coating thickness testing device utilized, even today) . Magnetic Attraction is a very reliable technique for measuring coatings however its only drawback is that it only works with coatings applied over ferrous materials such as steel and iron.
However, the Magnetic Attraction principle paved the way for the development of analog devices. First using Eddy Current and then later Magnetic Induction, these devices expanded coating thickness testing beyond just corrosion control.
Today all three of these principles are used to non-destructively measure a variety of coatings. Magnetic Attraction is the measuring principle used in the MikroTest, PenTest and MiniPen by ElektroPhysik.
Magnetic Induction is the measuring principle of choice for ferrous metal substrate application while the Eddy Current principle is the measuring principle of choice for non-ferrous metal substrate applications.
Both of these measuring principles are found in the MiniTest family of gauges as well as the eXacto by ElektroPhysik.
More recently ElektroPhysik developed yet another measuring principle primarily for non-metal substrate applications such plastic and wood. The QuintSonic utilizes a high level ultrasound approach which has enabled measurements to be conducted on these types of substrates non-destructively.
On April 20, 2007 ElektroPhysik launched a new model, the MiniTest 700 Series with SIDSP® digital sensor technology.
SIDSP® is an ElektroPhysik exclusive which took years of research and development. SIDSP® stands for Sensor Integrated Digital Signal Processing and the way that works is that entire coating thickness measurement is processed in the sensor at the point of measurement. SIDSP® is unlike previous conventional techniques where an analog signal was generated at the sensor and then that signal would be sent to a host gauge to processing. The vulnerability with that technique was that it was susceptible to environmental influences such as strong electro-magnetic fields and other signal disturbances that could affect the analog signal and therefore the reading.
Fischer Technology, a member of the HELMUT FISCHER GROUP, began manufacturing Fischer products in Windsor, CT in 1979 and has a strong commitment to continuously improve the quality of our products and services. Fischer is registered to ISO 9001:2008 and is responsible for sales, production, technical support and service for the United States, Canada and Mexico with multiple service centers around the country. This type of service is unmatched in the industry for coating thickness, material testing, material analysis and micro-hardness measurement applications.
The Fischer product line comprises of a broad spectrum of measuring and analysis instruments for the most diverse applications and industries. The appropriate measurement methods are used for correct results yielding optimum precision. Whether magnetic induction or eddy current, beta-backscatter, coulometric, micro hardness or x-ray fluorescence Fischer has the suitable technology.
Coating Thickness Measurements:
Whether painted or electroplated, applied to magnetic or non-magnetic materials you will find the appropriate instrument for precise coating thickness measurements in our large product portfolio.
Electromagnetic methods: Pocket gauges, Handheld gauges, Benchtop units, Probes
X-ray fluorescence method
Coulometric method
Beta-backscattering method
Micro-resistance method
X-ray fluorescence instruments for material analysis:
For exact material analysis, the broad assortment of Fischer X-ray fluorescence instruments (XRF) offers the optimal instrument for any application. Trace analysis required by RoHS, testing of jewelry and gold or inline measurements in continuous production FISCHERSCOPE X-RAY instruments fulfil the requirements in the laboratory and in manufacturing.
Microhardness measuring instruments :
Industry demands that surfaces and coatings are engineered to be very hard, extremely thin or visco-elastic thus requiring powerful measurement methods and systems.
Fischer provides quick, precise and effective measurements of mechanical properties (hardness, modulus, creep, etc.) of micro and nano scale coatings, components, cross-sections, treated and modified surfaces.
Material Testing:
The measurement technology of Fischer is sought after and proven when the quality of weld seams is measured in steel constructions or the sealing is determined on anodized facades. This is also true when the coatings are tested on tanks or airplane aluminum structures for fatigue.
Ferrite content measuring instrument
Sealing quality test instrument
Conductivity measuring instrument
Porosity testing
Imaginant designs, develops, and manufactures high quality, high-resolution color digital cameras for some of the best-known and most respected imaging companies in the world, including Eastman Kodak Company. Our high-resolution color capture instruments are found in many of the best-known theme parks throughout the world. The Digital Camera team actively seeks OEM customers who require the finest engineered cameras for use in a variety of imaging-critical applications. Our products fit particularly well into a number of imaging segments, including aerial, machine vision, medical, microscopy, military, professional, surveillance, and scientific.
Pulser/Receivers
JSR Ultrasonics high frequency pulser/receivers are at the heart of advanced nondestructive testing systems used throughout the world. Our company has driven pulser/receiver technology with its development of remote pulsers. Our leadership continues with the DPR500, the first dual-channel modular pulser/receiver. From traditional metals to 21st century microelectronics, JSR Ultrasonics has a thorough understanding of the science as well as the art of nondestructive testing. We are committed to expanding our role as the innovative leader in the engineering and manufacture of ultrasonic instrumentation for nondestructive testing.
Coating Thickness Systems
PELT(tm) coating thickness systems are internationally recognized for precise multi-layer gauging of coatings on both non-metallic and metallic substrates.
Instron has pioneered many of the significant developments in the materials testing industry since being founded in 1946 by two research scientists. With investment in research and development, we have produced a number of materials testing innovations from the first strain gauge load cell to all-electric dynamic systems to video extensometry. Our ambition to continually innovate and develop new products is driven by the engineering and technical expertise of our experienced employees designing systems and accessories with our core philosophy of data integrity, safety and protection of investment in mind.
Today, Instron offers some of the highest-quality and most accurate testing equipment on the market with product lines that cover a wide range of mechanical testing needs from tension testing to complex service life simulation. Our goal is to provide our customers with the best ownership experience by delivering the highest quality products, accessories, and software that offer accurate and reliable test results, time savings, and the flexibility that is necessary for the industry's ever-changing demands.
Products includes:
Universal Testing Machines
Dynamic Testing
Impact Testing
Rheology
Thermo-mechanical Testing
Automated Testing Systems
Torsion Testers.
Izon Science designs and manufactures precision instrumentation for nano- and micro-scale particle analysis. The instruments are now in use in a wide range of research institutes and universities around the world.
The basis of Izon's instrumentation is a unique, dynamically tunable nanopore technology platform which utilises a technology called Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing (TRPS). This technology platform is world-leading in offering an affordable, robust and highly flexible technology for real-time detection, quantitation and characterisation of individual particles at the nanoscale, across a wide range of applications.
TRPS offers a unique alternative to the existing laser-based technologies available on the market. It offers applications not previously available to researchers and at a fraction of the cost of the incumbent technologies.
Tunable Resistive Pulse Sensing (TRPS) technology enables measurements of nanoparticles suspended in electrolytes, as opposed to the estimates provided by light scattering techniques. A scientific measurement must be quantifiable and reproducible, delivering as a minimum:
1. The concentration of particles in the fluid as a number of particles per unit volume of fluid, across a specified detectable particle size range.
2. An accurate size distribution of these particles ideally plotted as a histogram of concentration vs particle diameter (or volume).
TRPS is the only technology that delivers these fundamental requirements, and in addition can measure the surface charge of individual nanoparticles.
k-Space Associates, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of in situ, in-line, and ex situ metrology tools for the semiconductor, thin-film, and photovoltaic (PV) industries. Our tools are used for monitoring nearly all thin-film deposition processes, including MBE, MOCVD, PLD, PVD, sputtering, and evaporation. Incorporated in 1992 and driven to supply the best technical support in the industry, our tools are used worldwide in both research and full production monitoring of semiconductor, PV, thin-film deposition, annealing, and processing applications.
kSA products measure important parameters such as temperature, deposition rate, film thickness, stress, curvature, bow, reflectivity, surface roughness, and many other material properties. These are measured in real-time by utilizing probes such as lasers, white light, UV light sources, and electron beams to investigate thin-films and substrates at an atomic level. Our thin-film analysis tools are used to extract real-time information from today's most advanced deposition and processing applications within compound semiconductor, silicon semiconductor and photovoltaic advanced thin film production and R&D.
Sophisticated software analysis and reporting capabilities provide information to better understand tomorrow's electronic and optoelectronic devices or to provide online control during mass production to enhance yield. Tailored optics and fully integrated solutions have been designed for simple mounting and non-invasive monitoring of advanced deposition processes such as:
MBE
Sputtering
PLD
E-beam Evaporation
MOCVD
Ex Situ Characterization
LASER-VIEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. was founded in 1999 as an integrator of precision laser micrometers, laser displacement sensors, and machine vision into smart and easy to use non-contact measurement and inspection systems. We specialize in laser based thickness, distance, and diameter measurements, as well as specialized dimensional profiling. Our vision systems are used in parts sorting, production monitoring, testing, and parts identification. LASER-VIEW TECHNOLOGIES is a certified integrator for DVT/Cognex vision systems, as well as a skilled integrator of National Instruments products. We develop software applications using LABVIEW by National Instruments.
Most of the systems we provide combine specialized smart software and controls with the measurement sensors. We can customize any software and control system to your specific needs. Our systems can be modular, stand-alone, and/or integrated into existing production processes. We serve many industries ranging from laboratory testing to heavy industry and consumer goods. Examples are sheet rubber mfg, wood mfg, paper production, machined parts, tube mfg, packaging, laboratory testing, and consumer products. Our staff is skilled in a broad range of areas so that we can maintain control of the complete system design and building process.
Products include:
Laser Sensors
Area Scanners
Hand-helds
Diameter
Thickness
Distance
Profile
When Linseis began manufacturing recorders and thermal analysis instruments, almost 50 years ago, they had a specific goal in mind: To build a more versatile, performance oriented product, utilizing the latest relevant technologies and offer it at a fair and reasonable price. This philosophy has carried on through the years. It is, in fact the guiding force throughout the development cycle of every product which bears the Linseis name.
Products:
Differential Thermal Analysis
Dilatometer
Thermomechanical Analysis
Thermogravimetry
Gravimetric Sorption Analyzer
Thermal Diffusivity / Thermal Conductivity
Seebeck Coeffcient / Electrical Resistance
Dielectric Analysis
Hall Effect Analysis
Couplings / Gas Analysis
Gas Dosing Systems
Recorder / Data Logger
Micro Photonics is a leading source of advanced instrumentation for scientific and industrial research. Thousands of clients rely on us for innovative solutions, technically superior products, confident application assistance, and comprehensive laboratory contract service. Since 1992 we have helped find solutions in tribology, nano-indentation, adhesion and scratch testing, profilometry, micro-tomography, imaging and other related fields of materials and thin films research.
Our instruments can be found in distinguished educational and industrial organizations ranging from automotive to cosmetic, biotechnology to medical devices, microelectronics to space applications. Regardless of your type of application, size of budget or experience in mechanical engineering research, our goal is to provide you with superior instruments, beneficial consultation and meticulous laboratory results.
Products:
Micro-CT
Graphene
Diffraction:
Nanotechnology
Surface Science
Ion Sources and Systems
MBE/UHV Components
Sources for OLEDs/Organic Electronics
Laue Diffraction Systems
Gauges:
Portable Surface Roughness Testers
Portable Hardness Testers
Digital Microscopes
MicroSense, LLC, previously known as ADE Technologies, is comprised of three primary businesses precision capacitive sensors, vibrating sample magnetometers and magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) tools for state-of-the-art magnetic measurement and wafer measurment systems. Until the company was sold in November, 2009, we were a subsidiary of KLA-Tencor Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor wafer defect inspection and metrology tools. MicroSense serves a host of industries including semiconductor equipment, data storage, machine tool, solar, automotive and high brightness LED.
MicroSense provides capacitive sensors and OEM metrology modules, based on patented capacitive sensing technology, to make very precise, high bandwidth measurements of precision products such as solar wafers, sapphire wafers, hard disk drive motors, air bearing spindles, precision X-Y stages, optical disks, automotive parts and machine tools. Our capacitive displacement sensors provide the highest resolution in the industry, less than 0.05 nanometers, exceptional stability and virtually unlimited service life.
MicroSense offers high-sensitivity wafer measurement tools for characterizing sapphire, silicon carbide and various types of semiconductor wafers. MicroSense acquired SigmaTech, Inc. of Tempe, Arizona in June, 2012. With this acquisition, MicroSense added leading-edge wafer inspection tools to its portfolio of innovative metrology solutions. SigmaTech systems integrate multiple sensing technologies such as optical spectrometry, interferometry and SigmaTech's patented auto-positioning back pressure (APBP) technology.
Products:
Capacitive Sensors
Solar Wafer Thickness Metrology
Vibrating Sample Magnetometer VSM
Magnetic Metrology
Dimensional Wafer Metrology Systems
