Swiss Instruments Limited - Contour Measurement

CONTOUR AND
ROUGHNESS
MEASUREMENT

General Optacom Brochure

LC-10 Starter Instrument

VC-10 All-Round Instrument

VC-15 For Larger Pieces

Stylus Options

General Info
Product Application
Technical Information
Product Options:
Repairs & Calibration

GENERAL INFORMATION

Optacom combines solid German engineering and ingenuity to create affordable roughness and contour measuring instruments. Optacom instruments are able to measure actual profiles and surface roughness through the use of high quality stylus probes and direct contact. With a resolution of less than 30 nanometers the Optacom range of contour and roughness measurement instruments provides excellent resolution at a fraction of the traditional systems are.

High quality design and build

Optacom uses high precision linear guiding systems while axial guides are made of an integral work piece. The main structure is made out of high-grade aerospace aluminum and Optacom even offers convenient features such as a self adjusting quick-release stylus to save additional time and money.

Optacom software is also easy to use and has been in use for years in production environments.

Optional Roundness and Composite Measuring

Best of all the VC-10 and VC-15 have optional circular and circular swivel tables that allow them to also measure roundness and make composite measurements.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

	LC-10	VC-10	VC-15
Resolution X- and Z-axis	0.02 μm	0.02 μm	0.02 μm
Measuring range (Z-axis)	175 mm (optional 275 mm)	225 mm	490 mm
Measuring range (X-axis)	170 mm (optional 270 mm)	225 mm	490 mm
Measuring system	optical, incremental in all axes (X, Z, T)	optical, incremental in all axes (X, Z, T)	optical, incremental in all axes (X, Z, T)
Accuracy	+/- (1.5 + L/100) μm	+/- (0.5 + L/100) μm	+/- (0.5 + L/100) μm
Accuracy acc. to DIN ISO Standard	10 % class 2	5 % class 1	5 % class1
Resolution of the stylus	< 30 nm	< 3 nm	< 3 nm
Maximal measuring force	150 mN	150 mN	150 mN
Measuring speed	0.1 – 2 mm/sec (automatically optimised)	0.1 – 2 mm/sec (automatically optimised)	0.1 – 2 mm/sec (automatically optimised)
Cut-off lengths [mm]	0.08/0.25/0.80/2.50/8.00 and user adjustable	0.08/0.25/0.80/2.50/8.00 and user adjustable	0.08/0.25/0.80/2.50/8.00 and user adjustable
Number of cut-offs	1 – 10 (arbitrary)	1 – 10 (arbitrary)	1 – 10 (arbitrary)
Filter	Gaussian; 2RC; s-filter	Gaussian; 2RC; ?s-filter	Gaussian; 2RC; ?s-filter
Resolution	Scale 1:1 bis 5000:1	Scale 1:1 bis 5000:1	Scale 1:1 bis 5000:1
Stylus tip radius	0.002 – 1 mm	0.002 – 1 mm	0.002 – 1 mm
Angle measurement	Up gradient 78°; Down gradient 87°	Up gradient 78°; Down gradient 87°	Up gradient 78°; Down gradient 87°
Roughness parameters DIN EN ISO 4287	Rz; Rzmax; Rp; Rv; Ra; Rt; Rq	Rz; Rzmax; Rp; Rv; Ra; Rt; Rq	Rz; Rzmax; Rp; Rv; Ra; Rt; Rq
Ripple parameters DIN EN ISO 4287	Wp;Wv; Wz;Wa;Wt;Wq	Wp;Wv; Wz;Wa;Wt;Wq	Wp;Wv; Wz;Wa;Wt;Wq
Profile parameters DIN EN ISO 4287	Pp; Pv; Pz; Pa; Pt; Pq; Psk	Pp; Pv; Pz; Pa; Pt; Pq; Psk	Pp; Pv; Pz; Pa; Pt; Pq; Psk
Material parameters DIN EN ISO 13565	Rk; Rpk; Rvk; Mr1; Mr2	Rk; Rpk; Rvk; Mr1; Mr2	Rk; Rpk; Rvk; Mr1; Mr2
Roughness values JIS B-0601	Rz; Ra	Rz; Ra	Rz; Ra
Calibration setting block	is provided with instrument and certificate	is provided with instrument and certificate	is provided with instrument and certificate
Dimensions (WxDxH)	835 x 380 x720 mm	950 x 380 x 725 mm	1525 x 600 x1150 mm
Weight	120 kg	150 kg	600 kg