- FILM LAYER THICKNESS MEASUREMENT
- Optoniks' next family of products - film layer thickness (FLT) measurement - evolved from Intel's need to measure solder resist layers without cutting or needing top/bottom access. Optoniks successfully uses advanced optical distortion techniques and algorithms to achieve non-destructive measurement of thin layers in the measurement range of 20um to 2mm.
- FLT is for films/layers with rough surfaces and/or scattering materials. Optoniks' thickness measurement systems can measure film layers used for medical device coatings and the paint layers used in aerospace and automotive applications.
Automotive / Aerospace layers for looks and performance
Bio-compatible layers for implantable cardiac device
Once introduced, the FLT series of products will provide a leading edge of technology in films / layers with rough surfaces
and/or scattering materials non-destructively fast and precise
- Turbid Film Layer Thickness Measurement
- While smooth translucent films already have several measurement solutions in the market, measurement of films with rough surfaces and/or turbid mediums (producing a high level of optical scatter), is not well served. Currently the measurement of rough and/or turbid layers is only addressed if both layer sides have direct access, or by destructive techniques, restricting speed and quality of in-line production.
- Paint and Medical Coatings involve turbid challenges
- Medical implants must be coated with bio-compatible materials. Challenges include scattering from the metallic surface of the implant, the roughness and imperfections of the underlying materials and the small size and steep curves of the devices.
- Medical coating is a complicated and growing specialist market segment
- As multi-material devices require versatile coatings and specialist expertise
- Paint Coatings: pigmentation, surface texture, multi-layering, adhesion, performance and durability all contribute to turbidity and measurement complications.
- Optoniks' ability to measure thin layers down to 8um avoids the over-application of paint/film layers, leading to substantial waste reduction and cost/performance benefits.
- Optoniks technology meets Intel's design requirements for accurate and reproducible film layer thickness measurement of turbid layers
- Operating Specs and Product features (FTL)
| TFLTSS100 | TFLTMS100 | TFLTMM100 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measuring Type | Single Point Thickness | Multiple Point thickness, Selective | Multiple Point Thickness, Area |
| Measuring Situation | Stationary, after application | Stationary, during application processes | Moving, during application |
| Layers Measured | Single layer | Single layer | multiple layer |
| Lowest Thickness | 8 um | 8 um | 8 um |
| Lateral Resolution | N/A | 80 um | 10 um |