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Welcome to the Inspection Microscope website. This site provides a nice selection of industrial inspection microscopy equipment. There are many applications where microscopes are used for quality control inspection in production lines. Small parts may be checked for machining defects and circuit boards may be inspected for proper solder connections of the electronic components.
The most common inspection microscopy systems involve a microscope connected to a CCTV (closed circuit television monitor) monitor for real time viewing of the item to be inspected. The camera of choice is the CCD (Charged Coupled Device). A typical 1/3″ ccd chip is generally the best chipset for the camera, and provides reasonable field of view. Actual viewing field may be increased or decreased by changing the c-mount (camera mounting attachment). C-mounts come in various magnifications of the lens. For example, if it is desired for the inspection microscope to produce a larger field of view (less magnification) on the video monitor, then a greater reduction lens can be used on the c-mount.
Other accessories for changing the field of view of the microscope include use of different bottom lens. A 0.5x bottom lens will generally double the field of view in an inspection microscope, while a 2x bottom optical lens will cut in half the optical field and double magnification. Bottom lens will also change working distance, while different c-mount devices will not. The working distance on an inspection microscope is defined as the distance from the bottom of the microscope lens to the top of the specimen to be inspected. Changes in bottom lens and in c-mount magnification lens will significantly alter the capabilities of the inspection microscope. It is recommended that a highly skilled microscopist carefully review the client’s application and specific needs and make a qualified selection of microscopy components.
Other options that alter viewing quality include the selection of higher grade, higher resolution cameras. While some cameras can get outrageously expensive for a limited improvement in optical video quallity, a carefully selected, reasonably priced ccd microscope camera can produce good quality for video microscopy systems. At Inspection Microscope website, we have the necessary expertise in inspection microscopy as well as carry high quality video inspection microscopes for a variety of industrial quality control needs. Please contact us today for a recommendation for a total solution to your inspection microscope needs.