A push-button approach to inspection tasks launched by Olympus

Incorporating a specially designed Graphical User Interface (GUI), the Inspector series push-button operation is highly efficient and makes difficult analyses very simple to conduct and complete successfully. The software is user-friendly and guides the user step-by-step through the entire analysis procedure. Few steps are involved and more complex analyses can be learnt quickly.The first system launched in this new series is the analySIS FilterInspector for simple fully automated optical analysis, classification and documentation of filter residues. This is ideal for processes which must conform to certain cleanliness standards, such as during engine piston manufacture.With its high resolution, the analySIS FilterInspector is designed for fast analysis. This means that full inspection of circular filters 47 mm in diameter may be conducted quickly and at resolutions down to 0.8 µm. This speed is possible due to the fast cameras and motorised stages included in the comprehensive system solution.The precisely attuned Olympus hardware and software components used in the Inspector series yield results with far greater precision and reproducibility than would be feasible using conventional systems. Furthermore, as open systems, the Inspector series components can be used as a standard microscope set-up for alternative applications, if required. This also makes the Inspector series a highly flexible tool, which is a key requirement for Research and Development facilities.The Olympus analySIS FamilyThe new Olympus analySIS family is a modular range of specialised image processing solutions for materials inspection applications within a wide range of industries. This unified collection of powerful software tools and imaging systems provides a fully flexible and modular family of Olympus imaging products. Comprising five members (start, work, docu, auto & pro), the analySIS family ranges from basic image acquisition and documentation software through to complete automatic inspection systems (the analySIS Inspector Series).