Epstein
Associates - K9APE
K9APE® Machine Vision Inspection Systems
for
Printed Circuit Board Cross-Section Imaging
K9APE® Machine Vision
Inspection Systems are readily adapted for inspection of microscopic targets
such as precision miniature components.
Images can be used by a manufacturing engineer, designer or microscopist for detailed study or can be analyzed
automatically by our custom software.
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Portion
of Printed Circuit Board Cross Section
(Height Expanded For Better Viewing)
The image above shows a cross-section of a
10-layer 0.07-inch printed circuit board cut through via holes that are 0.10-inch apart.
The image has been expanded vertically (easily achieved under a user’s
software control) so that individual layers can be more readily seen with a web
browser.
The printed circuit board was originally
mounted in an epoxy enclosure. When the
enclosure was cut away, the cross section was contaminated with very fine epoxy
dust. The image was taken with the dust
because it demonstrates the fine detail that our systems are capable of image imagin.
The original color image (not shown) is in a
25-Megapixel TIFF file. That file was
JPEG-compressed to a 1-Megapixel file that is shown here. Some of the detail –especially the surfaces
of the via
holes was lost in the compression process and in browser replication.
K9APE® Machine
Vision Inspection Systems can be used with microscopes or integrated into
production machinery for metrology and other analyses. Data can be used to produce statistical
reports or to generate output signals for control of process variables. Data
can also be logged for warranty purposes or for conducting experiments on
manufacturing tolerances.
Epstein Associates - K9APE®
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