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Tactile measurement of soft surfaces?
When it comes to soft or sensitive surfaces, tactile devices have recently been increasingly sidelined: They have the reputation of damaging surfaces during measurement. Optical sensors are used instead. But are tactile measuring systems really unsuitable?
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Mahr has conducted a series of tests on IR materials with different probe tips. The results are likely to surprise.
The following test setup is covered:
3 infrared materials: chalcogenide IG6, zinc sulfide ZnS and barium fluoride BaF2
3 probe tips: Ruby R 500 μm, Diamond R 2 μm and Diamond R 10 μm.
Results in 3D evaluation
