The Lumenarium: The official blog of Lumetrics, Inc.

How Lumetrics developed the Data Relay application to meet the needs of a customer who needed to use a non-windows based system.

filed under: Lumetrics, Thickness Measurement

August 15, 2016, Rochester, NY: Lumetrics Inc., the leading manufacturer of precision measurement solution equipment known for offering precision thickness and wavefront measurement instrumentation, is proud to announce the launch of its highly anticipated Web Store. Lumetrics’ Web Store allows customers to easily order probes, fixtures, software, and other accessories in the U.S. (please note that web store shipments are limited to shipments to US State & territories). Lumetrics plans on adding international ordering to the Web Store in the future.

filed under: contact lenses, Lumetrics Inc., Non contact thickness measurement, Thickness Measurement, Wavefront Measurement Articles, WaveFront Sciences, web store

A customer approached Lumetrics with a desire to better understand the thickness profile during the molding process of manufacturing a plastic bottle. Due to cycling mechanical machinery within a 24-inch window around the pre-form, a standard probe (with standoff maximum of 2 inches) could not be used while the machine was running.

filed under: blow molding manufacturing, Lumetrics, Non contact thickness measurement, Optical Inspection, OptiGauge, packaging inspection, packaging thickness measurement

A customer approached Lumetrics with a need to determine  and certify the precision wedge angle measurement of low angle wedges in the range of 0.5 - 3.5° with a high degree of accuracy.   A custom fixture was designed and constructed which included x, y, z  and rotation stages with micrometer precision position feedback as shown in the diagram. 

filed under: Dimensional Measurement, glass thickness measurement, Lumetrics, Non-Contact Measurement, Thickness Measurement

filed under: center thickness, contact lens, contact lens measurement system, Dimensional Measurement, Non contact thickness measurement, Opthalmic, sagittal height, Wavefront Measurement Articles

The successful implementation of non-contact thickness measurement and precision measurement solutions for our customers is heavily dependant on our team of hard-working and talented Engineers.  The following application summary is from one of our Opto-Mechanical engineers after working with a customer to design a custom solution for their critical measurement challenges.

filed under: custom metrology solutions, Lumetrics Inc., manufacturing, Non contact thickness measurement, Optical Interferometry, Optical Measurement, precision measurement, thickness measurement applications

A customer needed a custom automated test system to reduce the inspection time during the setup of their production mold tools. At the time they were using a semi-automated system that would take 10-15 minutes to measure all 10 cavities of the mold tool. Lumetrics was asked to reduce the measurement time to 10 seconds or less with the use of our OptiGauge technology as well as add some addition measurement and functional capabilities.

filed under: Lumetrics, Non contact thickness measurement, Opthalmics, OptiGauge, Thickness Measurement

filed under: Lumetrics, Lumetrics Inc., New Products, non-contact, Non contact thickness measurement, OptiGauge, OptiGauge LT, Thickness Measurement

Rochester, New York is not just the “birthplace” of the thriving optics industry as we know it today, it’s also where the inclusion of women in STEM fields got its start. In 1941, Mary Banning Friedlander (FKA Mary Margaret Banning), a Physics Ph. D. from Johns-Hopkins University began her short but wildly successful career in optics and went on to develop multi-layer low reflecting coatings.

filed under: institute of optics, mary banning friedlander, measure thin films, multi layer coatings, multi layer films, multi layer low reflecting coatings, multi layer thickness measurement, optical coatings, Rochester NY, University of Rochester

Lumetrics is the leader in online tubing thickness measurement systems for the ophthalmic, glass, and medical device market.  Our engineering team has developed a new fixture that eliminates the problems of line sensitivity that give all online systems trouble.  The new fixturing provides for easy loading and accommodates line changeovers to different size tubing. Water is the enemy of all hydrophilic tubing production, and the OptiGauge provides the crucial inner diameter, outter diameter, and wall thickness readings that customers require.

filed under: Catheter Measurement, medical device inspection, Non-Contact Measurement, Non contact thickness measurement, OptiGauge, OptiGauge II, Thickness Measurement, tubing measurement