Aberlink enhances backlight illumination of Project X vision machine

Aberlink’s dedicated manual or CNC vision machine, Project X, has been updated with a new, green light, collimated backlight. This significant improvement to the backlight illumination of deep cross-section or turned components creates a crisp silhouette of the profile being measured. Clear contrast between light and dark ensures the automatic edge detection results in even better accuracy and repeatability of part/feature measurements.

Due to the in-house design and manufacture of all Aberlink measuring machines, the improvement comes at no extra cost to the customer, as Chris Davies explains: “We investigated improving the capability of our Project X and quickly designed a collimated backlight that followed the CCD Camera. The first prototype was an immediate success, so we were able to put it into production immediately thereafter, at no additional cost to customers.”

In-house design and manufacture capability has always enabled Aberlink to bring new metrology products to the market. The company’s in-house software development also enables Aberlink to release new versions of its metrology software throughout the year, which can be downloaded free-of-cost by any Aberlink customer, for the life of the CMM.