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Armstrong Optical Ltd

31 Caxton House
Northampton Science Park
Kings Park Road
Northampton

NN3 6LG
United Kingdom

Phone
01604 654220

Fax
01604 654221

Web Address
www.armstrongoptical.co.uk

Easier thermography with the EasIR range

Easier thermography with the EasIR range

The EasIR range of handheld thermography cameras from Armstrong Optical Ltd of Northampton have been introduced to the market to provide a solution to all thermal measurement requirements. The range are extremely easy to understand and operate and have been designed for both entry-level and expert users.

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Microscopic vibrations measured

Microscopic vibrations measured

In order to augment the existing range of non-contact vibration analysis instruments Armstrong Optical Ltd have added the new laser microscope vibrometer from SIOS Meβtechnik GmbH to their product portfolio. The Nano Vibration Analyser is a fibre-coupled laser interferometric vibrometer integrated into a precision technical microscope designed for dynamic studies of micro structures, MEMS and cantilevers.

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No Blind Spots With N-Driver

No Blind Spots With N-Driver

The new N-Driver system from Armstrong Optical Ltd is a major leap forward in road and rail safety allowing increased driver visibility under all weather and lighting conditions. N-Driver is an easily installed thermal imaging system offering features such as optimum resolution, fast frame-rate and excellent field of view and can act as a drivers third eye enhancing the driving experience.

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Armstrong To Display Thermography Cameras At Photonex

Armstrong To Display Thermography Cameras At Photonex

Armstrong Optical Limited will show new products from its range of optical metrology systems and optical components at Photonex 2009, to be held on 14-15 October at Stoneleigh Exhibition Halls, Coventry.

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Brand new non-contact Surface Profiling Controller

Brand new non-contact Surface Profiling Controller

Armstrong Optical Ltd, in keeping with being at the cutting edge of non-contact surface profiling technology, is pleased to announce the release a new optical controller to operate in conjunction with the Precitec Optronik GmbH range of non-contact surface profiling and thickness measurement systems.

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New product Catalogue - Steinmeyer FMD

New product Catalogue - Steinmeyer FMD

Now available from Armstrong Optical UK Ltd is the new 99 page, 2009 Steinmeyer FMD precision motion systems brochure, with over 35 different translation stage formats with hundreds of different configurations and options making the Steinmeyer stages suitable for almost all movement applications. Included are details on the dual drive stages which incorporate a DC motor for high speeds of up to 120 mm/sec and a piezo motor for high accuracy applications.

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Testing times for the infrared

Testing times for the infrared

The RAD-900 Infrared Radiometer, manufactured by Optikos Corp of the USA and distributed by Armstrong Optical Ltd allows users to make precise measurements of radiometric temperature and spectral radiance. The system operates in the both the MWIR and LWIR bands and may be used to carry out both 1D and 2D source radiance measurements when installed on the ASB-920 Angular Scan Base.

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Shields for ORION

Shields for ORION

Armstrong Optical Ltd and Sydor Optics Inc have been awarded a major contract to supply optical debris shields for the Atomic Weapons Establishment's replacement high-energy laser facility, Project Orion.

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Cameras for infrared interferometry from Armstrong Optical

Cameras for infrared interferometry from Armstrong Optical

With the greater use of thermal imaging in military, homeland defence, security and surveillance applications the need to test infrared lens systems to ensure that they meet demanding specifications has never been more widespread. One of the easiest and most diagnostic lens testing techniques in use is interferometry and Armstrong Optical Ltd now have the capability to offer camera systems for all the common infrared wavebands.

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Blind via measurement in Si and GaAs

Blind via measurement in Si and GaAs

With semiconductor devices becoming smaller and smaller and between-level interconnects requiring the production of blind vias with high aspect ratios there is a need to be able to perform measurements on such features.

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Non-contact medical device measurement

Non-contact medical device measurement

The high-precision, non-contact measurement of medical devices can now be made with a single probe enabled by the optical sensors CHRocodile E, X or IT available from Armstrong Optical Ltd, the UK representatives of Precitec Optronik GmbH.

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Glass measurement made easy

Glass measurement made easy

When a major European glass container manufacturer needed a production line method to measure the dimensions of their glass bottles and containers they turned to Precitec Optronik GmbH of Germany and their UK representative Armstrong Optical Ltd. Although the manufacturer was already using an ultrasonic method it was not reliable enough, too intrusive and too slow for the required line speeds.

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Armstrong Optical to welcome measurement questions at exhibition

Armstrong Optical has announced that it will be attending the forthcoming Photonex 2008 and Machine Vision and Imaging Sciences exhibitions taking place at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry in mid-October.

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Sydor Instruments Wins Multi-Million Dollar Contract From Uk Ministry Of Defense

Sydor Instruments Wins Multi-Million Dollar Contract From Uk Ministry Of Defense

Sydor Instruments has been awarded a major contract to supply nine Optical Streak Cameras to the UK government. The cameras will be an integral part of Project Orion, a new research centre at AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) in Aldermaston, UK.

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Linear stage with very wide speed range

Linear stage with very wide speed range

By combining a high speed DC-motor with a piezo-driven rotary motor on a backlash-free ball screw Feinmess Dresden GmbH of Germany have developed a linear stage with a very wide speed range, high positional accuracy and low settling time.

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Vibration measurement at 2.5m range

Vibration measurement at 2.5m range

The new LSV laser-interferometric vibrometer from SIOS Messtechnik GmbH, supplied in the UK by Armstrong Optical Ltd., is the ideal instrument for accurate, non-contact determination of temporal changes in the positions of objects or surfaces of arbitrary roughness. It detects mechanical vibrations at frequencies ranging from 0 to 500 kHz with subnanometer resolution.

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Helmet mounted or handheld thermal imager

Helmet mounted or handheld thermal imager

Palm sized and weighing-in at less than 300g, the IR528 from Armstrong Optical of Northampton is one of the smallest and lightest thermal imaging systems available on the market.

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New catalogue describes positioning and manipulation possibilities

New catalogue describes positioning and manipulation possibilities

Armstrong Optical Ltd announces the immediate availability of a new catalogue describing the complete range of extreme resolution positioning and manipulation systems from SmarAct GmbH. The core competence of SmarAct GmbH is the development of miniaturised positioners that meet the highest demands of precision and control.

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High-speed 3D surface profiling

High-speed 3D surface profiling

The new MPLS180 sensor from Armstrong Optical Ltd of Northampton is now available allowing the fast, high-resolution 3D scanning of surfaces for all types of applications - ranging from wrinkles on skin to complete, populated, printed circuit boards.

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Non-contact colour measurement “on-the-fly” with RUBY

Non-contact colour measurement "on-the-fly" with RUBY

Newly available from Armstrong Optical Ltd of Northampton is the RUBY non-contact spectrocolourimetry system that is able to supply up to 2000 spectra per second for the analysis of, for example, reflectance of diffusing materials, intensity and colour of light sources and displays, and the transmittance of filters and liquids.

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The World’s smallest closed-loop nanopositioner

The World's smallest closed-loop nanopositioner

Claimed to be the world's smallest closed loop nanopositioning system, the SL-1720-S available from Armstrong Optical of Northampton is the latest in a series of piezo stepper drive systems developed by SmarAct GmbH of Germany.

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