Mitaka Kohki and
Digital Surf announced
that MitakaMap surface analysis software based upon Digital Surf's Mountains
Technology will be supplied with NH-3SP Laser Probe 3D Measuring Equipment and
other NH-series instruments from Mitaka Kohki.
Mitaka Kohki’s NH-3SP Laser Probe 3D microscope running MitakaMap surface analysis software
The high precision NH-3SP provides non-contact 3D surface metrology, measuring
geometry and roughness on all types of surface with a vertical resolution of
1 nanometer and a lateral resolution of 10 nanometers. Incorporating an innovative
auto-focusing lens alignment system that minimizes noise, it provides accurate
measurements on slopes of up to 80° and excellent repeatability.
A strong correlation between the NH-3SP’s measurement results and international
roughness standards (including NIST and PTB) means that the instrument is suitable
both for measuring surfaces with high aspect ratios and fragile surfaces that
cannot be measured using contact methods, and for measuring surfaces that are
traditionally measured using contact instruments. Numerous applications include
the measurement of LCD light panel dies, aspheric lens, dimple moldings for
screens, phase gratings, thin films, punches for narrow pitch connectors, integrated
circuit lead frames, hard disk drives, ball grid arrays, diamond abrasive grains,
and many other samples.
MitakaMap software is used to create a surface analysis report frame by frame
in an intuitive multi-language desktop publishing environment. Once a report
has been created for one measurement data set, all measurement data sets of
the same type can be analyzed automatically. Using OpenGL technology, 3D surface
topography can be viewed from any angle and manipulated in real time. The analysis
software integrates parameters defined in international and national standards
including the new 3D parameters defined ISO 25178, the first international standard
on areal surface texture, and the advanced roughness and waviness filters defined
in ISO 16610.
In addition to roughness analysis, comprehensive analytical studies include
depth distribution, bearing ratio, functional volume, 3D motifs, grains &
particles, dimensions, isotropy and directionality, spectral analysis (using
the FFT), and statistics. MitakaMap also incorporates the latest Mountains Technology
innovations, for example sub-surface analysis and the analysis of 3D surface
evolution with respect to a fourth dimension, for example time, temperature,
pressure or magnetic field.
“With MitakaMap we can see things that we did not see before,”
stated Katsushige Nakamura, President of Mitaka Kohki. “The surface analysis
software provides detailed real-time 3D surface views coupled with accurate
calculation of roughness, waviness and other surface characteristics. This is
crucial for developing the high performance functional surfaces that play a
major role in new technologies, including technologies for renewable energy.”
“Mitaka Kohki’s adoption of MitakaMap software means that users
of their NH series of Laser Probe 3D measuring equipment will benefit from all
of the features provided by Digital Surf’s Mountains Technology”
stated François Blateyron, Managing Director of the Mountains Surface
Analysis business unit at Digital Surf. “Mountains Technology is continuously
evolved by a team of professional metrologists and software engineers to incorporate
the latest surface metrology standards and methods.”