Germany's OGP Launches Smartscope E18 Video Measuring System

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Optical Gaging Products (OGP) has launched the Smartscope E18 video measuring system. The company, based in Hofheim-Wallau, is a manufacturer of high-precision optical and multi-sensor measuring systems and is part of Quality Vision International.

The Smartscope E18 features a gantry design and is suitable for benchtop operation, enabling fully automatic three-axis measurement within a compact footprint. The system combines a large XY measuring range with a space-saving gantry design, targeting users who want to run automated measuring processes in tight spaces, making it particularly suitable for production areas, quality laboratories, and other applications with limited available space. At its core is OGP's fixed optical system Intellicentric-E, which provides high-resolution images for precise video measurement; Virtual Zoom technology further improves image detail and measurement capability, helping users efficiently inspect a wide variety of workpiece features.

The Smartscope E18 has a stage measuring range of 300 × 300 mm, offering the functions needed for automated video measurement technology on a compact and economical platform. The system maximizes the available XY measuring range while minimizing the footprint, providing a practical path to increasing the degree of automation in measuring processes without taking up valuable production floor space. The system comes standard with a comprehensive LED illumination system, including coaxial illumination, substage profile illumination, and Smartring illumination, which makes different workpiece features clearly visible and optimizes image contrast during measurement. The new compact design of the fixed gantry, combined with a robust base structure, forms a stable overall structure designed specifically for precise and repeatable measurement; the orthogonal structure helps improve measurement stability while keeping the total footprint small.

For applications beyond the range of video measurement, the Smartscope E18 can be equipped with an optional probe to become a multi-sensor measuring system. This allows the manufacturer to combine optical measurement and tactile measurement within the same automated platform. With high XY measuring capability, automated three-axis video measurement, modern LED illumination, a rigid structure, and optional multi-sensor functionality, this OGP device offers a versatile inspection solution for users who value measurement performance even in tight spaces. Like all systems in the E series, the system comes standard with the easy-to-use Measure-X software. According to OGP, for applications requiring comprehensive 3D functionality and other advanced software features, Zone3 is now also available for the E-series Smartscope systems.