The Stereo Microscope with oblique viewing allows the inspection of soldered SMD parts, soldering jumpers and all sorts of connections.
Long working distance, therewith correcting of bad connections without moving the microscope or the board.
High quality components like coated lenses, a solid construc-tion, a conductive stand and light intensive optical fiber with coldlight source.
Maximum of resolution through the stereo-microscope 3-D effect.Option: Connection to a CCD-Camera is possible. This can be combined with a monitor and allowes capturing, archiving, measuring and integration of images into reports on the computer.

User-friendly, ergonomical and reasonably priced.

Consisting of:

• stand plate ESD 300x350mm
• bracelet for grounding purposes with helix cable
• focus- drive with pillar 500mm
• LEICA MZ 6 optical carrier 6:1 zoom
• binocular oblique tube 45°
• wide angle eye-piece for spectacles wearer
• Achromat objective 250mm
• oblique viewing adapter
• vertical illumination adapter with fibre 1000mm
• coldlight source 150W with replacement bulb
• protective cover

This stereomicroscope was developed for the inspection of sensitive and large objects (e.g. varnish inspection in the automobile industry). It protects the surface because of the three suction stands - which are covered with rubber.

This material also guarantees a perfect footing. The working distance from objective to the surface is 155 mm (61"). The distance the microscope drive can be moved is 59 mm (23"). The solid handle allows secure working.

The microscope comes with 10x eye-pieces. The magnification may be changed in 5 fixed steps from 4 to 24x.

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BGA Inspection Station “Miniflex”
The Opto-Inspection Station „Miniflex“ is designed for the manual inspection of BGA´s. The highlights are modularity and image quality. The feature of the innovative optic concept is the combination of beam path and illumination. This enables images of best quality. The compact basic system contents an additional vision optic for standard testing. Also there is a CCD camera, 1/3“, included. Accessories like monitor or software are chooseable and are completing the set.

Set including:

• ESD-Stand with static dissipative base plate
• Focussing device 300 mm
• Spring mounted clamp for vision-unit
• 90°-BGA vision optic with illumination
• Coldlightsource 20 Watt and spare bulb, Jointed Coupler and two flexible light guides for incident and transmitted light
• Additional vision-optic with working distance of 190 mm and field of view 10x7mm
• CCD camera, 1/3“, 752 x 582 pixel
• Dust cover

Video Couplers allow the integration of video cameras and digital still cameras to virtually any microscope. The same image that appears through your microscope eyepiece can be seen on a video monitor or recorded by a digital camera, using a Thales Optem Video Coupler and your camera.

Video microscopy can be used for training (multiple observers) or capturing images for publishing in reports or technical papers. Analysis, archiving and comparison are other applications.

Thales Optem Video Couplers can be quickly and easily fitted onto any microscope and are compatible with a wide variety of cameras.

The following types of Video Couplers are offered to mount many types of video cameras and consumer digital cameras to a variety of microscopes.

The following types of Video Couplers are offered to mount many types of video cameras and consumer digital cameras to a variety of microscopes. Please reference the Model Selection Help, Magnification Selection Help and Model Maker Charts to select the best Video Coupler for your application.

Best for use with most modern, full size microscopes, with removable triocular tube components, yielding access to the intermediate image plane. These take up minimal space, and are compatible with "C" mount and bayonet mount cameras.

With Large-Format Direct Couplers, you will enjoy the same mounting versatility and brand/model compatibility offered by the Direct Coupler Line.

Our Standard Couplers feature a two-piece design consisting of an optical coupler and a bottom clamp. The bottom clamps fit into your microscope photoport or phototube and provide a secure mounting interface for the optical coupler.

You may choose from anynumber of bottom clamps to meet the ever-growing variety of microscope models. Furthermore, a single Standard Coupler can fit into any of the bottom clamps, giving you the ability to use one optical coupler on a variety of different microscope models without having to purchase additional optical couplers.

An adjustable set screw allows the user to easily focus STandard Video Couplers in establising parfocality on the video monitor. With a lockable focus, Thales-Optem Couplers are far less prone to accidental misadjustment, ensuring that establishing your parfocality is a one-time setup.

Best for microscopes without trocular tupes, or older, simpler microscopes with photo ports that accept photo eyepieces. They can also accept standard 21mm reticles, "C" mount and certain bayonet mounts are available. All Standard Couplers are focusable.

Superior design and precision optics yield greater optical bandwidth for optimal transmission from microscopes boasting field-numbers of FN22 or greater, to 1-chip cameras with chip diagonals up to 26mm. Using our High-Resolution 1-Chip Couplers on widefield microscopes, you'll appreciate as much as a 164% gain in field-of-view over comparable configurations with our Standard Coupler Series.

Like the Standard Series, High-Resolution 1-Chip Couplers are internally focusable to ensure easily established parfocality between your microscope and camera. A small knurled knob allows you to focus the Coupler on your video monitor. Lockable set screws reduce accidental focus misadjustment and ensure a one-time parfocality setup.

High-Resolution 1-Chip Couplers are available in a wide variety of magnification factors to afford you maximum imaging flexibility. As will all Optem Couplers, there are several mounting options to assure you maximum camera-type connectivity.

High-Resolution 1-Chip Couplers take full advantage of your microscope's designed numerical aperture making then the ideal answer for your high-magnification microscopy applications.

Superior to Direct and Standard Couplers in three ways:
- Will handle considerably larger image emerging from modern, large field microscopes, at magnifications lower than Direct or Standard Couplers.
- Can increase optical resolution in the image at the camera sensor, taking advantage of cameras with higher pixel count.
- Increased image brightness of 100% or more.

Telecentric optics assure that the rays emanating from the microscope are transmitted to the camera at consistent and parellel angles. Optem Telecentric High-Res Couplers minimize unwanted color shading will less than 0.5% distortion, transmitting unprecedented color accuracy to today's 3-Chip cameras. Telecentric High-Res Couplers also ensure absolute zero vignetting.

Like the 1-Chip High-Resolution Series, Telecentric 3-Chip Couplers are internally focusable to ensure easily established parfocality between your microscope and camera. A small knurled knob allows you to adjust parfocality on your video monitor. Lockable set screws eliminate accidental misadjustment and ensure a one-time parfocality setup.

Telecentric High-Resolution 3-Chip Couplers are available in magnification factors sufficient to cover camera chips up to 11mm diagonal. As with all Thales-Optem Couplers, there are several mounting options offered to provide you with maximum camera flexibility.

When you application demands clear distinction between subtle color variances, connect to the unparalleled color accuracy of Telecentric High-Res Couplers for 3-chip cameras.

Same as HR type, except specially designed for use with 3-CCD camera. Both HRT and HR types are made with "T" threads, so they can be equipped with all common video and photographic camera bayonet mounts, and "C" mounts, using suitable adapters.

There are essentially two types of Thales-Optem Multi-Port Couplers to choose from... a variety of video/video couplers which incorporate two C-mount video cameras... and one video/photo coupler which accepts one C-mount video camera and one phototube. In both cases, you have several magnification factors to choose from, assuring maximum imaging flexibility.

Note: All Horizontal Ports yield mirrored images

These provide two "C" mount outputs for using two cameras, either simultaneously or one at a time. Certain models can accept one "C" mount camera and a Photo Micrographic Camera system.

Available in two models, these Couplers are specifically designed for use witht he Nikon Eclipse E400/E600 head, or the Nikon Eclipse Series E800 head. They are available in 0.67X and 1.0X magnifications in a number of camera mount types.

Installation is quick and easy. The E400/E600 Couplers simply insert directly onto the trinoc head, replacing the lengthy YT-Tube or Phototube. The E800 Coupler requires removal of the trinoc port itself to accommodate the coupler. Simple remove the three set screws within the trinoc port to remove it.

For use with Eclipse E400, E600 and E800 series microscopes, producing a very low profile set-up.

Adapters are available to configure Thales Optem Digital Couplers for use with a number of digital camera brands and models other than Nikon CoolPix. However, some consumer grade cameras will produce an under-filled frame across some or all of their zoom range. Contact Thales-Optem for more information.

(Optimized for Nikon CoolPix ® Cameras)
These Digital Camera Couplers have been designed
for optimal performance with Nikon CoolPix Cameras.
Also adaptable to a range of other brand/ model digital
cameras. Ideal for fast and affordable microscopic imaging.

Inspection – A zoom provides the ability to rapidly scan a large area and then magnify a point of interest to see fine detail, without changing optics or refocusing.

OEM Automation – Many automated manufacturing and inspection systems are required to process a wide variety of object sizes. For the computer to achieve maximum accuracy, it is desirable to use as much of the imaging sensor as possible, therefore as the object size is increased or decreased, the magnification can be decreased or increased respectively. In fact, all Optem zoom systems (except the Macro Video Zoom Lens) are now available with computer control capabilities that permit rapid changeover of job setups using preprogrammed codes and standard line operators.

A large number of zooms are used with Video Cameras therefore it is assumed that the camera format (2/3”, 1/2”, etc.) is known.
(E.P. holders are available for visual work).

Three other factors are significant:
Working distance (WD)
The mechanical clearance between the end of the lens and the workpiece.

Maximum size of an object to be viewed
Field coverage or field of view.

Minimum size detail to be viewed
Resolution, think of resolution as a function of the numerical aperture (N.A.) of the system.
The larger the N.A., the better the resolution.

The table above shows the optical characteristics of the bare zoom modules. The two versions of the Zoom 100 (100C and 100D) are the same optical system with different mechanical packaging. You will note that the actual magnifications, along with the accompanying N.A.’s are given for the extremes of zoom travel

The previous zoom lenses are generally used for objects less than 1 inch in diameter where high magnification is desired. For large fields and very long working distances, the Macro Video Lens is a very cost efficient means of imaging onto a camera sensor. This 6X lens is more of a camera lens and works at distances from 5.5” to infinity. Because of its high speed, very little external lighting is required.