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M12 is M12x0.5 with no flange standard. C-mount is 1-32 UN at 17.526 mm. Match the camera body first.
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Field guide for AOI and SPI heads: glare that looks like a bridge, distortion on fiducials, 2/3 in to 1.1 in FA...
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Telecentric optics lock magnification versus object depth. This audit tells you when that lock is worth the barrel, and when FA glass...
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About 20 ms, no moving parts: Lensmind ZWA electrowetting models named, compared with VCM, and ruled out when working distance never moves.
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Auditor walk-sheet for an optics OEM: street address, ISO 9001 2024, Class 10,000, named metrology benches, and commercial terms read aloud.
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Line scan builds one pixel row with motion. Area scan takes a full frame. Size the lens to line length, not to...
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Line scan lens selection starts with pixels times pitch. Cover that millimetre length, then pick the mount. An 8K camera with a...
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How a metrology lead reads MTF: frequency, field, f/#, and measured batch curves — not a brochure that only looks good at...
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ZWA electrowetting is about 20 ms with no moving parts. VCM moves glass. If working distance is fixed, buy a locked FA...
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