Able Electropolishing Acquires State-of-the-Art Inspection Equipment

Able Electropolishing, the world’s largest electropolishing specialist, has acquired new in-house laboratory equipment to enhance its analytic and testing capabilities. This equipment further improves the precision and effectiveness of electropolishing to improve the finish, fit, and function of critical metal parts made from a variety of metal alloys, including stainless steel, aluminum, and titanium.

 

Able Electropolishing gained the KEYENCE VK-X3000 3D Surface Profiler and KEYENCE VHX-X1 Digital Microscope. These machines enable a level of metal surface finish inspection and analysis that provide a high-tech look into electropolishing’s ability to eliminate microcracks, burrs, and other surface defects that are invisible to the naked eye.

 

The 3D Surface Profiler has a triple scan approach that includes laser confocal scanning, focus variation, and white light interferometry to perform high-accuracy measurements and analyses. The Profiler can measure and scan complex surfaces, with a resolution of 0.01 nm. The resulting 3D images can depict surface-level features and flaws in extreme detail. 

 

The Digital Microscope provides high-resolution imaging and advanced measurement functions. Lighting and imaging modes enhance surface details for a wide range of imaging and analysis capabilities, including metallurgical analysis. With high-resolution objectives and software, a 300mm stage for wafers and other large parts, and functions for image comparisons and automation, the VHX-X1 enables detailed examination and quality assurance.