JENA/Germany — The new ZEISS Smartproof 5 widefield confocal microscope is designed for a wide range of industrial applications in quality assurance and quality control departments, production environments and R&D labs. The microscope system provides 3D reconstructions and roughness measurements for a wide range of work piece surfaces. Users benefit from an integrated design, repeatable results and high throughput.

The integrated and robust design of ZEISS Smartproof 5 offers the option of installing and running it in different working environments without additional anti-vibration equipment. The optics, electronics and camera are all embedded in the microscope with the number of cables minimized to eliminate clutter.

The ZEISS Smartproof 5 software provides the user with easy-to-operate workflow routines.

Teachable inspection jobs and the clearly arranged graphical user interface (GUI) guide the user through recurring tasks and ensure user-independent data acquisition as a basis for precise and traceable results. In addition to geometrical measurements, roughness analyses in 2D (profile) and 3D (area) can be carried out – both based on ISO standards. The workflows can be saved, ready to perform the same microscopic 3D analysis in future.

Thanks to the optical working principle, ZEISS Smartproof 5 is especially suited to fast

production and process monitoring. Its patented technology minimizes the time to result – while the system offers both high resolution and high speed. Dedicated ZEISS optics and proven components enable the user to work effectively across a broad range of applications.

About ZEISS

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the optics and optoelectronics industries. The ZEISS Group develops and distributes semiconductor manufacturing equipment, measuring technology, microscopes, medical technology, eyeglass lenses, camera and cine lenses, binoculars and planetarium technology. With its solutions, the company constantly advances the world of optics and helps shape technological progress. ZEISS is divided up into the four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Research & Quality Technology, Medical Technology, and Vision Care/Consumer Optics. ZEISS is represented in over 40 countries and operates more than 30 production sites, over 50 sales and service locations and about 25 research and development facilities.

In fiscal year 2014/15 the company generated revenue approximating €4.5 billion with around 25,000 employees. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. Carl Zeiss AG is the strategic management holding company that manages the ZEISS Group. The company is wholly owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation).