Jena/Stuttgart, Germany,- At the 2013 Control international trade fair for quality assurance, ZEISS presented its new Hardware Auto Focus and cleanroom kit for the proven Axio Imager Vario microscope system.

An integratable autofocus system ensures fast and precise focusing. The Hardware Auto Focus is ideal for surface inspections on reflective, low-contrast samples. In transmitted and reflected light (brightfield, darkfield, polarization contrast and oblique illumination), the focus system ensures high precision down to 0.3 of the depth of field of the objective lens. The sensor registers changes to the focus position and automatically and quickly compensates any deviations via direct access to the Z drive of the microscope. As a result, even large samples such as monitors and solar panels in XY direction remain constantly in the focus of the observer. The Hardware Auto Focus works ideally with ZEISS AxioVision software and is fully integrated in modules such as MosaiX for automated overview image capture.

Axio Imager Vario is certified for cleanroom use in accordance with DIN EN ISO 14644-1 and, with the cleanroom kit, fulfills the requirements of ISO 5, the most commonly used cleanroom class. This corresponds to the original FED STD 209E (1992) standard of class 100. Extensive accessories such as the 7x turret with particle protection and sneeze guard ensure that samples such as wafers and photomasks are clean at all times.

Carl Zeiss

The Carl Zeiss Group is an international leader in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In fiscal year 2011/12 the company’s approximately 24,000 employees generated revenue of nearly 4.2 billion euros. In the markets for Industrial Solutions, Research Solutions, Medical Technology and Consumer Optics, Carl Zeiss has contributed to technological progress for more than 160 years and enhances the quality of life of many people around the globe. The Carl Zeiss Group develops and produces planetariums, eyeglass lenses, camera and cine lenses and binoculars as well as solutions for biomedical research, medical technology and the semiconductor, automotive and mechanical engineering industries. Carl Zeiss is present in over 40 countries around the globe with about 40 production facilities, over 50 sales and service locations and service locations and approximately 20 research and development sites. Carl Zeiss AG is fully owned by the Carl Zeiss Stiftung (Carl Zeiss Foundation). Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany.

Microscopy

The Microscopy business group at Carl Zeiss is the world’s only manufacturer of both light and electron microscopes. The company’s extensive portfolio enables research and routine applications in the life and materials sciences. The product range includes light and laser scanning microscopes, electron and ion microscopes and spectrometer modules. Users are supported for software for system control, image capture and editing. The Microscopy business group has sales companies in 33 countries. Application and service specialists support customers around the globe in demo centers and on site. The business group is headquartered in Jena, Germany. Additional production and development sites can be found in Oberkochen, Göttingen and Munich, as well as in the UK and the USA. The company has around 2,800 employees and generates revenue of 650 million euros.