Zeiss Smartzoom 5
Digital optical microscope for automated quality assurance, failure analysis, and research applications
Intelligent design, intelligent workflow, and intelligent connectivity
Digitization has driven the realization of automation in industry and other fields. Similarly, digitization has also achieved automation of optical microscopes. Welcome to the Zeiss Smartzoom 5 digital optical microscope, a one-stop automatic microscope platform that utilizes embedded software solutions to address the traditional limitations of optical microscopes, such as depth of field or reflection on metal surfaces. This optical microscope can assist operators in continuously performing repetitive routine microscope observation tasks. It can be closely interconnected with its surrounding digital environment, not only connecting to other instruments, laboratories, but even to other locations.
Smartzoom 5 is an ideal solution for quality assurance applications, suitable for almost all industrial fields. This microscope is fully automated and workflow oriented, making it easy and fast to set up, and easy to operate, even for beginners
Can easily obtain accurate detection results.
Simpler, smarter, and more highly integrated
Intelligent design
Two components, two cables. The integrated optical module (including zoom engine, panoramic camera, coaxial light source, and encoded mount lens adapter) is connected to the integrated frame through a cable, which includes an electric sample stage and an encoded rocker arm. The mirror frame is connected to the operating system through a USB 3.0 data cable. The operating system is equipped with a touch screen monitor, touchpad, dual knob controller, and/or mouse and keyboard. Users can control the microscope in various ways to meet the various operational preferences of users with different degrees of adaptation to digitization and automation.
Intelligent workflow
With the integrated camera overview image of the optical module, you can easily navigate or browse samples. Setting up the microscope is even easier through a workflow oriented graphical user interface. In addition, using the job generator in Smartzoom 5 software, images and related measurement workflows can be captured on one or more components. Quality engineers can use these intelligent workflows to repetitively execute inspection programs without the need for specialized microscope knowledge, thereby reducing the complexity of microscope operations.
Intelligent Connection
Digitization also means that microscopy technology is no longer an isolated specialized technique. By adopting digital technology, microscope data can be interconnected with other forms of data, allowing operators, laboratories, and even locations to share and summarize information. Therefore, Smartzoom 5 equipped with ZEN core and based on the Zeiss Interconnect Lab software infrastructure is a major component of Zeiss' industrial interconnect microscope product portfolio, suitable for dry multi-mode industrial quality assurance and failure analysis applications.
Depth of field extension and glare reduction
Depth of field and reflection have always been traditional challenges faced by optical microscopes, and anyone who has ever used an optical microscope is deeply impressed. In some detection tasks, depth of field can be enhanced through stereoscopic observation, so reflection may help highlight differences between features or structures on the sample surface. However, when it comes to recording image data, depth of field and reflection may pose real challenges, and simply installing a camera on a microscope is not enough to solve such problems.
Depth of Field Expansion
Smartzoom 5 is equipped with workflow oriented software routines that can automatically capture a set of images on different focal planes, and then reconstruct the images by extending the depth of field, even completing 3D reconstruction of the surface. Due to the use of a telecentric objective lens, distortion in the Z direction is minimized to the greatest extent possible. For images with depth extension or 3D surface projection, they can be saved directly, measured in 2D contours, or imported into ConfoMap for subsequent 3D surface analysis.
Anti glare
All Smartzoom 5 objectives use integrated segmented LED ring illumination, replacing polarizing filters to suppress reflection
Glare on the face. The software will automatically combine images illuminated by segmented circular light in different areas to eliminate the different glare generated in each circular light area. All segmented annular shadowlights of the objective lens can be combined with coaxial shadowlights. The advantage of digital anti glare function is that it can maintain stability and consistency in various applications, which is different from the application of polarizing filters in different directions. The digital anti glare function truly achieves repeatability and is the best choice to replace traditional polarizing filters.
Workflow oriented user interface
Smartzoom 5 is equipped with an easy-to-use graphical user interface. The process of capturing images is arranged in a logical order, that is, from
Capture overview images, to automatic height adjustment and autofocus, and then to a series generated automatically using all shading options
Select 'Best Image' from the column images. Next, collect depth of field extended images or 3D images; Or from "Image Analysis"
Select other functions from the menu. Finally, generate the report and the work is completed!
Overview image
After capturing the overview image, you can use it to assist navigation, such as zooming out at any time to locate or adjust the microscopic observation area of interest, even when placing large components or multiple components on the sample stage.
Recorded testing workflow
Display the recorded images and tools in a clear and intuitive structure, allowing you to have a clear understanding of the entire detection workflow. The system administrator can save this workflow as a 'job', so that operators with little knowledge of microscopes can log in as' regular users' and only access the job macro.
Implement automation through coding
All Smartzoom 5 components come with encoding or are electric components, so you can use software to monitor the working status of each component in real time and save this information along with image data. In addition, Smartzoom 5 is equipped with a user management system that ensures repeatable results by restricting the operational permissions of different operators.
Repeatable workflow
For the most experienced microscopists in academia and research, digitization and automation may not necessarily be beneficial. But for
The engineers in the industrial quality laboratory are very helpful, even though they are not microscopists themselves, they still need to perform quality control
Testing work. The operations of each engineer must be consistent and not subject to changes, otherwise data cannot be correlated between different parts, batches, laboratories, or other locations.
Connected workflow solutions
ZEN core is a software solution for Zeiss Interconnect Lab. This solution includes several modules, such as providing image analysis, data reporting, and archiving of images and data (collected using Smartzoom 5 and other Zeiss industrial microscope solutions).
Shuttle&Find can seamlessly reposition identified areas of interest, such as from Smartzoom 5 to any other optical microscope, to complete optical detection and recording from basic to advanced levels; Positioning from Smartzoom 5 to Zeiss scanning electron microscope for metallographic or surface analysis applications; Or locate from Smartzoom 5 to confocal microscope to perform morphology and roughness analysis applications.
ZEN Connect is a module of ZEN core that reports and visualizes data from multiple modes, different laboratories, and even different locations within the associated microscope working environment.
ZEN Data Storage provides an ideal solution for image data management in laboratories, across laboratories, and even across locations.
Zeiss Smartzoom 5 Application Case: Optical Inspection and Data Recording
Typical tasks and applications
Optical inspection of parts and components with different sizes from different observation angles
Record and present images with more details, higher clarity, and higher quality
Ensure consistent execution of detection programs to avoid data bias
Obtain aggregated results from other modes, laboratories, or locations
Advantages of Zeiss Smartzoom 5
Flexible selection of one of the four mirrors to meet different detection requirements, covering a magnification range of 10x to 2020x.
There is no need to worry about collision between the objective lens and the components; Due to the long working distance of the objective lens, the rocker arm can tilt without any restrictions.
Automatically capture and reconstruct images that require depth of field expansion.
Using software can effectively eliminate glare on reflective surfaces.
Use homework mode to ensure that optical inspection and workflow are executed in a repeatable manner.
Connect to other Zeiss solutions through the Zeiss ZEN Core Interconnected Laboratory software suite.
Zeiss Smartzoom 5 application case: surface morphology
Typical tasks and applications
Perform surface inspection to evaluate friction or wear conditions
Realize 3D visualization of surface morphology
■ Measure height/depth from line contours
Perform advanced 3D image visualization and measurement that meets standards
Advantages of Zeiss Smartzoom 5
Utilize the automatic acquisition function to perform 3D reconstruction on the surface of the sample.
The rocker arm can be adjusted by+/-450 to observe at a tilt angle.
■ One click tilt of rocker arm; And it can be controlled using electromagnetic braking technology.
■ Use measurement software to obtain measurement results of line contours.
Export the. czi file to ConfoMap (Zeiss' 3D surface visualization and measurement solution).
The Shuttle&Find correlation microscope utility can be used to reposition the area of interest from other analysis solutions, such as scanning electron microscopy or confocal microscopy.
Zeiss Smartzoom 5 Application Case: Metallographic/Fracture Analysis
Typical tasks and applications
■ Inspection, analysis, and recording of metal fracture surfaces or cross-sections of metal and steel samples
Root cause detection of failure
■ Characterize microstructure, such as layer thickness, grain size, inclusions, etc
Advantages of Zeiss Smartzoom 5
Choosing a 1 Ox/0.6 objective lens can achieve the high magnification and resolution required for metallographic research.
Access the metallographic analysis module within the Zeiss ZEN core to evaluate layer thickness and grain size or perform multiphase analysis.
By using the Shuttle&Find correlation microscope utility, it is easy to reposition the area of interest from other anti glare mode metallographic solutions (such as scanning electron microscopy).
Zeiss Smartzoom 5 Application Case: Advanced Dimensional Measurement
Typical tasks and applications
Measure the 2D dimensions of parts or components
Compare the measurement results using CAD data to confirm if there are any deviations
Evaluate the statistical results and trends of measurement data
Advantages of Zeiss Smartzoom 5
The backlight option can be used to enable measurement of transmitted light images.
■ You can access advanced measurement tools in the Zeiss NEO pixel software to automatically measure the detected shape.
It can be continuously amplified, and each amplification factor is calibrated.
The length deviation measured by the factory calibrated zoom system is less than (including) 0.5% (using a traceable micrometer), ensuring the reliability of the measurement results.
Obtain a system calibration certificate to demonstrate compliance with industry requirements.
Expand your application
Transmitting Light Unit (TLU)
TLU is used to illuminate the sample from below. This device is installed on a scanning table and can produce contrast effects for transparent samples or clear contours for non transparent samples, suitable for advanced measurement applications such as NEO pixels. TLU can be used in conjunction with coaxial light and ring light illumination.
Polarizer device
Objective lens PIanApo D 0.5x/0.03, PIanApo D1.6x/0.1 and PIanApo D 5x/0.3 offer polarizer device options. This device is used to reduce reflection on strongly reflective surfaces, such as metal surfaces. The polarizer device consists of a rotatable polarizer and a fixed analyzer.
Diffuser
Objective lens PIanApo D 0.5x/0.03, PIanApo D1.6x/0.1 and PIanApo D 5x/0.3 offer diffuser options. This device can create a diffuse shading effect, thereby making the brightness distribution on the entire sample surface more uniform. At the same time, it can weaken the reflected light and make it softer. To further enhance the effectiveness of the diffuser, up to two additional diffuser disks can be inserted.
Flexible and diverse component selection
1 Microscope
The Zeiss Smartzoom 5 (electric) consists of the following components
■ Main frame
■ Optical system
■ Sample stand
2 objective lenses
PIanApo D 10x/0.6 10mm (telecentric lens)
PIanApo D 5x/0.3 working distance 30 mm (telecentric lens)
PIanApo D 1.6x/0.1 working distance 36 mm (telecentric lens)
PIanApo D 0.5x/0.03 working distance 78 mm
All objective lenses are suitable for segmented annular light and reflected light from the same vehicle
3 light sources
Segmented circular light (integrated in the objective lens)
Coaxial reflected light (integrated in optical system)
Transmitting light device (optional)
4 cameras
Panoramic camera (integrated into the optical system)
■ Microscope camera (integrated into the optical system)
5 Computer Systems
Integrated computer
Smartzoom 5 software
■ Touchpad and controller
■ Keyboard and Mouse
6 Accessories
■ Transport box
0.5x
0.5x
Polarizer for 1.6x and 5x objective lenses
Diffuser for 1.6x and 5x objective lenses
technical parameter
The service is well deserved
Choosing Zeiss Smartzoom 5 indicates that you consider reliability and practicality to be of utmost importance in quality assurance and control.
Free maintenance ensures that the system operates without any malfunctions. We deeply understand that the Zeiss microscope system is one of your important tools, and it is our responsibility to ensure its normal operation at all times. We will assist you in maximizing the functionality of the microscope. A series of service products tailored by high-level experts from Zeiss are available for you to choose from. We provide long-term technical support after you purchase the system, aiming to allow you to experience the beauty and excitement of work!
Repair, maintenance, and optimization
Ensure the normal working time of the microscope. Zeiss' maintenance service agreement can make your operating costs more economical, avoid losses caused by downtime, and achieve ideal working conditions by improving system performance. The maintenance service agreement can provide you with a range of optional service types and different levels of services. We will provide full support in selecting maintenance service plans to meet your system needs and usage requirements, while complying with your company's regulations. Service is on-demand, bringing convenience to your work. Whether through remote maintenance software or on-site inspection, the Zeiss service team will conduct specific analysis and solve various problems.
Enhanced microscope system
The Zeiss microscope system can be upgraded in multiple ways: the open upgrade interface allows you to maintain a high level of technical proficiency. When the newly upgraded equipment is put into use, it can not only extend the service life of the microscope, but also improve work efficiency.
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