Automotive R&D Dissected under a Microscope

Industrial Microscopy

Olympus Industrial Microscopes Mission

Establish the leadership position in optical imaging and metrology for the industrial marketplace by providing critical data that saves time, money and creates convenience for our customers.

04/18/232

Olympus History

04/18/233

1920Asahi, Olympus’sfirst microscope 1935

Mizuho LCE large binocular biologicalmicroscope

1958E microscope

UprightMicroscopes

1974BH Modular Series

1980BH2 Series 1993

BX Series

2011BXiS

1938Super Photo universalresearch microscope with a photographic system 1966

Photomax (LB) premier universal microscope

1972AH Seriesuniversal microscope

1983AH2 Series universalmicroscope

1994AX Seriesuniversal microscope

MotorizedMicroscopes

What does a microscope have in common with a car?

04/18/234

Precision

Performance

Power

Reliability

Guarantee

DSX and OLS

04/18/235

Research and Development

04/18/236

Automotive R&D – What is it?

04/18/237

Engine and Transmission

Tires

Metals, Plastics, Glass

Gears and Bearings

Paint

Brakes

Electronics

It is a little of everything

Hoses

Braking System – Pads

04/18/238

DSX Best Image

04/18/239

DSX Imaging Techniques

• Manual configurationObservation modeObservation settingsImage processingImage acquisition

• Advanced settings

• Map

• 3D Settings

04/18/2310

Differential – Pinion Gear

04/18/2311

31 pixels/mm 118 pixels/mm 3D

Olympus DSX100

04/18/2312

• Specifically designed objective lens

• Zoom Ratio 16x optical

• Total Magnification 386x

• Tilting Head

• LED lighting

Braking System – Rotors

04/18/2313

2D image - 50x

2D image - DIC

04/18/2314

Surface Roughness

Sa of 1.823um

Sp of 11.184um

Sv of 9.534um

Sz of 20.718um

3D image with DIC

Braking System – Rotors

OLS Auto Mode

• Laser image of rotor using Auto Mode

04/18/2315

OLS Imaging Techniques

04/18/2316

• Color added to Laser

Paint

04/18/2317

Factory Spray Metallic Liquid

Paint

04/18/2318

Lacquer Spray Enamel Spray

Clear Coats

04/18/2319

Looking through clear coat to the paint coat

Clear Coat Layer

04/18/2320

Olympus OLS 4100 LEXT

• Dual optical paths for laser and white light

• Specifically designed objective lens

• Zoom Ratio 8x

• Total Magnification 17,280x

• Height Measurements to 10nm04/18/2321

Laser

Confocal

Microscope

Spark Plugs

04/18/2322

Standard Iridium

04/18/2323

Top view vs. 3D

Spark Plugs

Imaging Techniques

3D

04/18/2324

Stitching

• Maintains focus• Includes height data

• Larger samples• Higher resolution

Oxygen Sensor

• Oxygen?

• Lean or Rich?

• Computers?

04/18/2325

Fuel Injectors

Looking down the barrel of your injector

04/18/2326

Fuel Injectors

04/18/2327

Olympus DSX500 & DSX500i

04/18/2328

• Specifically designed objective lens

• Zoom Ratio 13.5x optical

• Total Magnification 9014x

• Over 16Mp

• Mix Mode

Measurements

• Profile

04/18/2329

• Step

• Geometric

• Volume

• Caliper

• Particle

OLS Measurements

• Line Roughness

04/18/2330

• Surface Roughness

• Film Thickness

Line Roughness

04/18/2331

Laser

vs.

Stylus

Line Roughness

04/18/2332

Laser

vs.

Stylus

Accuracy & Reproducibility

• Calibration

04/18/2333

• GR&R

Storage & Exporting

• Image formatsTIF, JPG, DSX

• Auto SaveLocationNamingFile type(s)Comments

• Exporting Data

04/18/2334

Spark Plug Testing

Spark Plug

Reports

04/18/2335

• Logo/Name• Title• Images• User info.• Image info.• Comments• Data• Profile

Training

04/18/2336

Tutorial Mode

04/18/2337

DSX and OLS Series Microscopes

04/18/2338

Questions