Northwestern University Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Advanced Manufacturing Processes Laboratory

Metrology Instruments

Cameras

High Speed Camera

  • Model: Photron FASTCAM  Mini UX 100
  • Datasheet Link
  • Resolution: 1280 x 1024
  • Sensor Format: 12.80 (H) x 10.24mm (V) / 16.39mm (D)
  • Pixel Size: 10 µm
  • Max Frame Rate:
    Resolution
    Frame Rate (fps)
    1280 x 1024
    4,000
    1280 x 312
    16,000
    1280 x 32
    100,000
    640 x 8
    800,000









Infrared Cameras

  • Resolution: 640 x 480
  • Pixel Size: 17 µm
  • FOV Range: 250 - 1850 mm
  • Temperature Range: -40º to 3000º C
  • Temperature accuracy: ±2ºC
  • Max Frame Rate:
    Resolution
    Frame Rate (fps)
    640 x 480
    50
    640 x 120
    200





 

  • Model: Stratonics ThermaViz® melt pool sensor
  • Datasheet Link
  • IR sensor for melt pool history with two wave calibration
  • Resolution: 752 x 480
  • Frame Rate: 25 fps
  • Pixel Size: 6.45 µm
  • FOV Range: 5 - 500 mm
  • Temperature Range: 1000º to 2500ºC







 

  • Jenoptik High Resolution
  • Thermal camera that can measure temperature in a range of -40°C~1200°C
  • Temperature resolution of 50mK
  • Measurement accuracy of ±1.5K
  • Spectral range is 7.5 μm
  • Can be operated under -15°C~50°C






Ultra-Fast Shutter Camera:

  • Model: PicoStar 12 System with advanced picosecond-delay unit
  • Datasheet Link
  • Delay-Unit Minimum Delay: 1 ps
  • Intensifier Gating Time: <300 ps
  • Max Frequency: 110MHz
  • Extinction Ratio: 1:2000
  • Sensitivity: Single photon
  • UV Spectral Sensitivity: 200 nm.
  • Pixel Size: 6.45 µm
  • Sensor Format: 2/3”