Large Area Optical Profilometer – NANOVEA ST500

ST500 specifications

Specifications subject to change. Every NANOVEA instrument is built to order; ask for the configuration that fits your samples.

What the ST500 measures

• Roughness & finish

  Ra, Rz and ISO 25178 areal parameters over large areas.

• Texture & grain

  Texture consistency and direction across full panels.

• Flatness & warpage

  Flatness and warpage of wafers, panels, PCBs and seals from full 3D maps.

• Geometry & shape

  Contours, radii and dimensions, including rotational measurement.

• Step height & thickness

  Steps and coating thickness, including transparent films.

• Volume & area

  Wear, pitting and material loss by volume.

Options and configurations

High-speed line sensors

LS1 to LS3: 192 points per line at 384,000 points per second, height ranges from 200 µm to 3.9 mm.

Rotational and 4-axis configurations

Stage or cylinder rotation and 4-axis customization for round parts and complex geometries.

Video microscope

Up to 50x objective with a 1200 x 1600 color camera, with stitching and focus stacking.

Programmable automation

Multi-sample sequences and recipes for unattended quality control.

Choosing between models

• ST400 modular profilometer

  200 x 150 mm at 40 mm/s, up to 190 mm sample clearance: the most configurable benchtop model.

• JR100 portable profilometer

  100 x 100 mm continuous scans in a portable unit, for parts that cannot come to the lab.

• In-line profilometer

  Chromatic sensors mounted on the production line for real-time inspection.

Related application notes

Studies from our laboratory on this class of instrument, published with full test parameters.

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  Paint Drying Analysis: Real-Time Surface Morphology Monitoring with 3D Profilometry

  Monitor paint drying in real time with a 3D non-contact profilometer: surface height, roughness and ISO 25178 texture tracked over a 60-minute drying period.

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  Machined Parts Inspection from a CAD Model Using 3D Profilometry

  Non-contact 3D inspection of a curved machined part against its CAD model: profile tolerance (30 µm over 156 mm vs ±125 µm), radius and roughness, in under 40 seconds.

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  Pharmaceutical Tablets: Roughness Inspection with an Optical Profiler

  Advil, Tylenol and Excedrin tablets measured with a NANOVEA high-speed line sensor: coated Advil was smoothest (Sa 0.958 µm), uncoated Tylenol roughest (Sa 4.125 µm).

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  Carbon Fiber Composite Material Analysis Using 3D Profilometry

  3D profilometry of bidirectional and unidirectional carbon fiber weaves: ISO 25178 roughness, isotropy (59.96% vs 12.83%), weave distances, texture wavelength and fractal dimension.

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  Paint Orange Peel Texture Analysis Using 3D Profilometry

  3D non-contact measurement of orange peel texture on a gloss paint: isotropy, ISO 25178 height and Sk parameters, bearing ratio and peak island analysis over 25 × 25 mm.

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  3D Surface Analysis of a Penny with Profilometry

  High-speed 3D scans of five US pennies: ISO 25178 roughness, rim radius dimensional analysis and surface subtraction against a 2007 reference with Mountains 3D software.

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Independent published research

NANOVEA instruments appear in 444 published studies on surface topography and roughness, by researchers at universities and industrial laboratories worldwide.

• Synthesis of Ultrathin WS2 Nanosheets and Their Tribological Properties as Lubricant Additives

  Xianghua Zhang, Hongxiang Xu et al. · Nanoscale Research Letters, 2016

  Measured with the NANOVEA PS50

• 3D MXene‐Based Flexible Network for High‐Performance Pressure Sensor with a Wide Temperature Range

  Yimei Xie, Yongfa Cheng et al. · Advanced Science, 2022

  Measured with the NANOVEA ST400

• Roles of thermophilic thiosulfate-reducing bacteria and methanogenic archaea in the biocorrosion of oil pipelines

  Renxing Liang, Robert S. Grizzle et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology, 2014

  Measured with the NANOVEA PS50

• Interfacial modification of basalt fiber filling composites with graphene oxide and polydopamine for enhanced mechanical and tribological properties

  Junjie Wang, Shaofeng Zhou et al. · RSC Advances, 2018

  Measured with the NANOVEA ST400

• Dependence of Skin-Electrode Contact Impedance on Material and Skin Hydration

  Krittika Goyal, David A. Borkholder et al. · Sensors, 2022

  Measured with the NANOVEA ST400

• Durable Superhydrophobic Wood via One-Step Immersion in Composite Silane Solution

  Junfei Ou, Guoqing Zhao et al. · ACS Omega, 2021

  Measured with the NANOVEA PS50

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