Today there are a myriad of off-the-shelf test targets and charts on various substrate materials and in a wide range of sizes from a multitude of companies for general or specific applications. To help narrow your chose of the best target/chart for your application it...
One of the common misconceptions in using a reticle scale in an optical system is that the reticle scale (or pattern) noted dimensions will be the dimensions of the sample being measured within the optical instrument. This is a major misconception and is not true....
To many people defining a specific color is an impossible task. Can you tell what the color is in the primary box area to the left? Beware, it’s color rendition can be different from the original Jpeg file image depending on your viewing monitor, which is in its own...
Millions of products all over the United States use barcodes. Standard UPC barcodes help businesses throughout the supply chain to track and monitor their own products and those of partners, ensuring everything gets to its intended destination on time. Bar codes are...
Recently we had a customer return an Applied Image part, a stage micrometer (SM-2), for recalibration to maintain traceability. What was fascinating, and a pleasant surprise, was that the serial number was 0001. This part was the first one of its kind, sold during the...
