Materials and Metallurgical Inspection Microscope
Whether you want to inspect alloys, plastics, ceramics, or other materials, the TIM5 routine inspection microscope allows both beginners and advanced users to achieve detailed analysis of a wide range of material subjects.
Optimize your observations
TIM5 provides ultimate flexibility offering choice of brightfield or darkfield observations as reflected light, polarized light or transmitted light options to ensure you get the best view of your observation.
Choosing the right illumination technique
When inspecting PCBs brightfield is effective at showing the detail.
Switching to darkfield enables the shiny alloy to be seen in greater detail.
The neutral density microscope filters (ND Filters), used in a variety of industrial applications, come as standard to allow you to select which light wavelengths are transmitted, reduced or blocked. These filters offer a selection of transmittance values, daylight blue for a more comfortable viewing, as well as contrast filters, often used for observation of semiconductor wafers and monochrome photography.
Adjustments for illumination, transmittance, interpupillary distance and diopter are all possible with this versatile materials microscope.
Capture and document the results
Image acquisition and documentation allow you to provide full reports on your results. TIM5 pairs seamlessly with most microscope cameras and digital cameras to give provide you with additional functionality. Choose from a range of cameras and software to suit your application. Speak to our experts.
Highlights
- Effortless observation of a wide range of materials
- Up to 1000x magnification with infinity plan achromatic objective options
- Choice of illumination: two system kits ready to meet your different needs:
- TIM5-EPI offering reflected illumination for observation of opaque samples
- TIM5-SSI offering transmitted and reflected illumination for observation of opaque and translucent samples
- Modular design permits the addition of a range of accessories, including digital image capture and image analysis software
- Long-life, true colour LED illumination for shadow-free viewing of complex surfaces
Accessories
System kits
There are two system kits ready to meet different needs. Each kit includes the items detailed below. Kits do not include objectives which should be chosen according to requirements.
TIM5-EPI system kit (illumination only) |
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TIM5-SSI system kit (incident and sub-stage illumination) |
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Objectives
EPI infinity plan achromat objective lens options up to 100x, for both brightfield and darkfield observation, providing up to x 1000 total magnification.
Bright field illumination only (includes adapter to fit to nosepiece):
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Bright and dark field illumination:
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Optional accessories
TIM5 materials and metallurgical microscope can accommodate a range of digital and USB cameras fitted to the trinocular head, such as Pixel-fox and DHS packages. Contact us for more advice on selection of cameras or observation and analysis software to suit your application.
Also available are:
- Camera C-mount adaptor, 1.0x
Technical
To discuss your particular requirement in further detail, please contact your local Vision Engineering representative.
Microscope Body |
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| Optical system | Infinity corrected optical system |
| Viewing head | 30° inclined Siedentopf trinocular viewing head, 360° rotatable |
| Focus | Coaxial bilateral coarse and fine adjustment with adjustable limit stop |
| Sensitivity and graduation of fine focus: 0.001mm | |
| Torque adjustment for coarse focus control | |
| Built-in transformer and illumination intensity control | |
| Mechanical stage | 186 x 138mm double layer mechanical stage with low positioned right hand X,Y controls for enhanced ergonomic comfort |
| 75 x 50mm (X,Y) movement | |
| Max. specimen height | 50mm (with incident only illumination) 30mm (with incident / transmitted illumination) |
| Nosepiece | Quintuple reversed revolving nosepiece BF/DF (reducing collars for BF objectives) |
| Weight | 13kg |
Eyepieces |
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| Eyepieces | Wide field 10x/22mm, graticle can be inserted |
| Eyepiece tubes | Interpupillary adjustment 48 – 75mm; Dioptre adjustment +/-5 |
Illumination |
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| Illumination | Koehler illumination with adjustable field and aperture diaphragms, BF/DF beam splitter |
| 24V/100W halogen lamp house | |
| Transmitted illumination | Koehler illumination |
| 24V/100W halogen lamp house | |
| Includes swing-out achromatic condenser N.A. 0.9/0.25 | |
Optical Data
Brightfield (BF) ojective lenses |
Working distance |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 5x/NA 0.12 (BF) | 0.61″ (15.5mm) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 10x/NA 0.25 (BF) | 0.39″ (10.0mm) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 20x/NA 0.40 (BF) | 0.23″ (5.8mm) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 50x/NA 0.75 (BF) | 0.01″ (0.32mm) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 100x/NA 0.80 (BF) | 0.08″ (2.0mm) |
Brightfield / darkfield (BF/DF) ojective lenses |
Working distance |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 5x/NA 0.12 (BF/DF) | 0.47″ (12.0mm) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 10x/NA 0.25 (BF/DF) | 0.39″ (10.0mm) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 20x/NA 0.40 (BF/DF) | 0.17″ (4.3mm ) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 40x/NA 0.60 (BF/DF) | 0.11″ (2.9mm) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 50x/NA 0.75 (BF/DF) | 0.01″ (0.32mm) |
| EPI infinity plan achromat 100x/NA 0.80 (BF/DF) | 0.08″ (2.0mm) |
Dimensions
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FAQ's
Can I view my samples under Brightfield and Darkfield?
When selecting your system you can choose objectives that are suitable for either bright field illumination only or bright and dark field illumination.
Can I view my sample with transmitted light and incident light?
There are options that allows you to view your sample with transmitted and incident light independently or simultaneously. The TIM5 is available in two different system kits: TIM5-EPI includes incident illumination only TIM5-SSI includes incident and transmitted light sources Please ensure you select the correct model for your needs on ordering.
Can I view my sample under polarized light?
Yes. A polariser and analyser are available for incident light.
Can I capture images?
Yes. The trinocular construction allows for a camera to be mounted to the camera port tube using a C-mount adapter. A range of cameras are available, please contact Vision Engineering for further information. When paired with appropriate software, functionality can range from image acquisition and basic measurement, to more advanced applications such as image processing, stitching images together and image analysis.
