Today’s microscopes have more capabilities and features to meet manufacturing demands.
Whether used in an assembly department, on a shop floor or in a metrology laboratory, the use of microscopes is growing as the capabilities grow with it. New software, contrasting techniques, digital cameras and other features are making it easier to use microscopes than ever before.
While available microscopes range from low-priced microscopes with low power and simple objectives to scanning electron microscopes that can take up a large-sized room, in industry the three most common tools are stereo microscopes, compound microscopes and hybrid measuring microscopes.