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Werth Fiber Probe 3D-WFP.With the new 3D fiber probe, the range of applications of the proven Werth Fiber Probe technology has expanded to additional measurement tasks, particularly in 3D. The advantage of the most successful microprobe technology in the world is based in the patented basic principle. The probe sphere deflection is determined by optical sensors.
The Werth Fiber Probe has a series of advantages relative to microprobes that use the typical mechanical - electrical principle. It is significantly less sensitive to breakage, has smaller probe spheres (down to 20 micrometers), and has probe forces that are much lower (less than one-thousandth of a Newton). The new Werth Fiber Probe is particularly well suited for tactile measurement of three dimensional microstructures. A few typical applications include measuring tools, watch components, fuel injector nozzles, and micromechanical components. The low probing forces make the 3D WFP suitable for the (nearly non-contact) measurement of sensitive components, such as lens surfaces or elastic components made of rubber or plastic.
The 3D fiber probe can be used for measuring both in single point, and in scanning mode. This makes it possible to use the fiber probe to capture profile curves on workpiece surfaces as well. In combination with appropriately precise coordinate measuring machines, such as the Werth VideoCheck UA, the 3D WFP has probing errors of only a few tenths of micrometers.