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profilometer [‚prō·fə′läm·əd·ər] (engineering) An instrument for measuring the roughness of a surface by means of a diamond-pointed tracer arm attached to a coil in an electric field; movement of the arm across the surface induces a current proportional to surface roughness. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| This provider of measurement systems announced a lower-cost addition to its off-line extrusion Profilometer product family, the Profilometer SL. The peaks of the textured surfaces are the first areas of mold detail to experience wear, making it very important to check the mold periodically with a profilometer to measure grain depth and peak counts. As a case in point, he points to Wangner Surface Analysis (WSA), a nanotechnology-based opto-electronic scanning profilometer, developed to measure surface properties. |
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