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Surface & optical metrology

Surface roughness and texture, form and contour measurement, white-light interferometry and optical microscopy. Instruments, standards such as ISO 21920, and software for characterising what a surface really looks like.

18 stories15 companiesLatest 28 October 2026

Redex flatness system pairs two rolls for up to 99.5 percent measurement accuracy

Redex flatness system pairs two rolls for up to 99.5 percent measurement accuracy

The Unflatness Measurement System PRO measures at about 98 percent in the S-Block and cuts up to 75 meters of unregulated strip, according to Redex USA.

28 October 2026

ETEL's METIS HP air bearing stage holds ±150 nm dynamic straightness at 1 m/s

ETEL's METIS HP air bearing stage holds ±150 nm dynamic straightness at 1 m/s

Mahr's MarSurf CNC modular Evo offers a 280 mm axis for automated roughness measurement

Mahr's MarSurf CNC modular Evo offers a 280 mm axis for automated roughness measurement

OmniSurf 5.0 adds a Wavelength Content graph for setting roughness filter cutoffs

Digital Metrology

OmniSurf 5.0 adds a Wavelength Content graph for setting roughness filter cutoffs

Leica and Cognex add AI defect detection to Enersight microscope software

Leica Microsystems

Leica and Cognex add AI defect detection to Enersight microscope software

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September 2026

16 SeptRenishaw launches XC100 environmental compensator for laser calibrationRenishaw
15 SeptZEISS launches VersaXRM 5 Insight, merging X-ray microscopy and microCT in one systemZEISS
7 SeptDragonfly 3D World 2027 adds CT-based surface roughness measurementComet Technologies

August 2026

3 AugAdvanced packaging pushes warpage metrology beyond a single flatness numberWooptix

July 2026

28 JulTraceBossPro brings hundreds of ISO 21920 parameters to portable roughness gaugesDigital Metrology Solutions
20 JulMahr rebuilds its optical 3D metrology around mix-and-match platforms and headsMahr
10 JulHamar Laser adds 2-4 minute lapping check to L-703SP surface plate systemHamar Laser Instruments

June 2026

10 Jun4Di InSpec SR measures 12 nm Sa surface roughness on the shop floor4D Technology

May 2026

30 MayZEISS Smartzoom 100 doubles rival frame rates with 4K at 60fpsZEISS
28 MayNikon launches the ECLIPSE LV100AMS, a one-click automated industrial microscopeNikon Metrology
18 MayZEISS Blockwise launches with MVTec HALCON at its image-processing coreZEISS
15 MayGelSight Mobile 4.4 adds expanded roughness parameters and PLY exportGelSight
13 MayKlingelnberg Smart Tracing analyzes CNC servo data across entire production runsKlingelnberg Group