In numerous applications, blue laser sensors are superior to standard sensors that use a red laser diode. When measuring on metals, particularly annealing metals, and organic materials such as wood, skin, foodstuffs, veneers, the wavelength of the blue-purple laser offers significant benefits. In contrast to a red laser, the reduced wavelength of the blue laser light does not penetrate the object being measured. The blue laser generates a minimal laser point on the surface and therefore offers stable, precise results on measuring objects that are normally considered as critical. Utilizing blue laser technology, the optoNCDT 1700 industrial strength laser sensor from Micro-Epsilon is based on triangulation principle and is a complete re-design. It is equipped with new high-end lenses, new intelligent laser control and evaluation algorithms. Depending on the object being measured and the measuring range, the appropriate sensor can be selected with either red or blue light.
Edited by: Teoman Tugsuz
