Automotive & Transportation
We at Leica want to be your dependendable collaborators, guiding you to optimal imaging solutions for automotive and transportation, so you can stay ahead of the competition. Our smart imaging solutions help you to address special applications to meet current and future needs, allowing you to concentrate on innovation.
You see consumer demand for innovative technologies always increasing, so they must be more and more implemented into new automobiles. Advances in e-mobility and navigation have made travel much easier. Fuel efficiency and safety are always improving. State-of-the-art communication and entertainment have changed dramatically our attitudes toward travel. However, you find that designing these vehicles is far from trivial. At the same time, you must satisfy ISO and VDA production standards while paying attention to coming trends, such as Industry 4.0.
Please contact us for personal advice on microscopy solutions for automotive and transportation.
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DMC5400
20 MP color CMOS camera
Leica M125 C, M165 C, M205 C, M205 A
Encoded stereo microscopes
DM6 M LIBS
Material Analysis Solution for Visual and Chemical Inspection
Cleanliness Expert
Analysis software for fast and easy particle counting on filters. An easy-to-use, optimal cleanliness solution for reliable, repeatable results.
Leica Map
Surface Imaging and Metrology Software
Leica EM TIC 3X
Ion Beam Milling System
Leica DMC2900
Save Time with a USB 3.0 Microscope Camera
Leica EM ACE600
High vacuum sputter, carbon thread and e-beam coater
Leica LED5000 NVI
Extremely high-performance LED vertical illuminator for recesses and holes
Leica DVM6
Digital microscope for 2D and 3D imaging and analysis
Leica DMS300
Digital microscope for inspection in manufacturing and quality control
Leica MC170 HD
5 Megapixel HD Microscope Camera
Leica DCM8
Digital microscope for 3D surface measurement in production and research
Leica DFC450 C
Digital 5 MP color microscope camera with active cooling system
Leica DMS1000
Digital microscope for inspection and measurement in manufacturing and quality control
Leica EM TRIM2
Specimen trimming device for TEM, SEM, LM
Leica DM4 M & DM6 M
Upright Materials Microscopes
Leica EM TXP
Target Surfacing System
Leica XL Stand
Modular stand allows inspection of large samples at high stereoscopic magnifications
Leica LED5000 MCI
Multi contrast illumination system with integrated arches for daylight quality
Leica LED3000 MCI
LED Multi Contrast Illumination for Routine Stereo Microscopes
Leica LED3000 NVI
Near vertical LED illumination system
Leica LED2500
Integrated LED Incident and Transmitted Illumination Stand
Leica LED2000
Integrated LED Incident Illumination Stand Provides High Quality
Leica LED1000
Compact System Provides High Quality
Leica KL300 LED
LED cold light source for routine / lower magnification applications
This video shows images of an automotive sprocket. The goal is to identify defects found during parts inspection, including optical 3D measurement. Superior image quality makes it easier to spot critical details even during a sample overview.
Leica imaging solutions capture important details
Using our optics, you can reproduce faithfully the part’s or sample’s true colors with good resolution and rich contrast. The performance of our imaging solutions and optical measurement systems help you to reliably achieve the targeted performance.
Applications in automotive industry
- Inspection of parts
- Determination of engine component cleanliness
- Evaluation of steel alloy inclusion rates.
Image quality is always crucial for these applications, because if you do not detect something important, then it may cause trouble.
This video shows how press fit contact pins for circuit boards are examined for quality control to see if the pin shape and alignment adheres to the accepted standard.
Have confidence in image results which stand up to scrutiny
Leica imaging solutions deliver reliable data and results, giving you peace of mind during data acquistion and analysis.
You must have confidence in your imaging data and measurement results, otherwise the conclusions may be doubtful.
Innovative technologies in automotive industry
The implementation of more innovative technologies in automobiles has required more electronics and electrical interconnections. As a result, inspection of auto electronic parts has steadily grown.
Analyze and report results easily, no matter the expertise level
Our encoded microscopes are smart imaging solutions which will ensure that you and every one in your team will meet documentation standards, like ISO 16232 or VDA 19, on the fly.
Meet documentation standards
The auto-storing of all relevant parameters with the image every time, in part, enables you to achieve this goal. All your reports will include reliable data and, whenever needed, the stored parameters can be recalled for review and verification of the results.
"We chose an instrument from Leica Microsystems, because with all other microscope suppliers the instrument operation was much more complicated."
Christoph Stiebllehner, MAN Truck & Auto, Steyr, Austria
See more details with versatile illumination
We offer you imaging systems that allow you to see with less effort difficult-to-image details, due to the versatile illumination and high quality optics.
Stay focussed on innovation
For you to stay focussed on innovation, efficient, reliable inspection and evaluation of auto parts is a sginificant advantage. Inspection, quality control, and failure analysis often require imaging solutions where the illumination mode, lighting intensity and angle, influences dramatically the detail seen.
This video demonstrates the use of different illumination modes to image a metal spacer ring. The intention is to make contamination and defects more visible, something vital for inspection. Ring light with a diffusor is used to minimize glare from the metal, while backlighting is added to visualize the ring’s cavity.
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Inspection of Multilayer Coating in the Automotive Industry
Interview with F. Javier Ruiz Balbas, Laboratory Manager at Atotech Spain, about his experiences with the Leica EM TXP/DM2700 M system.
Why the pigment manufacturer Kronos uses the Leica DCM8 for 3D surface profiling of plastics
“Using the Leica DCM8, we save time on each sample.”
Inspection of Multilayer Samples - Workflow in Quality Control
A new approach to create an efficient, fast and precise workflow in Quality Control
Quality control of multilayer coatings on metal and plastic...
Visual and Chemical Analysis of Steel Microstructure: Faster Rating of Steel Quality
Simultaneous visual and chemical analysis of steel non-metallic inclusions with a 2-methods-in-1 solution, using optical microscopy and laser induced…
Rate the Quality of Your Steel: Free Webinar and Report
This webinar and report describe optimal microscopy solutions for rating steel quality in terms of non-metallic inclusions and reviews the various…
Key Factors for Efficient Cleanliness Analysis
In the automobile industry, even the smallest particles on single components can cause malfunctioning. Fuel, lubricant and urea filter systems are…
Polarizing Microscope Image Gallery
Polarized light microscopy (also known as polarizing microscopy) is an important method used in different fields, including research and quality…
Metallography – an Introduction
This article gives an overview of metallography and metallic alloy characterization. Different microscopy techniques are used to study the alloy…
Key Factors to Consider When Selecting a Stereo Microscope
Stereo microscopes are often nicknamed the “workhorse” of the lab or production site. Users spend many hours looking through the eyepieces inspecting,…
Brief Introduction to Surface Metrology
This report briefly discusses several important metrology techniques and standard definitions commonly used to assess the topography of surfaces, also…
3-Dimensional Imaging of Macroscopic Defects in Aluminum Alloys
The investigation of macroscale defects in aluminum (Al) alloys with a rapid 3-dimensional (3D) imaging approach is described in this report. Aluminum…
Cleanliness Analysis with a 2-methods-in-1 solution
This report explains how a 2-in-1 materials analysis solution, combining optical microscopy and chemical analysis by laser induced breakdown…
Digital Classroom Options
As teachers, you know your big challenge is to catch and keep the students’ attention and the best chance for this is by making the environment…
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