Fulfillment of Philosophy
Non-Destructive Testing Devices to Ensure Safety
An industrial endoscope in use
"This is what supports our daily life." Against a backdrop of advancing technological innovation, we face an increasingly complicated high-tech society. Therefore, highly reliable maintenance work to prevent disruptions and accidents has become important.
In response, Olympus has utilized its industrial endoscopes developed from technology cultivated in the medical field to help ensure a safe society. Applications include maintenance work for such lifeline utilities as electricity, gas and water and aviation-related equipment as well as disaster rescue equipment. We will continue to meet diverse needs to secure the safety of society by creating new value in non-destructive testing fields, for example by further developing our lineups of ultrasonic defect detection devices and eddy current flaw detectors.
Contributing to the Performance Improvement of Industrial Products
LEXT OLS4000 3D measuring laser microscope
"Always striving to improve quality at production sites." To meet industrial demand, Olympus develops laser microscopes with enhanced reliability in measurement. One such model, the LEXT OLS4000 3D measuring microscope launched in February 2009, was the first in the world* to offer both accuracy** and repeatability.
We are also meeting needs for highly reliable 3D geometry measuring equipment, demand for which has grown in line with the development of smaller digital cameras and mobile phones. In addition, there is increasing demand for equipment for sample monitoring in the automobile, machinery and materials fields, particularly with regard to quality control in such areas as surface finishing, which is a critical factor in enhancing product quality and ensuring energy savings through reduced friction. Alert to such trends, Olympus will continue to put its microscope technology to practical use in order to develop more reliable technologies as its customers'partner in the industrial field.
* Based on Olympus research comparing laser microscopes as of December 1, 2008.
** A technical term for the measuring field defined by the Japan Industrial Standard (JIS) to indicate how close the measured figure is to the true value.
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