Coating Thickness

Automation Focused
Our goal is straightforward: to automate as much of your metal coating analysis as possible, through either fully automated or supervised workflows. MIPAR eliminates the need for manual point counting, intercept drawing, or complete layer annotation. Simply open an image, load your tailored recipe, and generate a report ready to share.
 
Material Overview
Measuring the microstructure of metal layers is critical for ensuring quality control, as they directly affect a material's performance, durability, and mechanical properties. Such as maintaining corrosion resistance, adhesion strength, and the efficiency of thermal and electrical conductivity in various applications. Additionally, precise coating thickness measurement is essential for cost efficiency and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
 
Challenges
Automating metal coatings thickness analysis is particularly challenging when dealing with extremely thin coatings, as this requires highly sensitive imaging and precise measurement techniques. Variations in coating thickness across a surface, combined with interference from the substrate and effects of surface roughness, introduce significant complexities in obtaining accurate measurements. The diversity in coating materials and the variability introduced by different coating processes further complicate the automation of thickness analysis. Additionally, accurate calibration and adherence to standardized measurement methods are crucial for ensuring the reliability of automated thickness measurements.
 
MIPAR Solution
By combining robust Deep Learning models with conventional image analysis approaches, MIPAR quickly and accurately detects individual layers, even in the presence of complex textures. Once detected, coating thickness can be automatically measured at every point along the layer length, providing valuable insights into coating material properties.
 
Advantages
Save time, eliminate inter-operator variability, and gain a deeper understanding of your layer microstructure while gaining confidence in the quality of your measurement results.
 
MIPAR Users
Ideal for metallurgists, materials scientists, research, and quality control professionals in the metal manufacturing industry.
 
Technical Details
MIPAR supports over 150 file types from a wide range of instrument types and manufacturers, including automated calibration and metadata import. Micrographs can be processed in batches, and MIPAR includes a batch review environment to ensure detection and measurement accuracy. To ensure data privacy and security, the software runs locally on your workstation, without the need for an internet connection.
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System Requirements
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Connect with our Applications Engineers, who bring years of experience in Materials Science and automated micrograph analysis. Our support team is dedicated to partnering with you in your scientific pursuits.

​Cost
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Resources
​​• Coating Roughness
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