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| Article: Critical
Cleanliness Analysis |
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Premise: The modern automobile
has become the embodiment of the practical application of advanced technologies. From
braking systems that assist drivers in safely stopping vehicles in dramatic
situations to highly efficient engine systems and ultra-high precision
transmissions; the automobiles we drive today are nothing like those
we drove just twenty years ago.
The consumer's desire for what could be considered contradictory features
have led manufacturers to "push the envelope" in designing the modern
automobile. Consumers have demanded faster, safer, cleaner, and more
reliable automobiles.
At the same time that consumers are making these demands of manufacturers the
realities of modern business are exerting influences of their own upon the design
of the automobile. The needs to constrain rising costs and to meet ever-changing
regulatory requirements are also influencing design goals. These conflicting
demands have forced manufacturers to deploy new
technologies in their products. Smaller (really small), lighter, smarter systems
with extended mean time between failure have become driving forces in today's
designs. |
| Article:
The Myth of Resolution |
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| Premise: The
SEM with the better resolution specification will deliver
better pictures at any magnification. True or False? |
| Article:
Basic Principles: Optical vs. Electron Beam Imaging |
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Premise: Optical
vs. Electron Beam Imaging
The only realistic way to understand a population of particles is to measure
a sufficiently large distribution of individuals relative to pertinent parameters
such as size, shape, and composition. In nearly every case, the most reliable
technique for obtaining such a distribution involves the direct imaging of particles
such that their dimensional attributes can be accurately established. With today's
technology, such characterization can be conveniently performed with a computer-interfaced
microscope automatically scanning a substrate on which the particles have been
deposited - typically a filter medium. |
| Article:
The World is Getting Smaller: Pharmaceutical Processing |
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| Premise: The
world is getting smaller. Or perhaps, more accurately, the
world has
always been small - but it has only been in recent years that companies have
begun to realize that particles once thought insignificantly small, can have
a significant impact on product purity. |
Article: Understanding
Particulate Contaminants via Automated
E-Beam Analysis |
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| Premise: Particulate
contaminants are an important concern in today's precision automotive
assemblies. Whether driven by quality, cost, or performance considerations
understanding the source and impact of particles requires
detailed knowledge of their distribution in size and composition.
Particle-by-particle measurement of filtered material is today conducted automatically
by computer-operated microscope systems. When an optimized electron beam analysis
tool performs such automated microscopic examination it provides not only distributions
of particulate material by size and shape, but also accurate classification by
composition. Detailed images of
individual particles are also readily obtained and can be a great aid to source
evaluation. |
| Article: Gunshot
Residue Technology |
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| Premise: Reprinted
from Law and Order magazine |
Article: Automated
Microcontamination Quality
Control for the Inhaled Drug Production |
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| Article:
Automated and Complex Feature Analysis |
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| Article: ASPEX:
Automated Particle Analysis Solutions (PDF Brochure) |
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