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Many times a critical development or warranty
issue may be related to some fundamental characteristic of
the surface texture of a component. For example, clutch and
brake surfaces may have similar surface texture average roughness
(Sa) but may perform quite differently.
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Many components may prematurely wear-out in the field
causing excessive warranty cost and potential safety
concerns. For example, electronic sensors and switches
typically have a mechanism involving a sliding contact
between two elements which may fail if either experiences
excessive wear.
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We provide the 3D surface roughness measurement of the surface,
resulting in a number of parameters that characterize the
various features of the surface such as height distributions
(Sa, Sq, Ssk, Sku,...), peak heights/valley depths
(Spm, Svm, Spk, Svk, ...), spatial information (λq,
Δq, Slopes) and advanced analyses (PSD, Volume, Surface Area,
Fractals). |
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We provide 3D quantitative depth measurements of the
wear patterns in various components. Our surface roughness measurement services have been
used to analyze field returns and to quantify the wear
rates for new designs. |
