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Food Packaging Seals under the Microscope Microscope World recently worked with a customer that needed to view the quality of their sealant on food packaging. In particular they needed to see the seal of a potato chip bag. A metallurgical microscope was used along with a camera with extended depth of focus software (also known as z-stacking software). Below are the images that were captured of the …

Surface roughness inspection and quality control are two important areas of manufacturing, especially in the automotive industry. Visible surface defects including cracks, bubbles, scratches and inclusions can restrict the function of a product. Additionally, these defects can lead to failure or cause complaints from customers, so they need to be caught early on in the manufacturing process. Surfa …