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profilometer

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What is profilometer?

A profilometer is a measuring instrument used to measure a surface's profile, in order to quantify its roughness. It is commonly used in manufacturing, materials science, and other fields to characterize the texture of a surface, measuring parameters such as surface roughness, waviness, and step height. Profilometers can be contact or non-contact, with contact profilometers dragging a stylus across the surface and non-contact profilometers using optical or other means to measure the surface profile.

What other technologies are related to profilometer?

profilometer Competitor Technologies

Provides a 2D profile measurement using optical projection, potentially competing with certain profilometer applications.
mentioned alongside profilometer in 5% (168) of relevant job posts
Coordinate Measuring Machines can measure surface features, competing with profilometers.
mentioned alongside profilometer in 1% (278) of relevant job posts
Atomic Force Microscopy offers extremely high-resolution surface profiling, acting as a competitor for nanoscale applications.
mentioned alongside profilometer in 1% (51) of relevant job posts
Scanning Electron Microscopy generates high-resolution images of surface topography, providing some overlapping functionality with profilometers.
mentioned alongside profilometer in 0% (88) of relevant job posts

profilometer Complementary Technologies

Provides a precise reference surface for profilometer measurements.
mentioned alongside profilometer in 18% (69) of relevant job posts
Can be used in conjunction with a profilometer for specific measurements or calibrations.
mentioned alongside profilometer in 15% (71) of relevant job posts
Used for calibrating and verifying the accuracy of profilometers.
mentioned alongside profilometer in 11% (73) of relevant job posts

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