Industrial Compound Microscope – Nikon Eclipse Series

Nikon Metrology’s “Eclipse” series of advanced industrial compound microscopes are renowned for their precision, reliability, and innovation, making them ideal for demanding inspection and measurement tasks in industries such as electronics, semiconductors, automotive, aerospace, and battery manufacturing.

Nikon Eclipse Microscopes feature a modular architecture and are available in two configurations: Upright and Inverted. The Upright models offer reflected illumination or a combination of reflected and transmitted illumination, making them adaptable to a wide range of inspection tasks. The Inverted models are ultra-compact and modular, specifically developed for metallurgical inspection of large or heavy samples.

Advanced Optical Designs

Nikon’s compound microscopes are engineered for high-resolution imaging, delivering exceptional contrast and clarity. Their advanced zoom capabilities allow for detailed inspection across varying magnifications, while integrated digital systems enable seamless image capture and analysis using Nikon’s proprietary cameras and software.

Other features and options include trinocular zoom for simultaneous viewing and imaging, multi-position objective turrets for quick magnification changes, precision eyepieces with wide fields of view and apochromatic lenses.

Application-Specific Versatility

Designed to meet the demands of diverse industries, Nikon’s microscopes support applications such as battery cell inspection in EV manufacturing, semiconductor and electronics analysis, materials science research, and medical device quality assurance. Each system is tailored to deliver precise results in its respective field.

Microscope Configurability

The modular design of Nikon’s microscopes allows users to customise configurations to suit specific inspection needs. Options include upright and inverted models for different sample orientations, measuring microscopes for dimensional verification, and motorised components to support automation and repeatability in high-throughput environments.

Nikon offers flexible lighting solutions including LED and halogen options for various imaging techniques such as brightfield, darkfield, DIC, polarising, phase-contrast, two-beam interferometry, and fluorescence. Their systems support live imaging and video capture, complemented by software tools for measurement, annotation, and reporting.

Compound Microscope Model Range:

• ECLIPSE LV-N Series: Upright microscope with built-in LED illumination, designed for episcopic and diascopic optical contrast techniques and suitable for a wide range of industrial inspection applications.
• ECLIPSE L Series – Upright microscope specialised for semiconductor & flat panel display inspection.
• ECLIPSE MA Series – Inverted Metallurgical Microscopes with innovative and compact box designs.