(Bruker Corp.: Tucson, AZ) -- Bruker Corp. has launched the NPFLEX-LA, the first noncontact, 3-D surface metrology system to provide quantitative lead angle and surface-texture measurements for the controlling and reducing fluid leaks of rotary dynamic sealing surfaces.

The NPFLEX-LA combines the intrinsic benefits of Bruker’s gage-capable, interferometry-based 3-D optical profiling technology with new metrology capabilities to measure both shaft lead angle and surface texture of sealing surfaces in a single, integrated solution. Designed to perform extremely accurate measurements regardless of part warp, level, concentricity, or mounting inconsistencies, the NPFLEX-LA also features a streamlined user interface that enables easy  pass/fail criteria setup to identify and discard nicks, burrs, and scratches from a measured surface area on a machined shaft.

“The average automobile has numerous dynamic seals that can fail,” says Stanley Smith, consultant and industry expert in sealing surfaces.

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