(Buehler: Lake Bluff, IL) -- Buehler’s new OmniMet 9.5 image acquisition and quantitative analysis software improves lab efficiency and increases operator appeal compared to previous generations of the product. Specific improvements include browsing the database using a typical PC-style folder interface, the ability to store multimedia files (such as instruction files, written procedures, and measurement reports), a preview pane to view thumbnail images of files within a folder, the ability to flip and rotate images, overlay grids, improved bitplane manipulation functions, database administration tools to assign user rights and access levels, and an audit trail function to track file access and modification information.

Typical OmniMet users are in industries where quantitative industrial microscopy forms a vital part of the analysis process including automotive, aerospace, primary metals, metal fabrication, welding, electronics, printed wire board (PWB), materials science, university,  testing, and quality control industries.

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