Because many types of image analyses are performed to meet the different needs of industries and applications, imaging software and microscope companies have created software that serves as a “jack of all trades,” offering a variety of tools that apparently allow you to accomplish just about anything. The problem with these broad software tools is that there’s more than one way to perform many imaging processes, and there can be lots of variability between different operators.

Solution-based software, on the other hand, takes a look at specific customer applications and processes, and maps them step by step into the software. This creates software that’s much easier to use, reduces variation between operators, and allows for more repeatable results in your analysis.

Let’s use the “grain sizing by intercept” method as an example.

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