26 November 2002 -- AG Electro-Optics, Tarporley, Cheshire, UK, has announced a distribution deal with Tamar Technology, CA, USA.

AG will use its 20 years' experience of metrology in the distribution of Tamar's inspection system. Tamar's FOInspect system is an "innovative" fibre-optic testing interferometer. With a combination of a phase-shifting interferometer and machine vision system, FOInspect combines the 3-D measurement of a fibre optic ferrule with flaw detection.

The device can replace two expensive tools, by integrating laser interferometry and machine vision. Only available from Tamar Technology, this one-of-a-kind system provides one-stop solution of surface profile measurement of a fibre optic endface (radius, fibre offset, roughness) with flaw detection (chips, pits, scratches) and is ready to handle production volumes.

By combining the fibre optic endface inspection and measurement into one single step, this specialised hardware and software increases inspection throughput and reduces quality assurance cost, Tamar claims.

For more information on the FOInspect, visit www.ageo.co.uk