{"id":4766,"date":"2022-06-28T21:48:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T19:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/research-development\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:34:11","slug":"research-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/en\/research-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &amp; Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4766\" class=\"elementor elementor-4766 elementor-3761\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22d58d4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"22d58d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daf01b3\" data-id=\"daf01b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01a2155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01a2155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research &amp; Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af28276 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af28276\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cac8aab\" data-id=\"cac8aab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e1a2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e1a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Innovative capacity through joint work on R&amp;D projects in networks and associations, with renowned universities as well as scientific institutes<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5e6491\" data-id=\"d5e6491\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8a87f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8a87f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since 1992, the R&amp;D department has been working with numerous companies, universities and research institutes to research new technologies and implement them in manufacturing processes.<\/p><p>We have over 25 years&#8217; experience with topics such as moisture measurement, UV sensors, capacitive measurement technology, glass-ceramic bonding, ceramic gas-tight feedthroughs, additive manufacturing with glass powder and much more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-090fba5 elementor-section-content-space-between elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"090fba5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa2607b\" data-id=\"aa2607b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b46477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b46477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Less pollutants and more efficiency in 3D printing &#8211; Inline3D project launched!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f5a8.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udda8\ufe0f\">Washing media in resin-based 3D printing production has been an environmental and cost problem to date. This is where the new Inline3D research project comes in: With innovative sensor technology and inline cleaning, pollutants are to be reduced and resources conserved &#8211; directly in the ongoing production process. <\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Three partners from Thuringia are pooling their expertise to change the future of 3D printing:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>IL Metronic Sensortechnik GmbH<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.burms.de\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>3D Printing Jena GmbH &amp; Co KG<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imms.de\/\" rel=\"noopener\">IMMS Institute for Microelectronic and Mechatronic Systems non-profit GmbH  <\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><p> <\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We look forward to working with you!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f449.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc49\">  You can find out more in the press release at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eYP4XrHe\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <strong>https:\/\/lnkd.in\/eYP4XrHe<\/strong>\n<\/a> or via our project partners.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0446c90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0446c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/added.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6613\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/added.png 806w, https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/added-300x265.png 300w, https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/added-768x679.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4361140\" data-id=\"4361140\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71ffe32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71ffe32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">UKPi\u00f1o, also known as 2-micron UKPi\u00f1o, is a medium-sized network in the Central-Eastern Thuringia region with 23 partners. 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We find it super exciting that the pulsed laser systems at IL Metronic can be used for a wide variety of glass bodies and glass feedthroughs. <\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Glass feedthroughs are used in an incredible number of applications because they are particularly resistant and can be easily adapted to different applications.  <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efa7d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"1efa7d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"_3d-flip-book  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part of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the project partners IL Metronic Sensortechnik GmbH, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik GmbH, LCP Laser-Cut-Processing GmbH and the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena are developing a complete and innovative process chain for the direct production of glass feedthroughs.<\/span><\/p> \n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Up to now, glass feedthroughs have been manufactured using a multi-stage, time- and energy-intensive production process. The project aims to realize both a flexible and economical production of glass feedthroughs and to significantly reduce the high production times and costs for small batch sizes. This is to be achieved by combining high-resolution ultra-short pulsed selective laser sintering (USP-SLS) of fine-scale glass powder materials and laser-based joining of glass and metal. The new process chain to be developed in the project is intended to create the prerequisites for developing new and individualized glass-metal joints and expanding the variety of geometries and materials in order to be able to offer new products on the market in the future.   <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1bd665 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1bd665\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"821\" src=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DE_co_funded_vertical_RGB_POS.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6161\" alt=\"EU Kofinanzierung\" srcset=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DE_co_funded_vertical_RGB_POS.png 922w, https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DE_co_funded_vertical_RGB_POS-292x300.png 292w, https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DE_co_funded_vertical_RGB_POS-768x788.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21d2ef5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"21d2ef5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6445229\" data-id=\"6445229\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3deb5b5 elementor-tabs-alignment-stretch elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"3deb5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6491\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research projects <br>Glass feed-through<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6492\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6492\" aria-expanded=\"false\">General<br>Research projects<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6493\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6493\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research projects<br>Sensors<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6491\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research projects <br>Glass feed-through<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6491\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6491\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p>The Research and Development department supports the glass feedthrough department in the continuous improvement of technology, as well as in the development of new technologies for the production of glass feedthroughs and the individual components required for this. Numerous research projects were carried out, generating further technologies for the processes used in glass feedthrough. These include the insertion of specific materials such as ceramics or titanium, post-processing of the finished glass feedthroughs, such as the application of a bondable gold surface, or alternative fusion technologies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6492\" aria-expanded=\"false\">General<br>Research projects<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6492\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6492\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>Recently, the Research and Development department has been working intensively on additive manufacturing processes for the production of glass bodies. Binder jetting was the first manufacturing process established in the production processes. At the moment, the R&amp;D department is working on developing, optimising and mastering other additive manufacturing processes such as SLS, FDM as well as SLA processes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-6493\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research projects<br>Sensors<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-6493\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-6493\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p>For more than 20 years, the Research and Development department has been supporting technology development for the production of a wide variety of sensor systems. Alongside numerous attempts to develop a competitive, widely applicable high-precision humidity sensor, other technologies for further sensor systems for ozone detection, gas sensors, microsystem technology, pyrometric hybrid modules, to name just a few, were also developed and partially transferred to production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e67dcf7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e67dcf7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f3b486a\" data-id=\"f3b486a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4370fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4370fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAnalysis and other services\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b16f15d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b16f15d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98e1e6c\" data-id=\"98e1e6c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f65138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f65138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/salznebeltest.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4621\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d545757 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d545757\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Corrosion testing<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66ea8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e66ea8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the simulation of industrial atmospheres, i.e. humid air containing sulphur dioxide, the Kesternich test according to DIN EN ISO 6988 and DIN 50018 is used. Due to a rapid corrosion attack on many metals, a lack of corrosion resistance, pores and weak points of protective coatings can be reliably detected.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b5ad52\" data-id=\"9b5ad52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c34503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c34503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rauheitsmessung.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4622\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86bbc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d86bbc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Roughness measurement\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a4b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22a4b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The roughness measuring device WRT-160 (Wolpert, Europe) can be used to measure the roughness of a wide variety of surface structures and to quantitatively record and output almost all roughness parameters. In addition to the feed unit, the unit also has an evaluation unit. An integrated thermal printer enables a quick comparison of several measurements, among other things. The selection of different standards (DIN\/ISO\/JIS\/ASME) enables measurements according to these standards.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4d062c\" data-id=\"d4d062c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cbb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61cbb5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/roentgen_fluoreszenz_messgeraet.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4623\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f57bede elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f57bede\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Layer thickness measurement\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77fdd43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77fdd43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The coating thickness gauge &#8220;FISCHERSCOPE\u00ae X-Ray XULM\u00ae&#8221; is used for highly accurate determination of coating thickness, particularly that of precious metal coatings and coating systems. It is also used for material analysis. In the FISCHERSCOPE\u00ae XULM\u00ae, the X-ray tube and detector system are positioned below the measuring table. Accordingly, the measuring direction is from bottom to top. This offers particular advantages when measuring small parts with frequently changing geometry such as the smallest housing parts or electrical contact pins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0703d63 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0703d63\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aeeb236\" data-id=\"aeeb236\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-884f264 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"884f264\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contacts<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc7b67f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc7b67f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-297eaa74\" data-id=\"297eaa74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d2f17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89d2f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leiterin-FE-Dr.-Christina-Schuetze-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leiterin-FE-Dr.-Christina-Schuetze-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leiterin-FE-Dr.-Christina-Schuetze-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leiterin-FE-Dr.-Christina-Schuetze-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leiterin-FE-Dr.-Christina-Schuetze-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/il-metronic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Leiterin-FE-Dr.-Christina-Schuetze.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176e0513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176e0513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Christina Sch\u00fctze<\/strong><\/p><p>Head of Research &amp; 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Development Innovative capacity through joint work on R&amp;D projects in networks and associations, with renowned universities as well as scientific institutes Since 1992, the R&amp;D department has been working with numerous companies, universities and research institutes to research new technologies and implement them in manufacturing processes. 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