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Automating inspection flow
MAY 2026
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Nikon Corporation( Nikon) has launched the ECLIPSE LV100AMS, a new one-click automated microscope designed to simplify industrial inspection and quality control.
“ Built on our established industrial microscope platforms, the LV100AMS combines fully automated inspection with AI-powered image analysis, enabling manufacturers to improve consistency, increase inspection speed and strengthen confidence in inspection outcomes,” Nikon told ISMR.
“ Manufacturers today face growing challenges such as labour shortages and increasing throughput demands, making consistent inspection quality difficult to maintain. To address these issues, we developed the LV100AMS, automating the entire inspection workflow from image acquisition to analysis,” it continued.
According to John Moore( Sales Director, Nikon), this helps manufacturers to reduce human error, accelerate inspections and maintain stable quality across production lines. The LV100AMS is now fully integrated into Nikon’ s industrial microscopy portfolio, offering a complete automated inspection solution.
Process benefits
Above: Automated inspection application. Inset: AI-powered grain size analysis.
rates and reducing training time,” outlined Nikon.
“ Disconnected inspection steps and manual interpretation slow down workflows and introduce variability. By seamlessly integrating motorised control, automated image acquisition and AI- powered analysis into a single system, the LV100AMS delivers consistent, objective results with minimal operator influence. This increases throughput, supports scalable inspection strategies and provides higher confidence in quality decisions,” it continued.
Customised automated workflows are also possible for manufacturers. The LV100AMS allows manufacturers to design customer-specific inspection workflows tailored to their products, processes and inspection conditions.
“ This flexibility enables inspection approaches that are not achievable with conventional microscopy, helping manufacturers adapt quickly to new products, design changes and evolving quality standards,” concluded Nikon. n
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“ Manual inspection is highly dependent upon operator skill and consistency, making it difficult to maintain stable quality at scale. With one-click execution, even complex inspection routines and advanced image analysis run automatically, eliminating operator-to-operator variation and reducing human error. This enables repeatable, standardised inspections across shifts and sites, improving yield, lowering rework
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