In metrology, we work with surfaces every day. Whether measuring an object, putting a part together, troubleshooting an issue, or more, the surface of materials is central to what we are doing. Surface roughness in particular is more than just a tactile observation. Surface roughness is important to know because of how it impacts the ability of surfaces to hold together. In general, knowing how rough a surface is can help us determine whether it is the best surface for a particular purpose. This brings us to the roughness tester. A roughness tester is a tool designed to efficiently and accurately determine a measurement of roughness or texture. Portable roughness testers go even further by taking roughness measurement on-the-go. We would like to highlight a few of our favorite new portable surface roughness testers. Today, we are talking about the Sufttest SJ-410 Series.
What the Sufttest SJ-410 Series Can Do
The Mitutoyo Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable surface roughness testers are top of the line tools that will improve your workshop. The roughness tester determines a measurement of depth (Rz) and a measurement of mean value roughness (Ra). Both depth and mean are reported in micrometers or microns (µm). The Sufttest SJ-410 Series is one of the finest measurement tools available, upgrading the process of measuring surface roughness in ease, safety, quality, and efficiency.
Unique Benefits of the Sufttest SJ-410 Series
Portable surface roughness testers from the Mitutoyo Sufttest SJ-410 Series were created with the user in mind. The unique benefits of the Sufttest SJ-410 Series come from the user experience.
Utility and Safety
First and foremost, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable surface roughness testers have improved the ease and safety of taking roughness measurements. When working with these portable roughness testers, anyone can perform accurate and efficient roughness measurements. With the new auto set unit, you can perform measurements with the single push of a button while the machine controls the detector’s decent. By removing this task from the operator’s responsibility, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series eliminates concern for human error or accidental damage. The auto-set unit on these portable roughness testers automatically engages in the process of contact, measurement, and retraction, with an on-off option of both the stylus retraction and the detector auto-return. Additionally, when completing one measurement you can now conduct two different evaluation analyses at the same time. Efficiency of the Sufttest SJ-410 Series is excellent since you can calculate parameters and analyze filtered profiles with only one collection of data. The available 3-axis adjustable table also allows for quick measurement of roughness on cylindrical surfaces by correcting for pitch and swivel angle. A built-in guide on the screen will walk you through leveling the table to align with the detector reference plane. Finally, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable roughness testers come with an easy to use height and tilt adjustment unit. Highly accurate alignment and skidless measurements are possible because of the powerful leveling support.
Quality Control
Again, with the user in mind Mitutoyo made the Sufttest SJ-410 Series to offer a higher level of quality control for any operator. With a built in wireless communication system and advanced analysis functionality, any user can complete complex high-level data collection as well as analysis no matter your specific background. Data input and analyses have never been simpler. With the U-Wave wireless input tool, you can remotely load calculations into a spreadsheet on an external computer. Additionally, with the USB one-touch input tool, you can also transfer data onto a computer through USB connection. With a simple touch, values are transferred from the portable surface roughness tester to your logging spreadsheet, whether wirelessly or using the USB connection. With the included free software, the simplified communication program, users of the Sufttest SJ-410 Series can enable measurement condition set up and starting, as well as create inspection record tables on your computer. The Formtracepack-AP assists in further processing of data resulting in higher accuracy measurements with the selectable drive unit and extended measurement of narrow features. The required run-up distance prior to taking a roughness measurement on the Sufttest SJ-410 Series is set to 0.5mm, but can be easily adjusted to 0.15mm through the narrow-part function. You can even use this feature to take measurements of piston-ring grooves and O-ring grooves. Finally, parabollical, ellipsoidal, spherical, and cylindrical surfaces can all be evaluated be removing the radius with a filter, resulting in the R-surface data being processed as though it is collected from a flat surface. Advanced analysis, accurate measurements, and creation of inspection record tables have never been easier than they are with the Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable roughness testers.
Space Saving
The Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable roughness testers are not only capable of excellent roughness testing, but also of contour and fine contour measurement, making these machines space savers by doing the work of two tools. With a simple contour analysis function, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series uses point group data to complete step, step height, area, and coordinate difference measurements. In fact, it goes a step further assessing minute forms that the standard contour measurement machine misses. Users can complete either skidless or skidded measurement depending on individual roughness measurement needs. If you need to collect a measurement of surface features relative to the drive unit reference surface, complete a skidless measurement with the Sufttest SJ-410 Series; if you need to collect a measurement of surface features relative to a skid following close behind the stylus, complete a skidded measurement with the Sufttest SJ-410 Series. Every Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable roughness tester comes equipped with externally controllable interfaces (USB, RS-232C, SPC output, and foot switch I/F), optional memory card for extra data storage and easy printouts after on-site measurement, as well as a high-speed thermal printer for fast and clear standard printouts in addition to prints on a BAC or ADC curve. Finally, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable roughness testers all come with a convenient carrying case that simplifies the travel process and makes storing the device simple and compact.
Enhanced Features of the Sufttest SJ-410 Series
The specialized and enhanced features of the Sufttest SJ-410 Series of portable surface roughness testers are unlike any other roughness testing machine. These features make your job easier, your measurements better, and your data more accessible.
Sheet Buttons
The sheet-button panel on the Sufttest SJ-410 Series is sturdy and durable, making it ideal to last a long time through high usage and various work environments. If you are conducting repeated measurements, simply press the start switch to complete the measurement, run analyses, and create a printout without having to reenter the required instructions.
Recalculating
With the Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable surface roughness testers, you can recalculate previous measurement data when completing additional evaluations simply by changing the current standard, the assessed profile, and the parameters of roughness.
GO/NG Judgement Function
When limits are set based on the roughness parameter, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series displays a GO/NG symbol to represent the final judgement. When NG is displayed, you will find the calculated result highlighted and will be able to print out the result when needed.
Multilingual Support
In order to be used in measurement contexts across the world, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series comes available with a display interface that supports 16 different languages. The languages supported by the Sufttest SJ-410 Series include: Japanese, German, Italian, Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Korean, Swedish, Czech, Hungarian, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese.
Password Protection
In case you are in a situation that requires restricted access, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series has the ability to use a pre-registered password in order to limit various settings and measurement conditions.
Arbitrary Sampling Length Setting
The arbitrary sampling length setting on the Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable roughness testers allows a sample length to be set arbitrarily in 0.01mm increments and allows both narrow and wide range measurements to be taken.
Applicable Standards
All portable roughness testers in the Sufttest SJ-410 Series fully comply with a number of industry standards, including: JIS (JIS-B0601-2001, JIS-B0601-1994, JIS B0601-1982), VDA, ISO-1997, and ANSI.
Optional Accessories to Improve the Sufttest SJ-410 Series
The portable surface roughness testers housed within the Sufttest SJ-410 Series come with a number of optional accessories for you to customize your machine based on the metrology area you work in. The optional accessories available include: XY leveling tables, precision vise that fits on the stand, roughness specimen W, reference step specimen to calibrate detector sensitivity, a cylinder attachment that can be put on top of cylindrical pieces during measurement, and a vibration isolator that is an air cushion design. When you get your new Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable surface roughness tester, you can also opt in to get extra printer rolls, durable printer paper, a touch-screen protector sheet, a memory card, a connecting cable, or a foot switch.
Conclusion
A surface high in roughness will tend to wear down faster than a surface low in roughness. In other words, smoother surfaces result in less wearing. Higher roughness can be a helpful factor when it comes adhesion properties. Overall, knowing the roughness of a surface is vital to completing proper measurement and assembly. The Sufttest SJ-410 Series of portable surface roughness testers can help you to measure roughness quickly and properly, without the challenges presented by normal roughness testing tools. Contact the Higher Precision team today to find out what you have been missing with the Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable surface roughness testers.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
- Are there any accessories or features that come with the Sufttest SJ-410 Series Portable Surface Roughness Tester?
Yes! The Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable surface roughness testers come with a number of accessories for you to spruce up and individualize your tool. Each of the available features for the Sufttest SJ-410 Series can simplify the process of your roughness measurement and help boost range of measurement. Sheet buttons are made to be long-lasting and durable, no matter the work environment or volume of use. Additionally, the sheet buttons on the Sufttest SJ-410 Series can be used to conduct repeated measurements easily. Measurement recalculations have never been faster or simpler. By updating the current standard, the assessed profile, and the roughness parameter, you can complete recalculations with the touch of a button. The available GO/NG function displays highlighted results and allows for simple printing when limits are set for the roughness parameter. Additionally, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable roughness testers are designed for use across the world with the display interface available in 16 different languages. Password protection enhances security on your device while improved design makes the Sufttest SJ-410 Series compliant across industry standards. Arbitrary sampling length setting allows you to set 0.01mm increments of arbitrary length across narrow and wide measurement contexts. Finally, the available accessories for the Sufttest SJ-410 Series include XY leveling tables, a precision vise, a cylinder attachment, a roughness specimen W, a vibration isolator, a reference step specimen, extra printer rolls, durable printer paper, a touch-screen protector sheet, a memory card, a connecting cable, and a foot switch.
- What are the new benefits of the Sufttest SJ-410 Series Portable Surface Roughness Tester?
The ease and safety of using the portable surface roughness testers in the Sufttest SJ-410 Series are some of the greatest benefits of this improved group of devices. With features like auto set units and simultaneous evaluation analyses, you can complete measurement collection and analyses efficiently and easily without having to sacrifice any amount of precision. You can now run multiple analyses with one set of collected data, and data storage as well as transfer are made simple with wireless or USB cord transfer. From machine to spreadsheet, you will get your data faster without the normal hitches or human error involved in data collection or transfer. The Sufttest SJ-410 Series is also specially designed to work with all kinds of shaped surfaces. Cylindrical, spherical, parabollical, and ellipsoidal roughness measurements are now just as straightforward as those involving flat surfaces. When working with curved surface, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series creates R-surface data as though working with a flat surface by removing the radius with a filter. Additionally, these portable surface roughness testers double as contour measurement devices, providing accurate and precise contour data for step, step height, area, and coordinate difference measurements. These benefits and many more make the Sufttest SJ-410 Series of portable surface roughness testers the top of the line device.
- What is the Sufttest SJ-410 Series Portable Surface Roughness Tester?
The Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable surface roughness tester is the latest series from Mitutoyo of high-quality surface roughness measurement devices. Surface roughness is an important factor in gauging how one surface will interact with another. In metrology, surface roughness is calculated using the normal vector of a surface from its ideal form. Roughness testers are important tools for measurement and production purposes. Often, the need to measure roughness comes up on the go, and so portable surface roughness testers are a common tool made specifically for this purpose. The Sufttest SJ-410 Series portable surface roughness testers are the latest model in a line of top quality Mitutoyo portable surface roughness testers. With all new features and enriched qualities, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series was built to improve the user interface with the tool. Through easy and safe measurements, higher degrees of quality control, and space saving design, the Sufttest SJ-410 Series provides improved user operation.
GLOSSARY TERMS
- Interferometer
An interferometer is a tools that uses merged sources of light to develop an interference pattern. Once the pattern is recognized by the interferometer, it can be measured and analyzed. Sometimes used by surface roughness testers to determine surface measurements of an entire area, the interferometers can be used to make very small measurements, as small as 1/10,000th the width of a proton.
- Roughness Tester
A roughness tester is a metrological device design to measure surface roughness. By collecting data from a mechanical stylus that moves along a surface, a roughness tester provides data concerning depth and mean value roughness. Typically, measurements from a roughness tester are reported as micrometers or microns. Depending on the design, a roughness tester may provide areal roughness data using lasers, optics, or interferometers.
- Portable Surface Roughness Tester
A portable surface roughness tester functions identically to a standard surface roughness tester, but by design is meant to be used on the go. Typically, smaller in size and lighter in weight, portable surface roughness testers provide data about surface roughness and come with features that make them durable with high usage and across measurement environments. Data collected using a portable surface roughness tester will often be stored on the device itself and then later transferred via USB or wirelessly to a computer.