SUNNYVALE, CA, March 2, 1999 -- UBM Corporation today announced the introduction of the AutoScan Non-Contact 3D Laser Measurement System.

The AutoScan System is being marketed to quality control engineers in the automotive industry with applications in flatness determination via a non-contact measurement system. The AutoScan is a laser-based system with a dynamically focused laser beam that scan the surface and offers an xy-resolution of 1 µm and a z-axis resolution of approximately 0.02 mm. There is an exclusive video system to locate the exact point and area during the measuring process as well as an autoscan table, which programs the system for automatic positioning and measurement of parts coming off the production line. The measurement stages have a scanning area of 100 mm x 50 mm. The AutoScan comes as a complete package, which includes the measurement system, controller (with network card), monitor and software in a mobile rack mounted unit. A plastic housing around the system protects it from harsh industrial environments.

Once the part is measured, our user-friendly software package analyses the data and presents it as a 3D-area scan, 2D-line scan or statistical chart. The measurement results can be stored in the computer for further evaluation, or a hard copy can be printed.

UBM continues to meet the automotive industry's demands for sub-micron accurate flatness determination through our constantly improving dynamic focusing technology. "We will continue to provide accurate, fast and reliable measurement solutions to the automotive industry by supplying new and innovative products that satisfy its needs" added Peter Joshua, UBM's President.

UBM Corporation, headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA and founded in Stuttgart, Germany in 1984, develops and manufactures a broad range of non-contact 3D laser measurement systems for a wide range of applications in the automotive, electronics and semiconductor industries.