IMAGIC IMS – from acquisition to reporting
ALL WITH A SINGLE SOFTWARE
Customers typically use our Image Management System - "IMS" - for the entire workflow of their optical inspection, from image acquisition, administration, measuring & annotation, analysis to documentation.
The modular design of IMS allows tailoring individual solutions for any customer requirements, from single-station systems with minimal equipment to network solutions across different sites with distributed recording and reporting stations.
Learn more about the wide range of IMS modules in the functional sections Image Acquisition, Image Management, Processing / Measuring / Annotation, Image Analysis and Documentation.
Image acquisition
ONE USER INTERFACE
FOR ALL YOUR IMAGING DEVICES AND FORMATS
With just one user interface, we support all imaging devices in your lab and read the required image formats for you.
A single user interface for the control of the complete laboratory: from Canon EOS models to various microscopes and microscope cameras; directly controlled with fully automated reading of calibration and relevant metadata.
As hardware-independent system integrator, we focus on integrating all cameras as well as encoded/motorized microscopes of our customers into IMS.
IMS reads metadata from over 180 image formats, even the relevant metadata of proprietary formats of various digital microscopes, e.g. from Keyence and Olympus DSX series, as well as formats from many electron microscopes. Please provide the image formats to be read to your Imagic representative, we have a solution for you.
Demanding samples
Optimally visualized
The sample is non-planar and contains reflections, the image does not show the complete "region of interest"? With the IMS acquisition tools, you get the best out of your sample even under most difficult conditions.
IMS module Multifocus for the compensation of a lack of depth of field
By acquisition and automatic calculation of several images of different focal planes of a sample section, a result image with high depth of field is achieved even at high magnifications.
Fabric structure of aluminium compound
IMS module High Dynamic Range „HDR“ for the compensation of high exposure differences
The acquisition and automatic calculation of several images with different exposures of a sample allows to achieve an optimally exposed image, even if samples with high contrast are difficult to illuminate.
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Composite material with metallic and mineral phase
IMS module Panorama Scan for the acquisition of large samples at high resolution using XYZ scanning
With the optimal number of sub-images and automatic assembly, even for large samples you can achieve a representative overview image in the required resolution.
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Aluminium cast component with pores
IMS module 3D Topo for the visualisation of non-planar samples
The acquisition of an image stack over several focal planes of a sample with automatic topological height calculation enables a representative illustration via three-dimensional representation.
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Coated drill
Combination of acquisition modules
The individual acquisition modules can be freely combined and executed in a single pass, e.g. as an HDR/Multifocus combination.
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Coated drill tip
The acquisition modules are available as manual or automatic solution.
Image management
RELEVANT INFORMATION
QUICKLY FOUND
An image management system often manages hundreds of thousands of data. In order to keep the focus on the essentials despite the data volume and to always find the desired parts quickly, optimized clarity as well as efficient data filtering play a central role.
The IMS Client with the Image Manager together with the IMS Server are the heart of the IMS image database. In addition to the administration of the entire image material with metadata, any additional document types such as Word®, Excel®, PPT®, PDF can be stored in an order-oriented way.
In addition to the standard filter functions for the individual metadata fields, the IMS Client provides an optional Quick Search module.
Quick search means internet-like, instant identification and display of the desired information in the entire inventory of hundreds of thousands of hierarchical records. Just search for familiar terms, word parts, combination criteria and placeholders.
ACCESS AND EXCHANGE
WHO, wHEN, HOW: ITS YOUR DECISION
IMS provides both an XML-based and a Web-based REST interface for the data exchange with 3rd-party systems, such as laboratory or order management systems (LIMS), which can be adapted individually to customer requirements.
The flexible group and user administration can be managed directly in the IMS server or can optionally be synchronized with the customer's LDAP system.
The IMS Client Workplace allows group- and user-specific allocation of access rights to data and functions.
Processing, measurement and annotation
Saving results in image
All tools available without change of application
Even with best acquisition technology, postprocessing can often effect a significant optimization of the result image. Whether you want to adjust the depth of field, improve contrast, enhance colour, or simply rotate and cut, the IMS image processing module offers you a large number of image processing tools.
For efficient documentation of examinations, the IMS Measuring and Annotation module provides all basic functions such as distance, area, circle, angle and object counters. The following special functions are also supported:
- Live image measurement: single or serial measurements directly on the live image, with optional transfer to Excel
- Special measurements: guided measurement workflows such as for weld seam and hardness indentation
- Automated measurements: user-defined work flows with step-by-step user guidance
All measurement and annotation data can be saved as editable image overlay or can be irrevocably merged into the image.
Image analysis
Automated image analysis
to reliable results in just a few clicks
Intuitive and fast, in just 2 clicks from the image selection to the final analysis report. You can, however, intervene at any time in the process, change settings, and save analysis templates for reuse.
In addition to the internal IMS analysis modules for standard tasks, we work together with long-time partners for special analysis types.
Do you have special questions regarding the analysis of certain materials? Simply contact your Imagic representative.
Selected analysis modules:
In materialographic micrographs you determine the different phase components using interactively selectable threshold ranges.
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Metallic phases in bright field with low porosity.
Measuring and classifying the properties of particles as well as the porosity in castings or weld seams according to the VDG reference P201E/P202.
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Pores in aluminium casting
Grain size determination according to DIN EN ISO 643 and ASTM-E112.
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Aluminium die casting electrolytically etched in polarised light
Using module layer thickness you can reduce your analysis times for the measurement of linear and round layers such as hardenings, varnishes and coatings to a few seconds.
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Cell structure of lithium-ion accumulator
Analysis of the microstructure of graphite in cast iron according to the standard EN ISO 945.
In addition to the parameters graphite size (slat length), graphite shape and graphite order, the graphite percentage, nodularity, graphite particles absolute and per area, and the ferrite/pearlite ratio are also calculated automatically.
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GJS sample with shape deviation
Documentation
Analysis results
presented individually
Test report in Word®, presentation in PowerPoint® or web-based download facility for users without IMS:
With custom templates or directly in the application, with the IMS Word® and PowerPoint® modules you work as usual in your Microsoft Office® environment. What makes the difference is our certified add-in with many extra features, allowing easy and time-saving creation of analysis reports and presentations.
Thanks to a permanent connection between Word® / PowerPoint® and the IMS database, images and measurements can be updated in reports and presentations in seconds.
With the IMS Publisher your colleagues or vendors have an easy and secure Web-based access to images and metadata without the need for an IMS workstation.