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Metaphase

Quick Links: Line Light ~~ ExoLight ~~ Backlights ~~ Fluorescent Replacement Backlights ~~ RoboLights ~~ Fluorescent Replacement Washdown Spotlights ~~ Diffused Dome/Tube Lights ~~
Built-In Stobe Lights ~~ LED Light Engines ~~ Front Lights ~~ Diffused Axial Lights ~~ Ring Lights ~~ Off-Axis Ring Lights ~~ Diffused Axial Lights ~~ Color RGB Lights ~~ Power Supplies ~~
Custom Designs

MODEL	FEATURES	DETAILS
Line Lights	Featuring the industry's breakthrough performance line lights for imaging applications requiring ultra-high intensity with unprecedented uniformity. Our line lights feature ease of integration an adjustable lens to emit a narrow beam of light which can be focused from as close as 10mm to up to several meters away. Enhanced cooling options include either integrated fan or our new computer controlled micro-flow compressed air thermal control systems. Applications include front or back illumination for line scan cameras for the web converting industry or other high speed scanning applications. Our patent pending micro-lens produces a homogeneous beam output in a uniform and powerful straight line. Solid state performance assures 75,000 hour lifetime. Metaphase offers the largest selection of standard length line lights available (from 2” to 120” in 5" increments) which allows you to buy just the right amount of light that you need saving you cost without compromising performance. Our high intensity line lights are available in high power MetaBright™ and standard MetaLight™ Series	Applications: Line Lights are usually used with line scan cameras, but area array cameras are used in some applications. General applications include: Web inspection Geometry measurement of long targets Direct position measurement Printed Circuit Board Inspection Tube or bottle inspection
ExoLight (LED Fluorescent Replacement Linear Lights)	Replace your bothersome fluorescent tubes with LED? ExoLight™ is cost effective LED replacement technology that supersedes the fluorescent tube. Metaphase has pioneered and patented its own anisotropic plastic micro-lens diffusers to create an LED light that emits isotropic light. What is isotropic light? In short these lights are very "tube-like" in form, but mimic the soft diffused output of fluorescent fixtures like no other ordinary diffused LED fixture can. In addition to that, these fixtures have more power and a more stable output combined with LED's legendary lifetime and lowest cost of ownership. Metaphase ExoLight™ can create a big difference in areas where your lighting needs to be intense yet well spread out. Isotropic lighting creates diffused shadows and extremely even illumination, not only that but ExoLight™ eliminates the typical LED hot spots inherent in all LED's and eliminate the nuisance of multiple shadows from other high bright LED's.	Features & Benefits: Cool White LED Light 3X brighter than fluorescent Longer working distance Compact robust packaging / no glass No ballast or starter needed No EMI/RFI No UV emissions lens or diffuser aging Long-life diffused cool LED light (up to 100,000 hrs) Perfect for low cost machine vision lighting and other applications Patented and patent pending technologies Safe: power options straight 24VDC or AC/DC CE rated with international voltages adapters Shadow free illumination No maintenance Colored LED’s available as well as IR and UV
Backlights	Commonly used for vision applications where a large field of view is required and entire target is illuminated from the back side. When used alone or combined with front lighting the target will create a dark silhouette image against a uniform background, thus, providing a high contrast image and consistent edge definition of profile features. Our backlights are available in high power MetaBright™ and washdown MetaTight™ Series.	Applications: Critical dimension measurement such as measuring the threads on a glass bottle Servo Positioning Positional measuring Locating defects in flat objects Packaging inspection Location measurement, such as checking registration in PC boards Components location verification Backlighting for scanning applications
Fluorescent Replacement Backlights	LED Fluorescent Replacement Backlight,™ shines twice as bright as the fluorescent lights it’s designed to replace, using our patent pending laser-edged lumiform technology to bring you a highly uniform, flicker free light with an impressive lifetime of 80,000+ hours. Now available in an assortment of colors: white, red, green, and blue.	Applications: Critical dimension measurement such as measuring the threads on a glass bottle Servo Positioning Positional measuring Locating defects in flat objects Packaging inspection Location measurement, such as checking registration in PC boards Components location verification Backlighting for scanning applications
RoboLights	New Metaphase RoboLight is designed for longer working distances and features rugged industrial housings such as those found in industrial robotics work envelopes. Connectorized and convenient 24VDC power requirements feature an on-board and integrated driver. This makes the most cost effective and "integrator ready" industrial machine vision lighting available today. Familiar four hole mounting pattern makes it easy to replace other manufacturers robotic LED lighting without having to rework your existing tooling or end-effectors. Patented optics and Metaphase thermal control system assures a lifetime of cost effective illumination with expensive intensity feed-back controllers. Lightweight one piece machined aluminum housing and Stainless Steel waterproof versions up to IP65 are available now. Our Robolights are available in high power MetaBright™ and washdown MetaTight™ Series.	Applications: RoboLight Ultra bright Linear Light designed for automation and robotics large work envelopes. Features patented Metaphase thermal control technology and built in driver for stable light output and ease of integration.
Fluorescent Replacement Washdown Spotlights	Many lighting requirements today require a rugged waterproof, wash down compatible lighting solution. However tough those requirements may be Metaphase has a lighting solution for you.	Does your specialty lighting require any of the following? Enclosures with NEMA, IP ratings Lights made with FDA approved wash down compatible materials Lighting with dust or vapor tight enclosures Explosion proof lighting Outdoor or corrosion proof enclosures Then you should know that our newMetaTight™ product line is adaptable and designed to meet or exceed your specialty lighting requirements. We use only top grade materials like 316 stainless steel, FDA certified gaskets, NEMA 4X rated connectors and cable glands. Our know how combined with design expertise and experience in sealing pressure vessels and electronics instrumentation for the military enables us to tackle some of the toughest lighting applications you'll ever encounter.
Diffused Dome/Tube Lights	Do you have an application requiring an all over even illumination especially where you need to remove shadows and reduce reflections on a shiny or polished surface? Metaphase Diffused Dome and Diffused Tube light illuminations provide an intense uniform light for inspecting objects with highly reflective, specular, round or uneven surfaces. Our illuminators are durable and precisely formed to optical specifications from hydro formed aircraft grade aluminum and then painted inside and out for durability and optical purposes. This reflective dome of light results in a shadowless illuminator which is compact in size but big on output. According to optical engineers the dome light is arguably one the most perfect of lights available because it mimics the effects of outdoor sunlight on an overcast day. Our Diffused Tube Lights were invented to address the needs of lighting specular surfaced objects with high aspect ratio (wide or thin) profiles. Our Diffused Dome and Tube Lights are available in high power MetaBright™ and standard MetaLight™ Series.	Applications: Metal and chromed bearing surface inspection especially when high surface finishes are expected CD / DVD assembly inspection Package inspection of glossy plastics and finishes Inspection of metal stampings and parts with electrical contacts Packaging machinery and pick and place lines Automotive parts, parts present and absent Tray packaging inspection food Medical device packaging and tray packs Pharmaceuticals blister form fill and trim Cosmetics and makeup packaging equipment and lines Diffused Tube Lights are meant for inspecting parts which are generally too big for Diffused Dome Lights and long and thin in nature
Built-In Strobe Lights	All of the lights shown below are manufactured with additional space within the package to add an internal compact and proprietary MetaPhase strobe circuit. If you have a dedicated LED flash application which requires strobing for high output or motion freezing and would like to employ a dedicated strobe setting without the use of an adjustable strobe power supply; ask your knowledgeable MetaPhase applications engineer if you can use a light with our unique built-in strobe power supply. Built-in power supplies can save you money and guarantee consistent performance. They are particularly efficient in applications requiring multiple, identical lighting set-ups and OEM applications.	Applications:
LED Light Engines	Our newest and brightest light engine to date, this product was designed for direct fiber coupling of up to 8mm fiber bundles and features patent pending optical and patented thermal control technology as well as a built in 24 volt LED driver in one small compact package. Simply plug it in and experience the power of 800,000 LUX output. LED engines are typically used with optical fiber ring lights and back lights, your sure to find applications for this light that we haven't even thought of yet.	Applications:
Front Lights	Metaphase Front Lights feature high density lens LED array placement and proprietary Metaphase thermal management technology to assure maximum LED lifetime and lowest cost of ownership. Linear Front Lights are designed for longer working distances and feature rugged industrial housings such as those found in industrial robotics work envelopes. Connectorized and convenient 24VDC power requirments feature an onboard and integrated driver. This makes the most cost effective and "integrator ready" industrial machine vision lighting available today. Familliar four hole mounting pattern makes it easy to replace older style robotic LED lighting without having to rework your existing tooling or end-effectors. Patented optics and thermal control system assures a lifetime of cost effective illumination. Lightweight one piece machined aluminum housing and Stainless Steel waterproof versions are available now. Our front lights are available in high power MetaBright™, standard MetaLight™ and washdown MetaTight™ Series.	Applications: Direct lighting to illuminate a target for feature recognition Lighting for us on robotic manipulators Process lighting Label printing inspection Long range illumination Tranlucent web back lighting General illumination of wide or tall vision targets
Diffused Axial Lights	The diffused axial illuminator offers the ideal solution for compact or stationary lighting applications requiring shadowless illumination across the entire surface of an object. Axial illumination eliminates the characteristic glare and hotspots found in direct lighting. Our diffused axial illuminators are offered in five sizes, from one inch up to eight inches square. Ask about our new rectangular illuminator ideally suited for credit card and smart card readers. Our diffused axial lights are available in high power MetaBright™ and standard MetaLight™ Series.	Applications: Inspecting labels or characters on reflective surfaces Wafer / die inspection PCB circuitry inspection Surface flaws inspection
Ring Lights	With their familiar ring-shaped form, ring lights are probably one of the most recognizable types of close-up camera lighting available today. And it's no wonder as they are also the oldest... ring lights evolved from the familiar ring shaped task lamp magnifiers used by millions of line assembly workers; a legacy hearkening back to sometime after the invention of the first circular florescent lamps. Metaphase LED ring lights on the other hand have been around almost since the invention of the first use of cameras for industry and are renown for their near shadowless illuination, intensity, power and 5X lifetime over fluorescents. Metaphase ring lights are specially designed to project an even 360 degree overlapping ring of light from camera to lens and in most front lighting applications our ring lights are the simplest and lowest cost solution to camera lighting. LED ring lights have become so common in close-up and camera illumination you may be inclined to think that all ring lights are the same; however each MetaLight ring light was carefully designed for each application our customers brought to us. Today Metaphase makes ring lights in five different diameters from 3" all the way up to 5.75" and with anywhere from one row of LED's up to a whopping five. Machined from a solid block of 6061-T6 aluminum all of the ring lights we make are just as robust and employ Metaphase's proprietary thermal management technology to dissipate internal die temperature externally and ensure a consistent light output for years of consistent lighting conditions. Three 1/4-20 tapped holes provide the ability to mount the ring light directly on the camera and lights are compatible with most camera brackets for direct mounting. These powerful ring lights are prefocused and potted by the factory with operating range of 1.5" to 4", but other specified working distances can be provided as required. Our ring lights are available in high power MetaBright™, standard MetaLight™ and washdown MetaTight™ Series.	Applications: Label identification Direct part marking identification Surface inspection and finishes Microscopic stage illumination Solder joints inspection Components identification Molded part features Anywhere you need close-up, near-shadowless illumination with a single light source
Off-Axis Ring Lights	Off-Axis Ring Lights provide a near horizontal plane of light which is useful for highlighting surface defects, illuminating specular surfaces, and sidelighting prominent target features. Dark field illumination provides high contrast lighting for detecting stress, defects, finger prints, edges, dust, and bubbles in transparent materials. When the dark field light is placed behind a transparent object, intense light will appear at the edges and imperfections will be accentuated in a high-contrast manner. The light can be operated in a continuous mode when used with the Metaphase SSI-40DC power supply, or a pulsed mode when used with the Metaphase SSI-103 LED strobe power supply. These Metaphase LED strobe power supplies allow operation up to 3600 parts per minute. Our Off-Axis Ring Lights are available in standard MetaLight™ and washdown MetaTight™ Series.	Applications: Illumination of scratches on reflective surfaces Ball grid array (BGA) inspection Water contamination inspection Bottle Cap inspection Microscopic stage illumination Inspect molded epoxy parts to uncover imperfections such as cracks, bubbles, and structural damage
Diffuse Square Light	The new MetaBright diffuse square light is a combination of three different lighting methods all incorporated into one compact package. Having the blended characteristics of a diffused front light, off-axis ring light and edge illuminated backlight it’s in a category by itself. Like a diffused front light the output is uniform and distributed equally from side to side. Like off-axis lighting this light is designed to enhance edges and recesses in material surfaces, but unlike its’ off-axis counterpart the high aspect ratio of diffusion and the tall beam shaping. Like a backlight the optical elements are comprised of trans-illuminated light pipes. This lights characteristics and square form factor of this light makes it ideal for illuminating four-sided areas of interest as opposed to the round form factor of the traditional off-axis ring light. The Diffuse Square Lights is a special light and it’s applications are very limited. Before specifying, we highly recommend that your application be evaluated by out one of our lighting specialists who may suggest something else.	Applications: Inspecting BGA, QFP and other larger format electronic components Reading large form factor barcode and 2D style Matrix codes Other square embossed or raised surfaces requiring edge or cavity enhancement.
Color RGB Lights	Color LED and different LED emission wavelengths have been used for years as a way to better define colored parts based on the way color affects greyscale shift. More recently color cameras are bing used to process images in full color. Lighting a colored object is much different than simple back and white imaging, as colors will react according to a materials chromanance or color temperature. Using complimentary colors and color opposites can also greatly affect the ability to detect areas of interest and enhance contrast. So far we offer RGB in only an elite section of our lighting such as backlights, domelights and linelights but soon much of our products will be available with this exciting new technology. Instead of changing the light from one color to another or by adding color filters, imagine being able to dial in the exact shade of color light you need. As you can see from the color additive mixing diagram below it is now possible to change a lights color characteristics electronically.	Applications: If you have an application that you know would benefit from a full color spectrum approach to lighting we welcome the opportunity. Metaphase pioneered the first 3 color RGB LED lights and our know-how and experience continues to lead the field in this exciting new area of lighting.
Power Supplies	Metaphase Technologies Inc. offers a wide ranges of CE rated power controllers for different applications including “Intelligent” DC constant current controllers which recognize the LED light by type and provide the “correct” current to the light, “PowerBoost™” strobe controllers provide the maximum peak strobe power and yet maintain the longevity of the light, “OEM” version DC modules and “OEM” version strobe modules.	Here’s an overview of our latest advances in power supplies… “Economical” in-line AC/DC converter dimmer controller “Space-Saver” ask about our lighting units with built-in strobe function “Convenience” turn-key pulse width control modules for OEM’s “Versatile” DC and Strobe combo power controller (nearing production) Custom” of course Metaphase-Tech also has the capability to make virtually any special LED power controller for your specific application. Call today to discuss!
Custom Designs	Metaphase prides itself on its comprehensive optical engineering capabilities and employs a full-time engineering staff of both mechanical and electrical engineers to address all of your lighting problems. Whether your need is for one light or thousands of production units, you can count on the Metaphase team to deliver solid results. Our team will work with you from tissue sketch to assembly line manufacturing.	Overview: We have worked hard to create the industries widest range of solid state lighting, however if you don't see what you need here please call us. Metphase can solve problems by designing specialized lighting solutions for almost any need often saving you money by using existing designs or enhancing existing LED light configurations.