PRESS RELEASE
August 26, 2013
From Macroscopic Scale to Tiniest Detail – Tailor-Made Cleanliness Analysis
Leica Application Suite (LAS) Cleanliness Expert Now Available for a
Broader Range of Microscope Systems
Wetzlar, Germany – Leica Microsystems’ software module Leica Application Suite (LAS) Cleanliness
Expert is now available for a broader range of microscopes. More users with a wider range of
requirements will benefit from the precise measurements this tool offers to the industrial sector. Leica
Cleanliness Expert performs cleanliness analysis and measurements of residual dirt as required in the
automotive industry, for example. Users can measure length, breadth, and height of particles and
differentiate between reflective and non-reflective particles. The software also documents the results,
which are completely reproducible. As such detailed measurement is not needed in all cleanliness
analyses, Leica Microsystems has adapted the Leica Cleanliness Expert to fit a variety of various
requirements as well.
For conforming to ISO 4406 to determine the contamination level of hydraulic fluids, for example, the
Leica DM2700 M, Leica DM4000 M LED or Leica DM6000 M are ideal microscope solutions. Users who
need to conform to ISO 16232 when measuring and counting particles of various sizes to determine
contamination of specific products, the Leica DM2700 M, Leica DM4000 M LED, Leica DM6000 M, or
the digital microscope systems Leica DMS300 Cleanliness Expert or Leica DMS1000 Cleanliness
Expert can be used. For inspection without user interaction and requiring reproducible illumination
settings for comparable measurements, Leica Microsystems recommends that users choose the Leica
DM4000 M LED or Leica DM6000 M.
“Users of Leica Cleanliness Expert say they appreciate the user-friendly interface, the detection
algorithm for differentiation of reflective or non-reflective particles, the measurement of length, breadth,
and height, bearing in mind these particles are not usually shaped evenly, and the transparency of the
results,” says Dr. Kay Scheffler, Product Manager with Leica Microsystems. “We are pleased to offer
Leica Cleanliness Expert to a broader segment of users now.”
Claudia Müller · T +49 6441 29 2630 · F +49 6441 29 2527 · corporate.communications@leica-microsystems.com
Leica Microsystems GmbH · Ernst-Leitz-Straße 17–37 · D-35578 Wetzlar · www.leica-microsystems.com
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Caption:
With the microscope system Leica DMS300 Cleanliness Expert
users can measure the length and breadth of particles as small
as 20 micrometers and differentiate between reflective and nonreflective particles.
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Claudia Müller · T +49 6441 29 2630 · F +49 6441 29 2527 · corporate.communications@leica-microsystems.com
Leica Microsystems GmbH · Ernst-Leitz-Straße 17–37 · D-35578 Wetzlar · www.leica-microsystems.com
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