News 10/2008

STIL S.A. awarded a prize for their innovative
“Multi-Points Line” sensor: the MPLS 180

October 2^nd,2008, STIL S.A. participated in the OPTO 2008 show in the frame on the “Vitrine de l’Innovation” contest, organized by the magazine Photoniques.
This contest, which gives a reward to the most innovative products designed by French Research and Development, has given the occasion for STIL to stand out when they received the Silver Photon for their new “Multi-Points” contactless sensor, the MPLS 180.

A totally novel product, the MPLS 180 is the first “Line” chromatic confocal sensor in the world. Designed for dimensional control on production lines, the MPLS 180 is endowed with exceptional performances 180 simultaneous measuring points, frequency up to 324 kHz…) and it renders possible the achievement of very high precision 3D measurements in no time. The Silver Photon has been given to STIL after the joint vote of a college of experts and the OPTO 2008 Show visitors. This trophy rewards the work of the whole Research and Development team at STIL S.A., a team gathering 14 engineers out of a staff of 36 persons.

This reward proves that STIL S.A. is able to remain the world leader manufacturer for chromatic confocal measurement systems offering,to their customers, products which combine innovation and advanced performances.

STIL S.A. would like to thank their customers, partners, and all the persons who contributed to this success, for their support and their trust.