The system looks at the electrical properties of thin film samples such as conductive inks and adhesives. A slide rack holds 20 microscope slides in position secured by a magnetic cover plate. Each slide is prepared in a separate system designed by Labman which dispenses sample onto the glass slide and uses a die to create a thin film, less than 1mm thick.

Prepared samples are loaded into the slide rack and the system, where a barcode reader logs each slide and stores data against a unique barcode. The slides are presented to a specular reflective laser profilometer, which measures the thickness of films to +/- 25 microns.