Specialty microscopes are designed for specific applications such as metallurgy or gemology.

Styli and probes are slender, rod-shaped stems and contact tips or points used to probe surfaces in conjunction with profilometers, SPMs, CMMs, gages and dimensional scanners.

Microscopes are instruments that produce magnified images of small objects

Biological microscopes are used to study organisms and their vital processes.

Metallurgical microscopes are used for metallurgical inspection including metals, ceramics, and other materials.

Measuring microscopes are used by toolmakers for measuring the properties of tools.

Digital and video microscopes are instruments that use digital technology to magnify images of objects.