Founded in 1989, Digital Surf is a leading provider of innovative solutions for micro and nano-surface metrology for use in research laboratory, industrial and production environments.

Industry standard Surface imaging and analysis software based on our flagship Mountains Technology® is an industry standard. Mountains® analysis solutions are integrated by leading instrument manufacturers in Europe, Asia and the United States.  More on Mountains Surface Analysis Worldwide installed base Our products are used every day in every geographical zone where instruments measure, analyze and control surface characteristics in the aerospace, automotive, cosmetics, electronics (MEMS/PCB), energy, medical, metallurgy, plastics, printing and semiconductor sectors and many others. They help research laboratories engaged in the development of new advanced materials and manufacturers who are responsible for assuring their functional performance and quality.

C. Mignot (CEO) F. Blateyron (COO) "Digital Surf's commitment to continuous innovation is our guarantee to our partners and users that we shall not only satisfy their current requirements, but also meet their future needs in micro and nano-surface metrology."

Digital Surf's main focus is on working as a partner and co-developer with surface metrology instrument manufacturers worldwide. We provide high quality B2B solutions that enable our partners to grow their business and profitability by optimizing development costs, achieving faster time to market and increasing customer satisfaction.

Today Digital Surf technologies are integrated by numerous partners whose names read like a Who's Who of surface metrology.

Digital Surf has a unique multi-disciplinary team that includes technical specialists in metrology, software engineering, applications and support, and technical documentation and localization. Thanks to our team's dedication to continuous innovation, Mountains Technology® is consistently the first with new applications including compliance with the new ISO 25178 standard, true sub-surface analysis, and the 4D analysis of surface evolution.

Digital Surf is committed to delivering solutions that conform to the latest standards and incorporate the latest methods. This commitment is reflected in our participation on ISO standards committees and our "Mount Shasta" technical cooperation programme with internationally reputed laboratories.

François Blateyron, COO of Digital Surf, has been involved in the development of surface metrology solutions for almost two decades. An expert on metrology, he has been an active member of French standardization committees and the ISO technical committees (with ISO TC213) responsible for defining the new ISO standards on 3D areal surface texture and new filtration techniques. This made it possible for Mountains Technology® to include the new ISO parameters and filters from the very start and also to gain a lot of experience in this field.

• 1989 Foundation - Christophe Mignot, present CEO, is co-founder.
• 1990 Release of first Digital Surf software for 2D surface analysis.
• 1991 Release of first Digital Surf software for 3D surface analysis.
• 1991 First 3D non-contact measurement system including Digital Surf controller and analysis software.
• 1993 First OEM contract with leading international surface metrology instrument manufacturer.
• 1996 First release of Mountains Technology surface analysis software platform running under Windows 95.
• 1996 Release of VisioPaint, developed in partnership with Renault.
• 1999 Launch of Volcanyon Technology electronic control systems for surface scanning.
• 2000 Opening of sales office in Paris.
• 2001 First participation on ISO committee.
• 2004 Release of Nobis chromatic confocal optical distance gauges.
• 2005 Digital Surf is a founder member of the French technological hub for micro and nanotechnology.
• 2006 Mountains Technology implementation of 3D parameters defined in ISO 25178, the first international standard on areal surface texture.
• 2007 Release of Mountains Technology software for analyzing 4D surface evolution.
• 2008 Digital Surf hosts ISO meeting in Besançon (ISO/TC213 WG15 & WG16).
• 2009 Release of an innovative Advanced Contour module for Mountains Technology software.
• 2010 Release of instrument-oriented Mountains Technology 6
• 2010 Opening of an office in Tokyo

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Digital Surf celebrated in 2009 its first 20 years of continuous innovation in surface analysis!

 
Digital Surf participates on the ISO committees responsible for defining standards on 3D areal surface texture and filtration techniques.

 
Digital Surf is a member of the Royal Microscopical Society (UK).

 
Digital Surf is a founder member of the French technical hub for micro and nanotechnology.

 
Digital Surf is a member of the French association for manufacturing technologies.