Computed Tomography

The BIP inline funding project aims to systematically further develop the VCbattery by VisiConsult system portfolio in terms of inspection speeds, new defect detection requirements and new additional multimodal inspection approaches.

Industrial computed tomography (CT) has been firmly established in dimensional metrology for several years now. It is often the only way to check the geometric tolerance of components, particularly when determining complex geometries that are not accessible by other optical or tactile methods. A major advantage of the technology is that, in addition to the geometric inspection, the material of the component can also be checked for defects in order to avoid component failures.

If CT is integrated into the production process at an early stage, it can generally spot defects at a point when discarding rejects is less painful. Moreover, it can also be used to identify which production parameters have led to which quality defects – preventing rejects from occurring in the first place. This works by combining 3D scans of the batteries with neural networks that have been trained on the production parameter data using machine learning.

As the digital product-development pathway has become increasingly sophisticated, ease-of-use of the accompanying scan-data-based, quality-assurance software is key to its successful application in aerospace, automotive, electronic, medical, and other industries.

Lumafield’s industrial CT platform serves a dual purpose in this effort: diagnosing common 3D printing issues such as trapped powder, closed channels, and internal voids; and aiding in the reverse engineering and material research process.

Three newly commercialized models of automatic CT-type X-ray inspection systems combine OMRON’s proprietary control and image processing technologies to achieve high-speed, high-precision inspection.

The global Flat Panel Detector (FPS) market is increasingly competing on convenience features alongside image quality.

Nikon Industrial Metrology Business Unit has released AI Reconstruction, an innovative 3D computed tomography (CT) reconstruction software solution powered by artificial intelligence that lifts the traditional trade-off between scan speed and image quality.

Pinnacle X-Ray Solutions has announced the acquisition of Willick Engineering Co, Inc, a supplier of nondestructive testing (NDT) X-ray equipment.