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INDUSTRIAL INSPECTION, MATERIAL ANALYSIS, QUALITY CONTROL THROUGHOUT THE LIFE CYCLE - MANUFACTURERS PUT THEIR TRUST IN COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY

Find out how X-ray tomography is making life simpler in a number of key industrial sectors, from the automotive and aerospace industries to foundries and the plastics industry, as well as in more varied fields such as art, research and luxury goods. This cutting-edge technology offers unequalled precision in the inspection of parts, optimizing productivity and opening up new perspectives in research. Explore how X-ray tomography enables non-destructive inspection of parts, materials, artwork and components, depending on your sector of activity.


Automotive

The automotive market, which generates millions of parts every year, requires an innovative approach to guarantee the accuracy and quality of some so-called 'critical' parts for a vehicle. X-ray tomography, a non-destructive quality control solution, offers added value in an automated production environment. It complements existing processes by opening up new perspectives, ensuring high standards of precision and quality. The integration of X-ray tomography goes beyond conventional methods, helping to maintain compliance with virtual models and enhancing vehicle safety. Find out how this technology is improving efficiency and reliability in the automotive sector.

 

Aerospace

Performance, reliability, innovation, high standards - that's how the aerospace, aeronautics and defense sectors can be summed up. Every single component has to be inspected, from every angle, and being able to do this non-destructively using a CT scan means that inspection processes are faster, safer and more efficient.

In the demanding sectors of aerospace, aeronautics and defense, performance, reliability, compliance with standards and innovation are essential. Every component must be inspected from every angle. Industrial tomography offers a non-destructive approach, enabling faster, safer and more efficient inspection processes. Find out how our tomographs meet the most rigorous standards in the aerospace industry, guaranteeing in-depth inspection to ensure the quality and conformity of parts and components.

 

E-Mobility

The rapid growth of the e-mobility industry, including electric vehicles, electric bikes, scooters, etc., requires constant adaptation from battery manufacturers. The growing popularity of soft mobility demands continuous innovation. To meet this challenge, Computed Tomography is emerging as an essential solution. In this world where every component counts, the technology enables non-destructive, in-depth inspection of the inside of batteries, ensuring thorough verification. Find out how our expertise in X-ray tomography meets the demands of the e-mobility market.

 

Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing, from powder to final part, finds in industrial tomography a complete tool for inspection at every stage. As 3D printing evolves from its first use, mainly for prototyping, to a full-scale production technology, the challenges of repeatability and reproductibility persist. Tomography allows in-depth inspection of both the internal and external aspects of the structure, offering a solution to overcome the constraints associated with additive manufacturing. Explore how the use of X-rays meets the growing demands of this technological innovation, ensuring the quality and reliability of additive manufacturing parts.

 

Automotive

The automotive market, which generates millions of parts every year, requires an innovative approach to guarantee the accuracy and quality of some so-called 'critical' parts for a vehicle. X-ray tomography, a non-destructive quality control solution, offers added value in an automated production environment. It complements existing processes by opening up new perspectives, ensuring high standards of precision and quality. The integration of X-ray tomography goes beyond conventional methods, helping to maintain compliance with virtual models and enhancing vehicle safety. Find out how this technology is improving efficiency and reliability in the automotive sector.

 

Aerospace

Performance, reliability, innovation, high standards - that's how the aerospace, aeronautics and defense sectors can be summed up. Every single component has to be inspected, from every angle, and being able to do this non-destructively using a CT scan means that inspection processes are faster, safer and more efficient.

In the demanding sectors of aerospace, aeronautics and defense, performance, reliability, compliance with standards and innovation are essential. Every component must be inspected from every angle. Industrial tomography offers a non-destructive approach, enabling faster, safer and more efficient inspection processes. Find out how our tomographs meet the most rigorous standards in the aerospace industry, guaranteeing in-depth inspection to ensure the quality and conformity of parts and components.

 

E-Mobility

The rapid growth of the e-mobility industry, including electric vehicles, electric bikes, scooters, etc., requires constant adaptation from battery manufacturers. The growing popularity of soft mobility demands continuous innovation. To meet this challenge, Computed Tomography is emerging as an essential solution. In this world where every component counts, the technology enables non-destructive, in-depth inspection of the inside of batteries, ensuring thorough verification. Find out how our expertise in X-ray tomography meets the demands of the e-mobility market.

 

Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing, from powder to final part, finds in industrial tomography a complete tool for inspection at every stage. As 3D printing evolves from its first use, mainly for prototyping, to a full-scale production technology, the challenges of repeatability and reproductibility persist. Tomography allows in-depth inspection of both the internal and external aspects of the structure, offering a solution to overcome the constraints associated with additive manufacturing. Explore how the use of X-rays meets the growing demands of this technological innovation, ensuring the quality and reliability of additive manufacturing parts.

 

Art, Jewellery, Watchmaking

The art, jewellery and watchmaking sectors have long been united by a constant quest for expertise and characterization. Science plays a key role in understanding the evolution of society through these works of art and jewellery. In these fields, where each piece is rare, even unique and priceless, analysis is essential to characterize supports, inks, authenticate precious stones and watch mechanisms.

However, many existing tools involve destructive analysis, which is problematic. X-ray tomography is becoming a solution, enabling complete exploration, both internally and externally, without altering the part being studied, regardless of the material. Find out how our Computed Tomography enables a different approach to characterization in these sectors, preserving the integrity of rare and priceless pieces.

 

Composites

Composite parts require in-depth inspection to guarantee their conformity after the production cycle. Industrial X-ray tomography is a non-destructive testing (NDT) solution that provides a complete view right down to the core of the material at nano-scale.

Composite components, widely used in industries such as the automotive, aerospace and naval sectors, exhibit complex properties with a variety of failure modes. The internal structures of composite materials and fibers, influenced by fiber length and the manufacturing process, can be random or periodic. This structure, combined with the properties of the fibers and matrix, determines the mechanical behavior of the component. Explore how computed tomography provides an in-depth view, helping to identify and understand the subtleties of composite structure to ensure optimum levels of quality and performance.

 

Electronics

From microchips to printed circuit boards, electronics plays a role in every industrial sector. Electronic components can now be found in everything from children's toys and bicycles to the most advanced research systems. To ensure the quality and integrity of electronic components, the use of industrial tomographs offers a new approach. The ability to inspect every layer of electronic components non-destructively means significant savings in terms of time and money. Find out how tomography is being integrated into the electronics industry sector, allowing more efficient inspection processes and helping to guarantee the reliability of the electronic components that are essential to the modernity of every industrial sector.

 

Injection Molding

Every day, millions of plastic parts leave injection molding presses around the world. Ensuring that every part is checked, even with short scan times, remains a complex task. But industrial tomography is positioned as a solution upstream of production, for inspecting material health, samples, and molds. Find out more about how tomography technology meets the challenges of injection molding, enabling fast and accurate inspection processes to ensure a better production rate for parts in molds.

 

Art, Jewellery, Watchmaking

The art, jewellery and watchmaking sectors have long been united by a constant quest for expertise and characterization. Science plays a key role in understanding the evolution of society through these works of art and jewellery. In these fields, where each piece is rare, even unique and priceless, analysis is essential to characterize supports, inks, authenticate precious stones and watch mechanisms.

However, many existing tools involve destructive analysis, which is problematic. X-ray tomography is becoming a solution, enabling complete exploration, both internally and externally, without altering the part being studied, regardless of the material. Find out how our Computed Tomography enables a different approach to characterization in these sectors, preserving the integrity of rare and priceless pieces.

 

Composites

Composite parts require in-depth inspection to guarantee their conformity after the production cycle. Industrial X-ray tomography is a non-destructive testing (NDT) solution that provides a complete view right down to the core of the material at nano-scale.

Composite components, widely used in industries such as the automotive, aerospace and naval sectors, exhibit complex properties with a variety of failure modes. The internal structures of composite materials and fibers, influenced by fiber length and the manufacturing process, can be random or periodic. This structure, combined with the properties of the fibers and matrix, determines the mechanical behavior of the component. Explore how computed tomography provides an in-depth view, helping to identify and understand the subtleties of composite structure to ensure optimum levels of quality and performance.

 

Electronics

From microchips to printed circuit boards, electronics plays a role in every industrial sector. Electronic components can now be found in everything from children's toys and bicycles to the most advanced research systems. To ensure the quality and integrity of electronic components, the use of industrial tomographs offers a new approach. The ability to inspect every layer of electronic components non-destructively means significant savings in terms of time and money. Find out how tomography is being integrated into the electronics industry sector, allowing more efficient inspection processes and helping to guarantee the reliability of the electronic components that are essential to the modernity of every industrial sector.

 

Injection Molding

Every day, millions of plastic parts leave injection molding presses around the world. Ensuring that every part is checked, even with short scan times, remains a complex task. But industrial tomography is positioned as a solution upstream of production, for inspecting material health, samples, and molds. Find out more about how tomography technology meets the challenges of injection molding, enabling fast and accurate inspection processes to ensure a better production rate for parts in molds.

 

Medical & Dental

From the design of precise, unique and complex parts to their integration into the human body, the validation process in the medical field is often long and complex. Material health is a key consideration when it comes to introducing devices into the human body. X-ray tomography helps reduce the risks by enabling precise identification of defects, cavities, porous areas or cracks. Explore how our tomography technology meets the rigorous requirements of the medical sector, facilitating non-destructive inspection of the quality and safety of medical devices, and contributing to the advancement of medical technologies.

 

Foundry

In various industries, foundry is an important part of the production process and the use of hollow castings is very common to reduce weight and energy consumption. Samples of castings require careful inspection to ensure conformity at the end of the production cycle, highlighting the importance of checking internal and non-accessible parts. Industrial tomography, using X-rays, is emerging as the only non-destructive testing technology that provides a complete view right to the very heart of the material.

 

Oil & Gaz

Although not popular, the complex fossil fuel sector is at the heart of the global economy, requiring constant reinvention to improve its efficiency and competitiveness, both economically and above all ecologically. In this rapid transformation, X-ray tomography is emerging as a key player, particularly in the oil industry.

Upstream, the location and extraction of new deposits remains a strategic issue. Geologists, pioneers of X-ray microtomography, use this technology to obtain three-dimensional information on the composition of rock cores, thereby mapping geological systems. Exploration is carried out both in the field and in the laboratory, enabling hydrocarbon reservoirs to be found and precisely characterized. Explore how our expertise in X-ray tomography is contributing to this revolution in the oil industry, promoting more efficient and informed exploration processes.

 

Polymers & Elastomers

Companies working with plastics face major challenges in terms of quality, productivity and time-to-market. In the plastics and rubber industries, quality standards have become stricter than ever, covering a wide range of areas, from economics to ecology and quality.

Whatever the application, whether it's phone covers, ecocups, stoppers, computers, bottles, bin liners, etc., X-ray tomography offers countless advantages. Plastic parts, which are easily penetrated by X-rays, benefit from this technology throughout the process, from the development of prototypes to quality control on production lines, as well as the optimization of molds.

 

Medical & Dental

From the design of precise, unique and complex parts to their integration into the human body, the validation process in the medical field is often long and complex. Material health is a key consideration when it comes to introducing devices into the human body. X-ray tomography helps reduce the risks by enabling precise identification of defects, cavities, porous areas or cracks. Explore how our tomography technology meets the rigorous requirements of the medical sector, facilitating non-destructive inspection of the quality and safety of medical devices, and contributing to the advancement of medical technologies.

 

Foundry

In various industries, foundry is an important part of the production process and the use of hollow castings is very common to reduce weight and energy consumption. Samples of castings require careful inspection to ensure conformity at the end of the production cycle, highlighting the importance of checking internal and non-accessible parts. Industrial tomography, using X-rays, is emerging as the only non-destructive testing technology that provides a complete view right to the very heart of the material.

 

Oil & Gaz

Although not popular, the complex fossil fuel sector is at the heart of the global economy, requiring constant reinvention to improve its efficiency and competitiveness, both economically and above all ecologically. In this rapid transformation, X-ray tomography is emerging as a key player, particularly in the oil industry.

Upstream, the location and extraction of new deposits remains a strategic issue. Geologists, pioneers of X-ray microtomography, use this technology to obtain three-dimensional information on the composition of rock cores, thereby mapping geological systems. Exploration is carried out both in the field and in the laboratory, enabling hydrocarbon reservoirs to be found and precisely characterized. Explore how our expertise in X-ray tomography is contributing to this revolution in the oil industry, promoting more efficient and informed exploration processes.

 

Polymers & Elastomers

Companies working with plastics face major challenges in terms of quality, productivity and time-to-market. In the plastics and rubber industries, quality standards have become stricter than ever, covering a wide range of areas, from economics to ecology and quality.

Whatever the application, whether it's phone covers, ecocups, stoppers, computers, bottles, bin liners, etc., X-ray tomography offers countless advantages. Plastic parts, which are easily penetrated by X-rays, benefit from this technology throughout the process, from the development of prototypes to quality control on production lines, as well as the optimization of molds.

 

Academic Research - Science

Computed Tomography and X-ray radioscopy are becoming increasingly established in a variety of areas of academic research, science and history, such as paleontology, materials science, geology and biology. Tomography enables scans at macro and nano scales, offering the possibility of non-destructive 3D analysis and reconstruction of materials, minerals, organic samples and even fossils. Explore the range of possibilities offered by tomography in scientific fields, facilitating discoveries and advances.

 

Academic Research - Science

Computed Tomography and X-ray radioscopy are becoming increasingly established in a variety of areas of academic research, science and history, such as paleontology, materials science, geology and biology. Tomography enables scans at macro and nano scales, offering the possibility of non-destructive 3D analysis and reconstruction of materials, minerals, organic samples and even fossils. Explore the range of possibilities offered by tomography in scientific fields, facilitating discoveries and advances.