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A groundbreaking industrial X-ray system uses non-destructive technology to check machined components’ dimensions ‘in half the time’.
German engineers have developed an advanced industrial X-ray system for checking the dimensions of machined components.
The system — designed at the Fraunhofer Development Centre for X-ray technology near Nuremberg — uses a computed tomography (CT) scanner developed by German company ProCon X-Ray, which is marketing the device in mainland Europe.
Specially-designed software by Fraunhofer engineers builds up highly accurate 3D X-ray images of a scanned component.
Manufacturers traditionally use either destructive methods or optical or surface scanning techniques to check components, which as well as taking several hours also makes it difficult to inspect complex contours.
The new device scans an object by registering the transition from solid body to air. This enables it to determine the contours of the component and therefore its actual measurements. The software then converts these measurements into a 3D cloud of measuring points, and a specially developed algorithm identifies geometrical forms such as planes and cylinders.
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