What is Industrial CT Scanning?

August 26, 2022

Industrial CT Scanning was introduced in 1972 when the invention of the CT Scanner was created. Godfrey Hounsfield’s invention later earned him a Nobel Prize in medicine. Although the original intent was for the medical field, the creation of industrial scanning has helped with the internal inspection of parts without any physical cutting needed.

The key uses that are involved with industrial CT scanning include reverse engineering applications, part failure analysis, metrology assembly analysis, and flaw detection for complex parts.

Why is Industrial CT Scanning so Important?

Industrial CT Scanning provides the ability to reveal hidden areas of any part, without any cutting of the part. While Traditional 3D Scanning requires you to cut parts to get to hidden areas, Industrial Scanning eliminates that hassle. Instead, you can cut the part in the digital world and see inside to get all the measurements. This is due to the x-rays that the CT Scanning omits to also scan the inside of the whole part along with the outside.

Benefits of Industrial CT Scanning

- - No cutting to see the hidden areas of any part. CT scanning allows you to see both the inside and out without ever affecting the part
- - Scanning of all internal and external components with computed tomography systems
- - No need for complex fixturing!
- - Provides new insights for areas once invisible with traditional 3D scanning
- - Highest-resolution 3D point clouds or STL’s

Traditional scanning is usually a combination of multiple scans joined together in a mesh model. This could lead to errors when joining the scans together. Thus leading to a less accurate model. CT scanning captures the entire part in a single scan leaving little to no error in the final scan.

Looking for Industrial CT Scanning Services? Contact us or check out our CT scanning services page!

Different Inspection and Analysis Techniques

Different Inspection and analysis techniques include part-to-part comparisons, assembly, and defect analysis, part-to-CAD comparisons, and generation of CAD data. The CAD data that is generated can be used for reverse engineering, production part approval, and geometric dimensioning and tolerance analysis.

: Internal Assembly Analysis

: Blow Mold Wall Thickness Analysis

More Information

If you would like to read more about the machines that are able to complete CT scans, we encourage you to look into the different machines that Zeiss offers.

We are conveniently located in the metro Detroit area of Michigan. Please contact us with any questions you have regarding your CT scanning project via our contact form or call us at (248) 853-7700.

Kyle Keiser

October 31, 2023.

Great service and responsiveness. The data they provided was cleaned up well and accurate.

C S

August 7, 2023.

WOW! What a great experience. Applications 3D provided us with the best looking scans I've ever seen. Fast, friendly and affordable. I can't say enough good things. Thanks again Raminder!!

Travis O

July 13, 2023.

Really quick and great work. Applications 3D made sure that I received everything I needed for my project.

Eric S

April 25, 2023.

Raminder did a fantastic job scanning some parts for me. VERY reasonable pricing for the quality of scan provided and the turn around time was ridiculously fast. 10/10 would recommend and will be using again!

Adam Barton

March 8, 2023.

The Applications 3D team is a pleasure to work with. They have provided our organization with 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and CAD model creation services. The pricing is great and they have quick turn around times.

Namsag

January 30, 2023.

I found Applications 3D online, wanting to get an item scanned accurately. Couldn't have been happier with their services. They were fast, great communications, and the end result was excellent. I will use them again in the future. This job was for an individual project and they did not hesitate with their services. It was also at a lower cost than I could find anywhere in my state. Highly recommend their services. Thank You Raminder-Applications 3D

Dan Dwyer

January 24, 2023.

Very professional and in depth and detailed with his work. You might find a cheaper source but not a better one.

Ivan Fucich

September 9, 2022.

I approached Applications 3D with an existing 3D scan file that I didn’t know what to do with. After speaking with Raminder over the phone, we scheduled an appointment same day to review the file. He looked at my file, and gave me a quote for his service - to produce a Step file that could be used to CNC a master mold from the shape that I had scanned. He was finished with the design in 1 week, but there was a slight issue which I brought to his attention, and he immediately worked on creating a solution, which was resolved by the end of that same day!! I honestly couldn’t be more happy with the result, and very much look forward to working together with Raminder & his company again for more 3D modeling work.