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
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
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- Scanning of all internal and external components with computed tomography systems
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- No need for complex fixturing!
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- Provides new insights for areas once invisible with traditional 3D scanning
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- 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.
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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.
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- Internal Assembly Analysis
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- 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.