In-line Computed Tomography Systems
North Star Imaging, Inc. offers the first ever In-Line Computed Tomography (CT) system for automatic and fast CT inspection and/or 3D modeling of manufacturing parts while in production – the eXpress-CT.
NSI’s proven experience in inline X-ray control coupled with their latest generation of ultra-fast reconstruction CT software (efX-CT) yield an unmatched solution for 3D x-ray inspection at production speeds.
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Every eXpress-CT system is custom built for each application. Primary features can include:
- Fanuc and or ABB Industrial Robotic Arm and Control System
- Custom Robotic gripper head mechanism
- Part conveyor with customized pallets
- 160 kV to 450 kV Industrial X-Ray Generating System
- Radiation Shielded Enclosures for 160 kV to 450 kV
- High speed, high resolution X-ray detector(s)
- Custom high speed X-ray acquisition hardware and software
- Ultra-fast CT reconstruction workstation using GPU technology
- Automatic Defect Recognition (ADR) software for:
- Defect detection
- Automatic measurements
- Part sorting (good vs. bad)
- Reporting
- And more…
- Cycle (inspection) time as fast as 6 seconds depending on object composition and resolution requirements
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