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News Release from: 3DX-Ray | Subject: X-Line low-cost X-ray system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 January 2008
Low-cost X-ray system makes 100%
inspection
Low-cost X-ray system for on-line, 100% industrial inspection of mass-produced items checks the internal contents, 3D-position, size, volume and alignment of a complex assemblage of components.
X-Line from 3DX-Ray, is a low-cost X-ray system that performs on-line, 100% industrial inspection of mass-produced items It checks the internal contents, 3D-position, size, volume and alignment of a complex assemblage of components in a finished product to an accuracy equivalent to the width of a human hair
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 10 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The X-Line removes the need for conventional, expensive, panel X-ray detectors, replacing them with an advanced line-scan X-ray system.
The X-Line costs around half the price of standard X-ray inspection equipment, said 3DX-Ray.
The system is fully automated and can make real-time pass/fail decisions for 100% of the production output.
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X-Line provides precise real-time checks, on intermeshing components as well as providing accurate measurements of length, area, angle and position, said 3DX-Ray to manufacturingtalk.com.
It does this at production line speeds up to 80m/min.
The company said it will work at such speeds even in difficult situations such as when components are housed inside products manunfactured from similar or denser materials, e g, plastics cogs inside a plastics or metal casing.
To prevent expensive product recalls and avoid product liability issues, today's industry demands that products are fault-free.
Functional testing can show the presence of an obvious fault, but may pass over the threat of latent errors.
The 3D X-Line technology now allows you to check against even these latent problems.
* Automotive components inspection - 100% inspection and verification has become the norm in the automotive and manufacturing industry, said SDX-Ray, whether it be checking a spark plug, casting, aluminium cylinder head, catalytic converter or other component, .
3DX-RAY has introduced a range of X-ray inspection systems that help to overcome the problems and prohibitive expense of product recalls and liability issues.
The systems provide in-line, batch and robot production lines with fully integrated QC / SPC / SCADA systems that have the in-built ability to make automated pass / fail decisions.
And, by using line-scan technology, they cost around half the price of competitive equipment.
The systems provide precise real-time checks on internal layout and intermeshing components as well as providing accurate measurements of length, area and angle.
They are sensitive enough to detect precise levels of fill of powders and liquids, yet powerful enough to image through 20cm of solid steel.
The systems are available with a wide range of dedicated software modules including 2D and 3D imaging, tomography, image analysis, fault detection, 3D measurement and QC.
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