Industrial CT Scanning Services | Industrial Computed Tomography

Industrial CT Scanning Expertise Across ALL Industries

Serving more than 3,000 clients in a diverse mix of industries.

Medical Devices

Luers, Drug Delivery, Medical Implants, Dental Hardware, Medical Connectors

Automotive

Electric Vehicles, Batteries, Farming & Mining Equipment, Recreational Vehicles, Marine

Aerospace

Manifolds, Pumps, Nozzles, Electronics, Fuel Chambers

Consumer Products

Packaging, Disposable Cutlery, Sporting Goods, Tech Manufacturing

Traditional Manufacturing

Die Casting, Metal Stamping, Plastic Injection Molding, Metal Injection Molding

Additive Manufacturing

3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, Direct Manufacturing, Tooling

Defense

Firearms, Weapons Systems, Hypersonics, Ammunition, Military Components

Equipment & Expertise Make The Difference

Cutting-Edge Equipment

Zeiss Metrotom 800 & 1500 Computed Tomography Machines: Developed by a global leader & manufacturer of precision-measuring instruments.
Leading metrology software for precise examination & analysis of your manufactured products.

Multidisciplinary Team

Work with CT specialists who are physicists. They understand the science behind x-rays.
Receive the most useful & high-quality data possible from experts who can capture part features that otherwise would not be picked up by average competitor CT scans.

Accreditation

Establishes

Competency of skill
Adequacy of equipment
Reliability of business process/quality management system
Contract review & final inspection
Proven measurement uncertainty

ISO/IEC 17025 Scope & Certificate Learn More About Technical Capabilities

FAQ: CT Capability Explainer

Can you CT scan a metal part and generate a CAD model that captures complex internal geometry?

Yes, as always, there are limitations based on part density and path lengths.

Can you detect microscale pores, cracks, or voids in metal samples and provide 3D defect analysis?

Yes, but it depends on the size of the pore, crack, or void and on the size of the sample. This affects the scanning resolution

Can your micro-CT detect density-differential features— such as air bubbles or voids—within a fluid-impregnated part?

Yes, it can, as long as the part, fluid, gas mixture has a density difference of 10-15%

Can you CT scan thick-walled injection-molded parts with embedded metal inserts (e.g., copper, brass) and detect gaps as small as 0.1 mm?

Completing measurements on multi-material parts is possible, and actually having more of the low-density material helps in the scanning process.

Can you CT scan an ultrasonically-welded sealed device without physically opening or cutting it?

Yes, that is one of the greatest benefits of CT. It is almost always non-destructive. The only cases are when the area of interest requires an extremely high resolution or the object does not fit into the machine due to its height.

Can you use CT to compare a known-good part against a potentially defective one to identify the root cause?

Without a doubt. This is one of our most common analysis types, called colormaps (or heatmaps), where we can compare an object to a CAD model or to other samples.

Can you scan an additive-manufactured (3D-printed) part in-process or post-build to validate internal quality and porosity?

Certainly, there are limits to the amount of high-density material we can scan, but porosity and inclusion analysis on additive manufacturing is something we are quite versed in.

What is the maximum part size your CT scanner can accommodate?

~30” tall x 24” wide or ~800mm by 615mm

What is the minimum feature size or resolution your CT system can reliably detect?

The smallest feature size range we can reliably detect between our 2 machines is 15-21µm. Which is 3x our smallest voxel size

Does radiation from the CT scan risk corrupting or erasing data stored on electronic components (EEPROM, flash memory) inside an assembly?

There is a small risk when scanning memory devices because CT scanners use ionizing X-ray radiation. The level of risk increases with longer scan times and higher X-ray power settings. However, studies have shown that the exposure required to cause significant, unrecoverable damage is substantially greater than the scan durations and settings typically used by NPC.

Case Studies

Colormap of CT scan data within VG software

Challenge:

A major consumer product company struggles to develop, approve, and launch multiple high-level cavitation molds for high-volume production & global distribution.

Solution:

Computed tomography and value-add services from Nel PreTech.

Results:

Client saves $1 million in direct cost and gains $60 million in cash flow four months sooner.

The Scoop: Product development & launch expedited with industrial CT scanning of new tooling.

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Industrial CT scanning services allows analysis of hidden elements

Challenge:

Major grill manufacturer reaches out with malfunctioning glow plugs.

Solution:

Industrial CT scanning (x-ray material testing) provides digital 3D x-ray images of internal components of the glow plug & finds a wire break inside the heating device.

Results:

Client is able to investigate the root cause of the glow plug failure and fix the problem.

Grillers Rejoice: Pellet grills saved by industrial CT scanning.

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Blue light scan of an automotive door handle

Challenge:

Global OEM medical device company needs help developing and launching drug delivery pumps.

Solution:

CT scanning and value-add services create a turnkey solution to give the client a competitive advantage.

Results:

20 new tools in 20 weeks.

A Medical Miracle: Drug delivery pumps developed and launched in record time with 3D scanning services.

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What is Industrial CT Scanning?

Industrial Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, just like the medical CT for human use, is the process of gathering 2D x-ray slice images and compiling them into a full internal and external 3D digital data set. The data is then used to solve problems or validate product.

Just to be clear, there are perhaps upwards of 50 different x-ray techniques for various uses, most of which are not commercially deployed or available. For your purposes, we are talking about Computed Tomography scanning industrial products. This is sometimes referred to as x-ray material testing.
The object is placed on a rotary stage with a cone beam, low energy x-ray source which projects a beam of x-rays onto the sample object. A flat panel, x-ray detector on the opposite side of the source collects the data. The data can then be exported into specialized software developed for a multitude of analysis capabilities.

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Industrial CT Scanning Services: See The Unseen

Understand hidden details in seconds - ISO/IEC 17025 accredited, non-destructive, X-ray based CT inspection

Industrial Computed Tomography Scanning That Will:

Give Visibility to the Unseen

Shorten Development Time

Believe in the Data

Get A No-Obligation Quote to fully SEE Any Product

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Delivering the Exact Industrial Computed Tomography (CT) Scanning Services Your Project Requires

Faster, Easier, & More In-depth CT Scans to Get You Answers When You Need Them

Our Industrial Computed Tomography Scanning is Industry Leading, But it Takes More Than Just a Scan:

Industrial CT Scanning Expertise Across ALL Industries

Serving more than 3,000 clients in a diverse mix of industries.

Medical Devices

Automotive

Aerospace

Consumer Products

Traditional Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

Defense

Equipment & Expertise Make The Difference

Cutting-Edge Equipment

Multidisciplinary Team

Accreditation

FAQ: CT Capability Explainer

Can you CT scan a metal part and generate a CAD model that captures complex internal geometry?

Can you detect microscale pores, cracks, or voids in metal samples and provide 3D defect analysis?

Can your micro-CT detect density-differential features— such as air bubbles or voids—within a fluid-impregnated part?

Can you CT scan thick-walled injection-molded parts with embedded metal inserts (e.g., copper, brass) and detect gaps as small as 0.1 mm?

Can you CT scan an ultrasonically-welded sealed device without physically opening or cutting it?

Can you use CT to compare a known-good part against a potentially defective one to identify the root cause?

Can you scan an additive-manufactured (3D-printed) part in-process or post-build to validate internal quality and porosity?

What is the maximum part size your CT scanner can accommodate?

What is the minimum feature size or resolution your CT system can reliably detect?

Does radiation from the CT scan risk corrupting or erasing data stored on electronic components (EEPROM, flash memory) inside an assembly?

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Case Studies

Challenge:

Solution:

Results:

The Scoop: Product development & launch expedited with industrial CT scanning of new tooling.

Challenge:

Solution:

Results:

Grillers Rejoice: Pellet grills saved by industrial CT scanning.

Challenge:

Solution:

Results:

A Medical Miracle: Drug delivery pumps developed and launched in record time with 3D scanning services.

What is Industrial CT Scanning?

Industrial Computed Tomography (CT) scanning, just like the medical CT for human use, is the process of gathering 2D x-ray slice images and compiling them into a full internal and external 3D digital data set. The data is then used to solve problems or validate product.

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