MesoFocus X-ray - A Breakthrough Technology and its Expanding Applications
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NDT Methods
| Tuesday, October 22, 2024 |
| 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| 209/210 - Technical Session |
Details
X-ray tube technology continues to advance in performance and scope of applications. One recent game-changing development is the MesoFocus x-ray tube. It is the first of its kind to effectively bridge the gap across the range provided by the open vacuum micro-focus and the closed vacuum mini-focus tubes, while operating in a closed vacuum design at up to 450kV. These features not only provide the opportunity to dramatically improve image quality in some applications, but also often reduce cycle times.
MesoFocus technology also stands out for being ideally suited to new emerging applications such as additive manufacturing in metals and battery manufacturing. 24/7 in-line and at-line operations can’t tolerate much for unscheduled maintenance. Being this technology is a closed tube architecture, it has the ability to provide 225kV and 450kV, lab-like micro-focus performance in a production environment without the downtime of open vacuum tubes.
When bridging the gap from Digital Radiography (DR) to Computed Tomography (CT) one needs to consider the maximum penetration length of a parts geometry. This is what drives the need for the 450kV. Even in the circuit card industry or evaluations of asymmetrical composite structures, where one may be using less than 150kv for the flat view, when it comes to penetrating through the edge views looking for lifted ball grid bonds or composite delaminations, 450kV in a micro-focus range of operation provides unmatched results. In this presentation we will discuss numerous real-world applications in the use of the MesoFocus tube and provide comparisons in performance to the previous technologies for both DR & CT in both image quality and speed. We will also provide details of the testing of the tube's focal spots and beam uniformity.
When bridging the gap from Digital Radiography (DR) to Computed Tomography (CT) one needs to consider the maximum penetration length of a parts geometry. This is what drives the need for the 450kV. Even in the circuit card industry or evaluations of asymmetrical composite structures, where one may be using less than 150kv for the flat view, when it comes to penetrating through the edge views looking for lifted ball grid bonds or composite delaminations, 450kV in a micro-focus range of operation provides unmatched results. In this presentation we will discuss numerous real-world applications in the use of the MesoFocus tube and provide comparisons in performance to the previous technologies for both DR & CT in both image quality and speed. We will also provide details of the testing of the tube's focal spots and beam uniformity.
Speaker
Sean Anderson
R&D Engineer
North Star Imaging (NSI)
MesoFocus X-ray - A Breakthrough Technology and its Expanding Applications
Presentation Description
X-ray tube technology continues to advance in performance and scope of applications. One recent game-changing development is the MesoFocus x-ray tube. It is the first of its kind to effectively bridge the gap across the range provided by the open vacuum micro-focus and the closed vacuum mini-focus tubes, while operating in a closed vacuum design at up to 450kV. These features not only provide the opportunity to dramatically improve image quality in some applications, but also often reduce cycle times.
MesoFocus technology also stands out for being ideally suited to new emerging applications such as additive manufacturing in metals and battery manufacturing. 24/7 in-line and at-line operations can’t tolerate much for unscheduled maintenance. Being this technology is a closed tube architecture, it has the ability to provide 225kV and 450kV, lab-like micro-focus performance in a production environment without the downtime of open vacuum tubes.
When bridging the gap from Digital Radiography (DR) to Computed Tomography (CT) one needs to consider the maximum penetration length of a parts geometry. This is what drives the need for the 450kV. Even in the circuit card industry or evaluations of asymmetrical composite structures, where one may be using less than 150kv for the flat view, when it comes to penetrating through the edge views looking for lifted ball grid bonds or composite delaminations, 450kV in a micro-focus range of operation provides unmatched results. In this presentation we will discuss numerous real-world applications in the use of the MesoFocus tube and provide comparisons in performance to the previous technologies for both DR & CT in both image quality and speed. We will also provide details of the testing of the tube's focal spots and beam uniformity.
MesoFocus technology also stands out for being ideally suited to new emerging applications such as additive manufacturing in metals and battery manufacturing. 24/7 in-line and at-line operations can’t tolerate much for unscheduled maintenance. Being this technology is a closed tube architecture, it has the ability to provide 225kV and 450kV, lab-like micro-focus performance in a production environment without the downtime of open vacuum tubes.
When bridging the gap from Digital Radiography (DR) to Computed Tomography (CT) one needs to consider the maximum penetration length of a parts geometry. This is what drives the need for the 450kV. Even in the circuit card industry or evaluations of asymmetrical composite structures, where one may be using less than 150kv for the flat view, when it comes to penetrating through the edge views looking for lifted ball grid bonds or composite delaminations, 450kV in a micro-focus range of operation provides unmatched results. In this presentation we will discuss numerous real-world applications in the use of the MesoFocus tube and provide comparisons in performance to the previous technologies for both DR & CT in both image quality and speed. We will also provide details of the testing of the tube's focal spots and beam uniformity.
Biography
Sean Anderson
Sean is an R&D Engineer at NSI with experience in systems integration and design of software and controls for x-ray systems. Sean is also responsible for evaluating the performance of the latest x-ray system hardware and technologies. Sean holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota - Duluth.
Rick Price
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