X-ray Microscopy and Imaging
CT-PORTABLE
A portable, easy-to-handle CT system
Recently the computed tomography (CT) became more and more important as a non-destructive ins-pection method for the industry. CT provides a fast visualization of a threedimensional volume model of the outer and inner structure of an object that can be interpreted even by laymen. However, up to now the acquisition costs and the relatively complicated operation often prevented a widespread adoption of computed tomography systems.
In order to approach these problems the Fraunhofer Development Center X‑Ray Technology EZRT developed CTportable, a mobile, compact tabletop system for the inspection of small objects made of plastics, textiles, ceramics, light metal, biological materials and the like.
The smallest mobile CT system worldwide
With its dimensions of approx. 350 x 300 x 230 mm (l x w x h) the space requirement of the CT system is minimal, moreover the low weight of approx. 20 kg ensures maximum mobility. Thus the CTportable is the smallest and lightest CT system in its market segment at present. These features enable the user to apply the system flexibly at any location without the necessity of transporting the samples or components to a laboratory.
Application fields
CTportable is especially suitable for demonstration purposes as well as for mobile services or an application in arbitrary laboratories. The CT system can not only be utilized by universities or research institutions in the fields of e.g. biology, geology and archaeology, but also by the industry, especially for the nondestructive testing for quality assurance in the areas of electrics, plastics, textiles and ceramics. The range of applications also includes rapid prototyping.
Features:
- High image quality
- High dynamic range
- Basis materials analysis, Dual Energy CT
- Extended field of view function
- Helical CT for avoiding Feldkamp artifacts
- Isotropic resolution in all layers
- Highly accurate dimensional measurement
- Plug&Play via USB connection
- Large windows for demonstrations
- Ergonomic design, easy to handle
- Compact and light design for easy transport
- Application-adapted variants
- Fully shielded system
CT-MINI
CT-MINI, – the Original- , with minimal space requirement, inspecting plastics, ceramics, and metals. This 3D-CT, from ProCon X‑Ray GmbH “performs as laboratory micro CT by excellent CT results in real-time”, comment of Norman Schott, our Applications Specialist.
The room-saving CT-MINI can be equipped with micro-focus X‑ray tubes from 90 kV up to 130 kV, depending on specific customer requirements. The focus-detector distance can be adjusted to optimize the contrast.
A range of flat panel detectors is available, to adapt customer´s requirement. A sliding door opens wide in order to easily mount the specimen up to 200 mm onto the rotation table. The horizontal oriented X‑ray beam helps to avoid gravity effects during scanning.
The CT-MINI system is ideal for nondestructive testing (NDT), materials analysis, rapid prototyping, and because of its fast on-line reconstruction capable for a production guided process control.
Features
- Industrial X‑ray Computed Tomography (CT)
- 3D volume CT
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) – 2D and 3D
- Quality control independent of material
- Defect recognition (voids, cracks, …)
- Contactless metrology
- CT reconstruction in real-time
- Easy operation
- Radiation safety better than 1 µSv/h
- Desktop system
- Mobile deployable
- Datasheet
CT-XPRESS
The latest Systemgeneration by ProCon X‑Ray GmbH is perfectly coordinated to the requirements in your dental laboratory. Dental impressions and Implants can be scaned fast and precise. The results build the template for 3D Printers and milling machines.
The CT-XPRESS is equipped with a high productive 65W X‑ray tube and a high-resolution flat panel detector. The precision rotary table can be positioned between the tube and the detector as required for the needed magnification.
Features
- Laboratory X‑ray Computed Tomography (CT)
- 3D volume CT
- Optimized scan-time
- Easy operation
- Radiation safety better than 1μSv/h
- Mobile deployable
- CT reconstruction in real-time
- Ring artefact suppression
- Easy operation
- Radiation safety better than 1 µSv/h
- Desktop system
CT-COMPACT
CT-COMPACT, the most versatile desktop system for 3D-CT requirements. “we enable the CT-COMPACT, performing as the most flexible micro CT system on a bench” Joachim Gudat, the founder and CEO of ProCon X‑Ray GmbH, says, during the companies 10th anniversary
The space-saving CT-COMPACT can be equipped with micro-focus X‑ray tubes capable of operation up to 160 kV, depending on specific customer requirements. The focus-detector distance can be adjusted to optimize the contrast.
A range of flat panel detectors is available, enabling the highest magnification. Due to the horizontally oriented X‑ray beam, the CT scan remains uninfluenced by gravity.
The CT-COMPACT system is ideal for nondestructive testing, materials analysis, metrology and, rapid prototyping. Due to our cabinet temperature concept the CT-COMPACT holds the certificate of proven measurement uncertainty, by Q‑DAS.
Features
- Industrial X‑ray Computed Tomography (CT)
- 3D volume CT
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) – 2D and 3D
- Quality control independent of material
- Defect recognition (voids, cracks, …)
- Contactless metrology
- CT reconstruction in real-time
- Ring artefact suppression
- Easy operation
- Radiation safety better than 1 µSv/h
- Desktop system
CT-METRO
The CT-METRO represents the next member of ProCon X‑Ray´s CT product-line.
Target Applications
The high-power 160 kV tube and the 3k x 3k flat panel detector with high gray level dynamic, determine the wide area of applications.
Non-destructive Testing
Parts up to 300 mm Diameter and up to 400 mm height as well as Materials like Aluminium Alloys, Plastics, Steel, Titanium, Elastomere, Ceramics, 2k, New Materials, can be analysed, measured, segmented.
Metrology
CAD comparison, as well as rapid prototyping are performed with highest geometric precision. Easy to use software performs by CLICK&MEASURE automated best fit functions in some seconds. Re-Qualification process as well as first time acceptance for medical plastic components are main applications for CT-METRO.
Reconstruction Software
The solid mechanical design is supported by software through automatic alignment routines the operator can start at any time.
Features
- Industrial X‑ray Computed Tomography (CT)
- 3D volume CT
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) – 2D and 3D
- Quality control independent of material
- Defect recognition (voids, cracks, …)
- Contactless metrology
- CT reconstruction in real-time
- Ring artefact suppression
- Easy operation
- Radiation safety better than 1 µSv/h
- Desktop system
CT-ALPHA
The CT-ALPHA system meets the most stringent demands in CT X‑ray. With this Computed Tomography system, ProCon X‑ray GmbH offers the highest possible flexibility for individual customer requirements.
This space-saving system can be equipped with different X‑ray powers, from 160kV for nanometer resolution through 225 kV, 320 Watts to the highest power of 450 kV, 1500 Watts.
The variable focus-detector distance permits maximum contrast. As an option, the CT-ALPHA offers the Helix-Scan technique for longer objects as well as for the best avoidance of volume CT artefacts for optimum results in dimensional measurement.
Very large geometric magnifications permit real-time reconstructions in the submicron range. The CT-ALPHA system is ideal for non-destructive testing, materials investigations and, in particular, dimensional measurements of internal structures, undercuts and free form surfaces.
Features
- Industrial X‑ray Computed Tomography (CT)
- 3D volume CT
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) – 2D and 3D
- Quality control independent of material
- Defect recognition (voids, cracks, …)
- Contactless metrology
- CT reconstruction in real-time
- Ring artefact suppression
- Helix CT
- Easy operation
- Radiation safety better than 1 µSv/h
- Datasheet
CT-ALPHA nanotube
The system is combining the latest state-of-the-art components for highest resolution!
One main component of the system is Excillum’s high performance X‑ray source NanoTube N2, a up to 110 kV X‑ray tube with latest tungsten-diamond transmission target technology, automatic e‑beam focusing and astigmatism correction, ensuring that the smallest possible, truly round X‑ray spot is achieved.
The second main component is the photon counting X‑ray detector from DECTRIS. This detector enables an optimum signal-to-noise ratio due to zero readout noise and zero dark current. Moreover, dual energy discrimination enables digital spectrum adjustment.
Two separate manipulation systems allow a very precise detector and sample positioning. A high-precision air bearing rotary stage delivers a well-defined sample rotation, mounted on top of a linear position system with 3 DOFs. A separate manipulation (2 DOFs) system on top of the rotation stage is installed for automatic adjusting the sample position in the center of the rotation.
Features
- MIN. VOXEL SAMPLING 50 NM
- SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF 150 NM
- PHOTON COUNTING DETECTOR
- VARIABLE FIELD OF VIEW
- AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT
- STATE-OF-THE-ART RECONSTRUCTION
CT-NANO
The CT-NANO is a fully operating scanning electron microscope with capabilities of Nano-CT measurements on specimen like light-metal-alloys and fiber composites. It delivers Voxel-sizes in ranges from 30 nm to 10 μm, a geometrical magnification up to 50nm (FWHM) and a maximum photon energy of 30 keV. An EDS-Detector provides an additional correlation between XRF signal of specimen and reconstructed volume of the CT-NANO.
CT-NANO has the best resolution avaible at the market at this energy level, which allowes to inspect materials or sructures which were not even possible before.
Features
- X‑ray Computed Tomography (nanoCT)
- Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- Digital Radiography (DR)
- Energy-Dispersive X‑ray spectroscopy (EDX)
- 3D volume CT
- Non-destructive testing (NDT) – 2D and 3D
- Quality control independent of material
- Defect recognition (voids, cracks, …)
- Radiation safety better than 1 µSv/h
Oil & Gas
Find our large range of our running CT-OIL&GAS systems in a quick overview.
Of course we can build any system to your requirements!
Rock, Oil&Gas CT Family |
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CT-SYSTEM |
CT-METRO300 |
CT-COMPACT600 |
CT-ALPHA300 |
CT-ALPHA600 |
CT-ALPHA1500 |
CT-PORTAL2000 |
CT-PORTAL3000 |
Core Dimensions max |
300 x 300 |
50 x 600 |
300 x 300 |
150 x 600 |
150 x 1500 |
200 x 2000 |
200 x 3000 |
Type of rotation |
core |
core |
core |
core |
core |
system |
system |
X‑Ray tube [kV] |
160 sealed |
130 sealed |
160 pumped |
190 open Opt. 225 power |
240 pumped Opt. 225 power |
240 pumped Opt. any other |
240 pumped Opt. any other |
Detector active Area [mm] Pixel-pitch [µm] |
CMOS 300x240 75 Opt. sub-micron |
CMOS 150x120 75 |
CMOS 300x240 75 Opt. sub-micron |
Amorph-Silicon 250x200 127 |
Amorph-Silicon 420x420 139 Opt.any other |
Amorph-Silicon 420x420 139 Opt.any other |
Amorph-Silicon 420x420 139 Opt.any other |
HELIX [mm] |
300 |
600 |
300 |
600 |
1500 |
2000 |
3000 |
Motorized axes |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
System footprint [mm] |
2200 x 1000 |
2000 x 800 |
2000 x 900 |
2200 x 900 |
2400 x 1500 |
2200 x 2200 |
2200 x 2200 |
System height [mm] |
1600 |
1600 |
1600 |
2200 |
2700 |
2500 |
5600 |
System weight [kg] |
720 |
500 |
2300 |
3200 |
5000 |
12000 |
15000 |
Flow unit option |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
yes |
Refurbished Systems
We allways have some used CT-Systems to sell.
Of course they are all refurbished by us and will work with the same reliability you know from PXR.
If you are interested in a used system – just contact us!