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CT scans of batteries
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Re: CT scans of batteries
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
Anyone know what energy the x-ray source is in their system? Seems really well designed, but if it doesn't have energy energy to penetrate the devices we need to scan, none of that will matter.
They don't mention anything on their website, but I guess - from looking at their machine - that they use an x-ray source which goes to the range of 150kV, since they also show larger items with more metal volume being scanned. *source: I work with two of the machines here: https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/microscopes... (and one more from Bruker which is so old that they don't show it on their websit…
I need a 225 kV (or higher) system with good 3D tomography. Any idea what the most cost effective option is?
Re: CT scans of batteries
#73Earlier quoted context omitted.
They don't mention anything on their website, but I guess - from looking at their machine - that they use an x-ray source which goes to the range of 150kV, since they also show larger items with more metal volume being scanned. *source: I work with two of the machines here: https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/microscopes... (and one more from Bruker which is so old that they don't show it on their websit…
I need a 225 kV (or higher) system with good 3D tomography. Any idea what the most cost effective option is?
What is 'good' tomography?
High resolution, fast scanning or only imaging a certain kind of samples?
I presume you're not scanning biological material with such a high acceleration voltage, so I'd look into NDT systems from https://www.nikonmetrology.com/en-us/x-ray-ct or https://www.zeiss.com/microscopy/en/products/x-ray-microscop...
Re: CT scans of batteries
#74Earlier quoted context omitted.
I need a 225 kV (or higher) system with good 3D tomography. Any idea what the most cost effective option is?
What is 'good' tomography? High resolution, fast scanning or only imaging a certain kind of samples? I presume you're not scanning biological material with such a high acceleration voltage, so I'd look into NDT systems from https://www.nikonmetrology.com/en-us/x-ray-ct or https://www.zeiss.com/microscopy/en/products/x-ray-microscop...
Good tomography meant that we get useful solid models in a form that is easy to interact with and pull numeric dimensional data from. Is the software separate from the hardware, or coupled?
Good resolution is also important. Say I want to analyze something the size of a can of soup and get to tens of microns resolution.
Zeiss and Nikon are not cheap options. Is anyone out there bringing the cost down?
Re: CT scans of batteries
#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
What is 'good' tomography? High resolution, fast scanning or only imaging a certain kind of samples? I presume you're not scanning biological material with such a high acceleration voltage, so I'd look into NDT systems from https://www.nikonmetrology.com/en-us/x-ray-ct or https://www.zeiss.com/microscopy/en/products/x-ray-microscop...
Good tomography meant that we get useful solid models in a form that is easy to interact with and pull numeric dimensional data from. Is the software separate from the hardware, or coupled? Good resolution is also important. Say I want to analyze something the size of a can of soup and get to tens of microns resolution. Zeiss and Nikon are not cheap options. Is anyone out there bringing the cost down?
> Is the software separate from the hardware, or coupled?
Usually bundled for the user, but can be completely separated.
> Good resolution is also important. Say I want to analyze something the size of a can of soup and get to tens of microns resolution.
The Bruker machine I use can do ~15 cm diameter samples at ~40 um voxel size, so that’s something that should be possible with any machines.
> Bringing cost down
MicroCT machines are not cheap, but - as I’ve seen from our buying process - all in the same ballpark. You might not need your own machine, but use a ‘supplier’ for CT Scans in a case-to-case basis.
Re: CT scans of batteries
#76Earlier quoted context omitted.
They don't mention anything on their website, but I guess - from looking at their machine - that they use an x-ray source which goes to the range of 150kV, since they also show larger items with more metal volume being scanned. *source: I work with two of the machines here: https://www.bruker.com/en/products-and-solutions/microscopes... (and one more from Bruker which is so old that they don't show it on their websit…
I need a 225 kV (or higher) system with good 3D tomography. Any idea what the most cost effective option is?
What do you want to scan?