Imec spin-off Deltaray has introduced a quality control technology called  ‘Accelerated 3D XRAY’.

The technology allows manufacturers to inspect products for possible defects up to 100 times faster and with a much finer granularity (up to 50 microns).

This speed enables total quality control, as every manufactured item is internally checked in a fully automated way. The spin-off’s initial focus is on the medical devices, pharmaceutical and automotive industries.

“Our Accelerated 3D XRAY portfolio sets a new quality control standard for companies that want to deliver zero-defect products,” says Deltaray CEO Dirk  Hamelinck. “it detects production errors ten to a hundred times faster than existing computed tomography (CT) systems. And it accommodates a much finer granularity, measuring defects with an accuracy of up to 50 microns. Our initial focus is on the medical devices, pharmaceutical and automotive industries, enabling manufacturers to inspect complex and high-tech products such as syringes, implants, (petrol) pumps much more efficiently.”

The Deltaray technology was developed within VisionLab, an Imec research group at Antwerp University.