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Textile fiber inspection by X-ray Computed Tomography (CT)

by Morgane on 19 Jul 2022 at 13h56
Innovation has been at the core of the textile industry, since the beginning. Always looking for innovative ways to produce and create new fibres and manufacturing processes, X-ray CT as a 3D NDT technology go along with these developments giving precious insights.

For a long time, the textile sector was the first to embrace the industrial revolution, and many world economies relied on its evolution for political power. This innovation-driven sector for the textile industry and garment industry’s long-term growth. The scientific and technological progress made during this time period is unrivalled. The importance of textile universities and research institutes in the invention process is highlighted.
 
Textiles are products made from fiber, filaments, yarn, or thread, and can be technical or conventional depending on their intended use. Technical textiles are manufactured for a specific function. Conventional textiles are made for aesthetics first, but they can also embed functions for specific applications (resistance to corrosive products, fire...).
 
Textile fiber analysis

X-ray CT, to see the inaccessible

The textile industry is always looking for new ways to create and produce innovative textile fibers and innovant processes to sew different types of fibers. X-ray CT, as a non-destructive technology enabling the direct visualization of structures inaccessible to the eyes help to understand the fibers behaviour. Each fiber can be individually segmented.
 
From a technical point of view, simulation can be performed on the scanning results to virtualy represent an air flow between the mesh for example.

From full-scale inspection to Region Of Interests (ROI) scans.

RX Solutions manufactures high-end CT systems with always in mind the idea to get the best image quality. High-resolution is our core competence at RX Solutions. Our X-ray CT systems are able to scan at various levels of resolutions, from few hundreds of microns to few hundreds of nanometers ; within the same cabinet. A single X-ray CT systems for a broad range of applications.
 
 

 
 
 

Segmentation

Magnification on two braiding areas, with a segmentation by density to distinguish the different fibres.

Individualization

Segmentation & fibers individualization.

Individualization & X-ray slice

Fibers individualized with an X-ray slice on the 3D rendering.

Segmentation

Magnification on two braiding areas, with a segmentation by density to distinguish the different fibres.

Individualization

Segmentation & fibers individualization.

Individualization & X-ray slice

Fibers individualized with an X-ray slice on the 3D rendering.

  

- Look into your parts in a non-destructive way
 
- Multi-scale CT system able to scan complete parts as well as zooming on a particular area of the sample.
 
- Enhance multi-materials scans
 
- Results are easily understandable as they are a vision of the reality – not a graph, a curve or a statistical tab. X-ray CT is a visual technology.
 
- Geometry and material analyses
 
- A sustainable technology, avoiding destroying a sample and letting the ability to release the sample that has been inspected on the market
 
 X-ray CT is a nondestructive evaluation technique that can generate detailed internal and external views of the full 3D microstructure, without the need for disassembling. X-ray CT is the best technology to get a fast, non-destructive and detailed examination of the internal and external structures or of an industrial component or assembly.
 
 
Discover our CT portfolio, with advanced CT systems and software adapted to your needs.
 

Our innovative X-ray CT solutions are suitable for product development, turning ideas into reality from brainstorming to the actual product ready for manufacturing. User-driven improvements are the core of our business, offering you optimal solutions with the right and powerful interface & components.
 
For a better understanding of X-ray CT, check our blog or contact an expert at www.rx-solutions.com
 
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