From 2D X-ray to inline CT.

Royma develops and builds industrial X-ray and computed tomography (CT) systems in six families. 2D X-ray systems inspect electronics, cells and flat parts in the line from a single projection. Planar CT separates the layers of boards and flat assemblies that a 2D image overlays. Horizontal CT is the laboratory geometry: the part rotates between a fixed source and detector, from a desktop micro CT to a room installation with a 1 to 9 MeV linear accelerator. Gantry CT turns that around: the part rests, and source and detector rotate around it, which suits long, heavy and clamping-sensitive parts and the production line. Inline CT inspects every part at line speed with an automatic pass or fail decision, and Laboratory CT groups every operator-loaded system with free scan set-up.

The part and the question decide the family. A sample in development or failure analysis goes to a Horizontal CT system; a flat board with joints hidden between its layers to Planar CT; a battery cell on the line to Inline CT; a module or a long workpiece to Gantry CT. The pages of each family say when to choose it; every machine page carries the released technical data, the applications and the articles in which the machine appears. Royma Europe scans customer parts before a system is specified, so the choice is made on the real part.