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摘要

German engineers have developed an advanced industrial X-ray system for checking the dimensions of machined components. The system — designed at the Fraunhofer Development Centre for X-ray technology near Nuremberg — uses a computed tomography (CT) scanner developed by German company ProCon X-Ray, which is marketing the device in mainland Europe. Specially-designed software by Fraunhofer engineers builds up highly accurate 3D X-ray images of a scanned component. Manufacturers traditionally use either destructive methods or optical or surface scanning techniques to check components, which as well as taking several hours also makes it difficult to inspect complex contours.