Lower-Cost CT Scanner For Smaller Molding Shops

摘要

The use of CT (computed tomography) scanning to measure and inspect plastic parts has drawn increasing interest among injection molders, yet has been hampered by very high cost ($500K-750K). Now, a lower-cost unit has been introduced by Werth, Inc., Saybrook, Conn., which has been a pioneer in industrial 360° CT scanning since 2005. The new TomoScope XS, which will make its debut at NPE2018 (booth S30079), is aimed at small to medium-size molding shops, with a starting price of about $200,000, weight of 1800 lb (a fraction of some previous units), and a compact footprint of 51.2 in. wide x 53.9 in. high x 22.9 in. deep. It boasts features found in much larger units, including an x-ray sensor with resolution of 2940 x 2304 (5 in. diam. x 3.85 in. high). It can perform rapid measurements at high resolution.