EchoXRB
It’s like listening for the faintest echo.
Except with X-rays.
Many industries are facing challenges in NDT for composite materials. This becomes even more problematic when access to the structure is limited. We responded to this challenge by developing the EchoXRB.
This one-sided X-ray system enables inspection of cracks and defects through composite materials with access to only one side of the structure.
Our experts can of course help customers integrate conventional X-ray inspection systems i.e. with the structure positioned between detector and source, for bespoke applications. The EchoXRB is not a replacement for standard X-ray technique. Based on a precise implementation of backscatter techniques, it answers specific challenges in industry, such as the inspection of airplane wings or other large structures which are impossible with conventional X-ray.
EchoXRB
We designed and developed the EchoXRB to meet the need for inspection in challenging environments.
In standard X-ray setups, the X-ray source and the detector are on different sides of the object. The X-rays pass through the object before the signal is detected. EchoXRB enables a one-sided X-ray inspection set up with the source and detector on the same side of the object.
Measuring the scatter from the object instead means a lot less signal and the need for highly sophisticated algorithms. It’s a step-change more complex.
The EchoXRB backscatter system is precision engineered to capture backscatter signals. It delivers excellent performance in imaging and profilometry.
A next generation X-ray imaging system for inspection applications.
EchoXRB is a portable, robust, robot-mounted, customisable backscatter X-ray system providing imaging solutions not possible with conventional X-ray.
To download a copy of our free report on Factories of the Future featuring the EchoXRB, just send us a request by email.
SPECIFICATIONS
Single-sided operation
Tuneable irradiation energy
Compact form factor
Low noise imaging (CMOS)
High resolution (50µm pixel size)
Choice of scintillator to match application
Choice of collimators to match the application
Option with hermetically sealed enclosure
30cm x 20cm x 15cm
Total payload* <15kg
Industry standard Comet tube
Industry standard Gulmay generator
Up to 20m umbilical with gigabit ethernet, high voltage and cooling hoses
Single phase 220/240V operation (110V on request)
60mm x 60mm field of view (configurable)
1.5mm spatial resolution in profilometry mode
250µm spatial resolution in imaging mode
Deployment-specific graphical user interface
Gigabit ethernet industrial PC integration
Detection of cracks
Detection and localisation of holes in composite structures
Image through 20+ mm of CFRP and aluminium
Top-down (through structure), level imaging (through side wall) and bottom-up modes supported
The original brief was to detect millimetre depths of water and sludge in stainless steel pipes and vessels in a challenging and hazardous environment.
We designed the system to be robot-mounted for automation and accessibility.
The demonstrator was developed by prioritising lowest technical risk and fastest time to market using many off-the-shelf components. The system is now commercially available for use in places where conventional X-ray imaging is impossible.
