Freudenberg Research makes CT scans available to clients

ERJ staff report (DS)

Weinheim, Germany -- Freudenberg Forschungsdienste (Freudenberg Research Services) has started using a computed tomography (CT) scanning unit.

Computed tomography, which was developed on the basis of X-ray technology, provides X-ray images from a variety of angles, thereby allowing for the creation of computer-assisted 3-D images. These 3-D images provide a perfect, faithful insight into the inside of the object being examined. Thanks to modern programs, these images can be viewed and analysed in a variety of different ways.

With the help of computed tomography images, Freudenberg checks whether material samples, prototypes, and initial sample components meet the stipulated specifications. These images can also be used to identify component damage and analyse its causes. To this end, components can be virtually "carved up" at any point.

Dstances, angles, radii, surface areas, or the volume of even the tiniest trapping of air can be exactly calculated.

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Press release from Freudenberg