The system with a resolution of up to 4 µm has been put into operation at UEC’s Additive Manufacturing Center

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Additive Manufacturing Center included in United Engine Corporation has put into operation a domestically made X-ray computed tomography scanner. The system will be used for quality control of aircraft engine components with dimensions up to 1.5 m and a weight up to 100 kg. 

The new domestic CT scanner is used to detect and analyze internal bulk defects in metal products. It also records external flaws that are hard to detect by visual inspection. In addition, the system can be used for dimensional inspection of internal components and bores of work pieces, and for 3D modeling of objects to facilitate future back engineering. 

“The unique Russian-made X-ray computed tomography scanner is the key acquisition of our laboratory. Due to its resolution of up to 4 µm, pores, foreign inclusions and cracks invisible to the human eye may be detected. The scanner inspects large components whose size is up to 1.5 m and weight is up to 100 kg. The X-ray computed tomography scanning technique brings the final product inspection to the next level,” said Aleksey Mazalov, General Director of Additive Manufacturing Center.