Apr 18
Please see our latest brochure aimed at the manufacturing sector: CT technology is very useful for the analysis of metal castings and also works well for plastic components to check for porosity, defects, and check if certain component walls are thick enough or within design tolerances. Besides defect detection, CAD to part comparisons can be done …
Mar 27
The age old art of Damascus steel knife making is still practiced today, this specialized method is used to create beautiful patterned steel by folding the steel during the forging process. Learn more about this art at these links: Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damascus_steel Modern Damascus steel knife making video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3nojb-gFH4 Cheaper imitations are also available and use …
Mar 27
A South African electronics manufacturer scanned a couple of objects as a proof of concept at our facility. Some of the resulting images are shown below, with some animations also. These show, amongst other things – the sphericity of balls in ball grid arrays (in a board with varios BGAs), the contact spaces between contact pads of an …
Mar 18
This is an example of Wits Reef Gold – the CT slice images with different contrast settings show the location of gold particles shown in red within quartz conglomerate. Also see a 3D rotation movie of the sample made semi-transparent, click here: Wits reef gold
Mar 11
We are now taking orders for a Limited Edition 3D replica of the inside of a bird mummy. The model is shown below in an image and animation. The actual replica is 3D printed in a polymer plastic material (white). It contains amazing detail down to 100 microns and comes with a booklet explaining the …
Feb 18
This is a wasp found in Stellenbosch and sprayed with industrial insect spray. It seems there are dense particles all over the surface of the wasp, which could be due to the insect spray. Click here for the semi-transparent rotation movie: wasp rotation
Feb 05
Jan 31
The first South African national CT conference is planned for September this year! It is collaboratively organized by the 3 NRF-funded CT scan facilities in South Africa, with the first one this year being hosted by NECSA, near Pretoria. This is an awesome opportunity for students, researchers and commercial users of CT technology to share …
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