The German BAM is revolutionizing the quality assurance in additive manufacturing (AM) within the initiative QI-Digital. From metal powder to non-destructive testing with X-ray technology, every step of the production chain is digitally mapped, to manufacture components with consistent quality. The MesoFocus 450 X-ray tube plays a crucial role in helping to achieve this goal. Learn more about BAM's project and the future of quality assurance in additive manufacturing.

This focus topic explores the challenges and limitations of conventional X-ray tube technologies in providing cost-efficient quality control for battery inspection, for complex casts in the automotive industry, or for large and additively manufactured parts in aerospace.

Lithium-ion batteries are an integral part of our daily lives. You may not see one very often, but they are used in a variety of products, such as electric cars, cellphones and power tools. As the need for more lithium-ion batteries is increasing rapidly, giant production facilities (a.k.a Gigafactories) are being built around the globe to keep up with this demand. X-ray inspection is a crucial step in the production line of lithium-ion batteries, as faulty batteries can become very dangerous. By conducting a thorough inspection, one can ensure that the batteries will be safe to use, which is why X-ray inspection systems are such an important tool in the battery industry.

The best innovation of the canton of Fribourg - that's MesoFocus! Not only the customers are enthusiastic about the new X-ray technology, but also the Canton of Fribourg recognizes MesoFocus as an innovation with big potential creating true value in X-Ray inspection.

Every two years, the Canton of Fribourg awards the Innovation Prize to companies and start-ups to reward their innovative inventions and to make them known in the canton and beyond. This year, Comet X-ray is among the top three companies with its new MesoFocus technology!

It delivers performance and enables high throughput without sacrificing spatial resolution or field of view - and power, performance, speed, Six Sigma production, and predictive maintenance are just some of the benefits you can experience. Read about the MesoFocus series in "MesoFocus applications" below - or on the website product pages.