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Film. The benefits of a small focal spot
June 26, 2023 | David Campos
This focus topic explores the benefits of using a smaller focal spot in X-ray technology. By reducing the size of the focal spot, geometrical un-sharpness is minimized, resulting in a sharper image with improved detail detectability.
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Interview with Sigrid Antonsen, Product Engineer NDT at Holger Hartmann
February 10, 2026 | David Campos
In Scandinavia, trust is built quietly. It develops through steady follow-up, clear communication, and showing up when it matters. In the NDT field, this is not a cultural detail but a practical necessity: inspections are often carried out under demanding conditions, where downtime is costly, and delays ripple through entire operations.
Read moreInspection on Iceland - an Interview with Harald
January 20, 2026 | David Campos
Industrial inspections in Iceland‘s rugged terrain present unique challenges like remote locations, extreme weather, and demanding infrastructure. For Haraldur Baldursson, founder of HB Technology Services ehf., ensuring reliability and efficiency in X-ray inspections isn‘t just about precision - it‘s about survival.
Read moreHere’s how BLOX transforms early signals into planned actions that protect tube performance.
January 09, 2026
Every unplanned maintenance story begins the same way: a system running, a sudden stop, and a rush to respond. When the production line goes down, attention turns to the problem rather than the process. You fix what’s broken, restart the system, and move on, until it happens again. This pattern, called the reactive cycle, keeps companies stuck at the bottom of the performance curve. In the reactive circle, maintenance is driven by events rather than planning. Failures trigger actions, not insight. Engineers spend valuable hours troubleshooting instead of improving systems. And each loop, repair, restart, repeat, feels productive but leads nowhere. The more reactive you become, the less control you have over uptime, cost, and predictability.
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