Industrial computed tomography (CT) scanning and data analysis are most often used by manufacturers to inspect final products. This is done in batches, randomly, or at set junctures that serve statistical analyses or simple pass/fail standards. The technology also has an important role in R&D and prototyping for verifying the interior, metallurgical quality of a part ahead of locking down a process or a challenging geometry.
Limiting CT analysis to just series and final spot-inspection overlooks profound, additional contributions that its associated software can make as a powerful, end-to-end, multi-disciplinary collaboration aid—interconnecting design and manufacturing and even field-service forensics with valuable quality and part-specification data.