The Sempre Group introduces new CT scanning services

Industrial metrology supplier The Sempre Group has announced it now offers CT systems as well as industrial CT scanning and data analysis services from its Ireland office.

Traditionally, to fully inspect entire components and assemblies, manufacturers often require multiple systems. Even if they are scanned, manufacturers can struggle to retrieve the necessary insights to improve their production process.

The new system and service allows manufacturers to see both internal and external features of their component, with applications including GD&T, defect analysis and Part-to-CAD comparison.

While manufacturers can purchase costly CT scanners in the UK and Ireland, users are left to analyse their own data, which can be challenging without the necessary visualisations. Incorrectly analysing results can have a negative impact on productivity, particularly in highly regulated industries, including the medical device sector. To help customers improve scanning efficiency and improve data analysis, The Sempre Group has introduced the RX Solutions EasyTom to its Dublin site.

Jason McGlynn, commercial manager of The Sempre Group, said: “The gap in the market is efficiency — often manufacturers need multiple systems to measure a component completely, and sometimes it can take as long as five days to measure things like plastic injected moulded parts. The new EasyTom enables us to introduce an all-in-one solution. All we need to do is put the customer’s part in the scanner and after only one hour, we can tell them everything they need to know.

“Visualisation is important and is something that we already offer with many of our measurement systems. We can help manufacturers gain a better understanding of the internal working and quality of their parts by showing them as 3D models. We then give them a report with all the data included so they can act on it accordingly."

The Sempre Group now offers services that include failure investigation. Engineers will take a CT scan to create a cross sectional plane of the component, allowing the customer to select a slice and measure the internal geometry, gaining a clear overview of the component’s internal quality. Each slice can be analysed without damaging the external component, giving the manufacturer oversight of the component’s build quality.

The Sempre Group also offers CAD comparison, which compares the component’s scan dataset with a CAD model supplied by the customer. Engineers will compare the component on alignment to the model, with colour-coded results clearly showing where the part deviates. Part-to-CAD comparison can highlight any differences that have occurred between components when manufactured in different locations or using different processes or tool cavities. Comparison processes show manufacturers any slight changes in quality, allowing them to pre-emptively recalibrate or service machinery that is out of tolerance.