The International Trade Fair for Quality Assurance 'Control' took place for the 34th time - and was a great success: between May 3 and 6, 18,000 trade visitors came to the exhibition halls of the Stuttgart trade fair center and were offered a lot of new things.
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, over 600 exhibitors once again offered live and hands-on QA innovations. The further developments on show included artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and production-integrated inspection processes. New software solutions for the digitalization of the entire quality management process complement this.
IMS presented an end-to-end digital QM system ...
... based on the standard software IMS Premium, which presents processes and structures in a clear, rights-based and user-friendly way. Regardless of company size or sector, data can be systematically maintained and easily accessed. All organizational measures can be managed digitally in IMS Premium. This automatically increases the efficiency and effectiveness of the work performed.
The end-to-end digital, system-supported optimization options are almost limitless and range from general improvements in communication, customer satisfaction or employee motivation and training to industry-specific standards and laws as well as certifications (e.g. EFQM, IATF or ISO). Furthermore, a wide variety of areas such as quality, safety, industry specifications or standards and laws can be managed with one system.
The flexible, modular and role-specific software enables content to be easily recorded, published and distributed with individual processes by individual persons and organizational units. This potential can also be used to set up an integrated management system. The IMS Premium software is offered in the form of integrable solution packages to meet flexible company requirements. They are expandable, so that exactly the right tool is available at any time.
SQB - Steinbeis Qualitätssicherung und Bildverarbeitung GmbH ...
First presentation of the Qualileo from SQB... presented the new product Qualileo. It is a visual inspection system that compares sample objects, e.g. good parts, with test objects. All deviations compared to the taught-in sample object/good part are automatically recognized and marked in the image and an inspection decision/defect classification is displayed.
Qualileo is an intelligent system for automated industrial quality assurance in manufacturing and production processes as well as for final inspection with a modern design, live image with the highest resolution and zoom function, which is characterized, among other things, by
- lightning-fast teach-in of sample objects/good parts
- Comparison using a digital twin enables automatic recognition of the object to be inspected
- Marking of defects and deviations in the inspection image
- Automatic optimization of the lighting
- Intelligent and adaptive test software can automatically select the taught-in test samples (OK parts) for comparison based on the test object, load the corresponding test plan and thus enable very fast testing up to batch size 1
The system detects the smallest defects/deviations of up to 0.1mm² in a field of view of 400 x 300mm² and up to 0.01mm² in a field of view of 140 x 105mm². The labeling of components is also detected and data codes can be read.
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Viscom presented a selection of its latest microfocus X-ray tubes
Thanks to their great flexibility, a previously unattainable range of tasks can now be covered with one and the same X-ray source - from the inspection of small, delicate objects and time-optimized series inspections to the radiography of large and massive components. Thanks to the small focal spot diameters of the tubes, the highest resolutions are available if required. With particularly high acceleration voltages (up to 320kV), it is possible to achieve optimum penetration of solid objects whose material density or thickness is therefore no obstacle to optimum results.
New Viscom X-ray tubes
Constant operating parameters of the tubes over a very long period of time are achieved by automatically adjusting the filament heating to the operating conditions and readjusting the electron beam. The position of the focal spot on the target can also be adjusted. The high target power of the microfocus X-ray tubes ensures that detailed inspection results are provided quickly for 3D back calculations in computed tomography.
The required number of individual images corresponds to the ever-increasing computing power of the inspection solutions, in which the tubes are used in conjunction with state-of-the-art processors and software algorithms, so that, for example, exact layer images are available for corresponding analyses without unnecessary delays.
Viscom develops and manufactures transmission, direct beam and rod anode tubes for many different requirements and applications. Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) can use them to equip their computer tomographs and X-ray-based coordinate measuring systems, for example.
The X-ray and CT inspection system manufacturer Yxlon announced ...
... that it will change its name to Comet Yxlon in September 2022. The new brand underlines Yxlon's long-standing affiliation with Comet, a world-leading, innovative technology company focused on plasma and X-ray technology. The modern design of the new Comet Yxlon brand reflects the company's innovation and enthusiasm for solving customer challenges.
"The Comet Yxlon brand stands for decades of X-ray expertise and a passion for making new things possible - true to the motto "Led by experience. Driven by curiosity," says Kevin Crofton, CEO of the Comet Group and President a. i. of Yxlon. "With the rebranding, we are strengthening our presence and reaffirming our relevance to the Comet Group."
Yxlon's entrepreneurial roots go back to the discovery of X-rays by W. C. Röntgen in 1895 and the manufacture of the first X-ray tube by C. H.F. Müller in 1896. Based in Hamburg, Yxlon International GmbH has been part of the Swiss listed parent company Comet Holding AG since 2007, which unites a globally leading group of innovative technology divisions under one roof.
Waygate Technologies presented its premium products ...
plus 2022 06 0016... from the fields of industrial radiography and computed tomography (CT) as well as visual inspection and ultrasonic testing. This year's exhibition focus was on the micro CT system Phoenix V|tome|x M. The industry-leading system features the company's proprietary scatter reduction tool Scatter|correct and enables high-precision 3D measurement and analysis.
Waygate Technologies also presented state-of-the-art X-ray and CT inspection solutions for the electronics and battery industry, including a new system for inline inspection with micro-CT and, for the first time, with modern augmented reality/mixed reality (AR/MR) technology. Another highlight was the Phoenix Nanome|x, which is particularly suitable for use in electronics inspection. It combines high-resolution 2D X-ray technology, PlanarCT and 3D CT in one system and is specially designed for inspecting electronic components such as semiconductors, printed circuit boards and lithium-ion batteries.
It achieves a detail visibility of up to 200nm for brilliant analysis results and enables the inspection of even highly absorbent objects. The latest addition to Waygate Technologies' CT system range is the Phoenix Speed|scan HD, a high-speed micro CT system designed for the fully automated inspection of e.g. electronic parts and batteries. Speed|scan HD features a two-arm manipulator for fully automated robotic loading and a double airlock, enabling continuous operation 24/7.
The exhibition was rounded off by forum presentations (short talks) in which the innovations and their applications were explained. For example, Fraunhofer IPA provided information on the automatic optical inspection of printed circuit boards with ML (machine learning) as part of the "Event forum - trends in quality assurance - digitalization, automation and AI" lecture block. The next Control will take place from May 9 to 12, 2023.
