You know what medical CT is, but what about industrial CT? 🤔Learn how industrial CT works, its history, and the ways it can make manufacturing better and more efficient for engineers. 📈
Discover industrial CT here 💡:
The Lumafield Neptune scanner looks through objects with X-rays, getting a full picture of every feature–internal and external. It uploads these 2D X-rays to Lumafield’s powerful cloud software, which reconstructs them into a 3D model.
The biggest companies have been using CT scanning for decades, but it’s never been accessible–until now. While CT scanners used to cost $1M+, a Lumafield Neptune scanner costs just $3,000/month. Learn how you can empower your team with X-ray vision at .
Three big announcements from Lumafield today! We've raised a $35 million Series B, welcomed two new board members, and used AI to speed up our CT scanning process by 300X.
Our new rapid scanning brings CT to high-volume production lines. For the first time, it's easy and cost-effective to inspect 100% of your output with CT, finding invisible issues before they become big problems. See our high-speed demo at IMTS:
It was an honor to host
@donttrythis
,
@nchan
, and the
@testedcom
team at Lumafield! They're engineering heroes to many of us, and we love seeing them get into CT scanning. Jump into the comments and vote for what we should scan next!
Now that the rain in CA has let up, it's time to enjoy the sunshine. Before we threw the handy
@Sonos
Roam speaker into our bag for a day at the park, we put it in our CT scanner. 🧵
We CT scanned a rhinoceros beetle! Look inside to see its hollow horn, complex digestive tract, and wing structures. Explore the scan here by creating a free Voyager account!
Industrial CT vs. traditional inspection techniques 🔬
Discover how industrial CT beats traditional techniques such as visual inspection, coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), X-ray, and more with its unmatched level of precision + insight. 🧵
Take control of your supply chain by combining Lumafield's X-Ray CT technology and
@DesktopMetal
’s 3D printers. Visit us at RAPID + TCT in booth 2643 to see parts printed from scans, and learn more about our Supply Chain Resilience package here:
We CT scanned Apple's new AirPods Pro (2nd Generation). We found some clever refinements and a mysterious detail in the new lanyard eyelet. Here's an overview🧵
🔱 Introducing Triton: production-ready CT inspection.
Lumafield’s newest industrial CT system opens the door to rapid, automated, and high-volume scanning, freeing up engineers to spend more time innovating and less time troubleshooting.
CT has been out of reach for most production lines—until now. Lumafield's latest 300X speed increase brings the power of industrial CT to every factory floor.
Visit us at IMTS for a demo!
We’re introducing a new way to produce mission-critical parts: capture them on our Neptune X-ray CT scanner, then print them on a
@DesktopMetal
3D printer.
Visit us at RAPID + TCT in booth
#2643
, and learn more at .
The contents of this sealed electronics module from the 1960s were a mystery. Then
@Lumafield
let us use their X-ray CT scanner. This revealed the transistors, diodes, and other components packed inside. Let's take a closer look at this flip-flop module. 🧵
Here's a CT scan of a Giro bike helmet. The scan highlights its MIPS system, an inner harness that rotates inside the helmet to reduce the chance of brain injury in a crash. We also look at the helmet's adjustment ratchet.
More sports equipment scans:
Lumafield’s Voyager software runs in a browser, bringing the power of X-ray CT analysis to an unlimited number of collaborators, anywhere in the world. Collaborate in real time with bookmarks, comments, and custom views. Try it free:
Ever wondered how a
@Dyson
Airwrap works? We've looked inside one with our industrial CT scanner. Here's what we found. 🧵
(Or, skip the thread and read about it here: )
Adam Savage visited Lumafield to look inside a pair of exotic vacuum tubes: a photomultiplier and a high-voltage thyristor. Watch the video to learn how they work!
Here's a CT scan of a magnolia seed pod. We can remove the less-dense areas to see the stem fibers and the seeds themselves.
Explore this visualization and more in our Voyager software:
We CT scanned a SawStop before and after firing it! This is a device that can stop a spinning table saw blade in less than 5 milliseconds. Here’s what we found inside… 🧵1/14
Each stage of coffee roasting demonstrates how physical changes translate into flavor development. Our Microfocus Neptune provides valuable insights that roasters can apply to ensure consistency and that the unique origin characteristics shine through. 8/11
The average runner lands 55,000 to 65,000 steps during a marathon. Saucony is evolving the science of running to ensure their athletes get the most out of each one.
Read more about Saucony and their use of Lumafield CT scanning at
Presenting Scan of the Month: drug delivery. This is a CT scan of an EpiPen showing its needle, syringe full of epinephrine, and a very powerful spring. Go in depth here:
@ScanOfTheMonth
Lumafield wishes every engineer a happy
#ManufacturingDay
! 🎊We salute the incredible individuals and industries that drive innovation, create jobs, and build the foundation of our economy. 🏙️
Lumafield helped the Financial Times expose a new and fast-growing source of toxic electronic waste: disposable vape pens powered by large lithium-ion batteries that go straight to the landfill after just a couple days of use. 🧵
Learn why Tony Fadell is excited about CT scanning and see what it's able to show about the evolution of the iPod in this Fast Company interview by Harry McCracken!
What's for dinner tonight?
@AnovaCulinary
's Precision Cooker Nano for sous vide is easy to use and delivers perfect texture and flavor. Take a look at the hidden engineering behind the chef's secret... 🧵
It's Monday, and everyone needs their coffee to get the week started. Before popping a pod into our
@Nespresso
Essenza Mini, we popped the coffee maker into our CT scanner. 🧵
Here's a CT scan of an impact driver showing its battery pack, trigger assembly, control board, motor, and clutch assembly.
Explore this scan and more for free! Start here:
🎉1 year since Lumafield's emergence from stealth! Since then, we've grown exponentially, added amazing features, signed new clients, and built a cutting-edge facility. Proud to be transforming the design & manufacturing game!
#Lumafield
#CTscanning
#Manufacturing
#Innovation
Lumafield's Neptune CT scanner is designed to be part of your team's essential engineering toolkit. It offers an easy-to-use, AI-driven interface that lets anyone run scans.
Learn more about how Neptune can solve your everyday engineering challenges at .
We just got a Microfocus Neptune at our SF office which will give us incredible ultra-fine detail into these beans. Industrial CT is similar to medical CT: we take X-ray images from different angles and reconstruct them into a 3D model that we can then analyze in detail. 2/11
Atlas is a generative AI engine equipped with encyclopedic engineering knowledge. It's an advisor on everything from material choices to manufacturing processes. 🔍
With this launch, we’re also adding new capabilities to our Voyager analysis software!
We reach light roast when the bean is heated to 385°F, the “first crack”, an audible sound of the moisture evaporating. Cracks form in the endosperm while the chaff expands—now 20 microns wide. Now the bean is light brown due to the Maillard reaction, and flavors emerge. 4/11
As the roast reaches 435°F, the bean hits medium roast. The structure becomes even more porous as the exterior darkens further. The chaff gets thicker, now at 25 microns. Flavors emerge more prominently with caramelization and a balance of acidity and sweetness 😋 5/11
Lumafield's CT platform digitizes parts with X-rays, capturing both external and internal features in detail. Come see our Neptune CT scanner in person at
@RAPID_Event
today-Thursday! We will be at booth
#2643
.
The bean reaches “second crack” at 445°F, then dark roast at 465°F. It's now darker, further expanded, and of low density. The structure is very porous and brittle, and the chaff has puffed up. The flavor has reduced acidity and more bitterness. 6/11
This battery has 25 layers, each with a positive side, a thin separator, and a negative side. It's formed by fabricating a large sheet and rolling it up to fit in the battery's cylindrical form factor.
Seen our recent CT scans and want more?⚡️ Join our FREE webinar to learn how Lumafield uses its innovative technology to perform non-destructive testing on electronics. Take advantage of this electrifying opportunity by registering below! 💡
🌐Guide you through Voyager: Atlas helps you make the most of Voyager’s range of inspection tools such as dimensioning, creating meshes, and comparative workflows.
This Periodic Table of Firework Colors shows the elements used to create colors. Elements like strontium (red) and copper (blue) are commonly used. Higher density elements like silver and barium attenuate more X-rays, which stand out against low-density materials in CT scans.
What can Atlas do for you?
🌐Interpret scan data: Atlas can compare a scanned part with its original CAD designs to reveal manufacturing deviations. It can automate a porosity analysis to determine how many voids are present, their sizes, sphericity, and distance to the surface.
Here's a CT scan of a
@PlayStation
DualSense controller; it reveals two haptic motors and a pair of worm drives that underpin force feedback in the triggers. Explore this scan yourself!
#gaming
#ps5
#gamegear
#playstation
With record levels of snowpack in California, skiing is on everyone's minds. We used our CT scanner to learn more about a vital factor in the equipment equation: ski bindings.
First up is a raw coffee bean. It shows as being dense (lighter on the scan) due to its high moisture content. The thin membrane in the center is the chaff. Voyager’s tools show it as being only 15 microns thick 🤯 3/11
🌐Offer manufacturing advice: Atlas can provide advice on manufacturing processes, part materials, properties, and aid in finding the root cause of failures.
What's the tradeoff when you run your FDM printer at faster speeds? In
@testedcom
's latest video,
@nchan
uses industrial CT to find out. Although exterior quality gets only a little rougher, there's a big difference on the inside.
We sourced these coffee beans (minus the dark roast) from a local roaster, Four Barrel Coffee. To get their delicious roasts just perfect, they use a vintage Probat UG15 from 1957. This machine has a cast-iron drum and direct flame to allow precise control. 7/11