JULY 12--Image Scan Holdings plc (www.3dx-ray.com), a provider of real-time, multiview x-ray imaging solutions, has confirmed that its wholly owned subsidiary 3DX-Ray Limited has been elected as a member of the UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA). Through its subsidiary, 3DX-Ray Limited, Image Scan Holdings plc provides a range of advanced x-ray imaging products targeted at 100% in-line inspection of components within the manufacturing process.
Nicholas Fox, chief executive of Image Scan Holdings plc, commented, "Having established a range of key sites for our technology within the industrial sector with companies such as GE Healthcare and Johnson Matthey, we believe that UKIVA membership can help us further broaden our presence in the UK market-place: in particular, with regards to widening our application base and working collaboratively with other UKIVA members in the UK market."
Core markets for 3DX-Ray Limited's industrial inspection solutions are the automotive, pharmaceutical, and food sectors--its technology being specifically relevant to manufacturing lines placing low density solids or liquids in opaque packaging such as metal, foil, or plastic containers. The company's range of high-speed in-line x-ray inspection systems operate at resolutions down to a few microns and at line speeds exceeding 5 m/s.
The UKIVA is a trade association whose members supply goods or services for machine vision, or who carry out research in industrial applications sectors of the technology, or who provide training in the technology. The primary objective of the UKIVA is to promote the use of vision technology by manufacturing industry in the UK.