Nikon Metrology, Inc. and Hyundai Motor North America announced that Hyundai has purchased and installed Nikon's X-ray computed tomography (CT) system. This represents a significant investment in the success of Hyundai's newly opened $51.4 million Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL) in Superior Township, MI.
Nikon's X-ray CT system offers a large scanning volume, multisource flexibility, dual-detector functionality and an extensive range of enhancements, which together provide users of the system with enhanced inspection capabilities, the company reported.
Hyundai Motor North America utilizes Nikon's X-ray CT system in its STIL facility for important analytic processes, including nondestructive inspection of components such as air bag inflators, lock mechanisms, seat switches, struts, impellers and additive parts.
"Having the on-site capabilities to view the inner structures and components of materials and mechanisms through the advanced Nikon X-ray CT system provides Hyundai with detailed data points that would otherwise take weeks to evaluate," said Ben Michajlyszyn, Director, Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory, Hyundai Motor North America.
Chris Peitsch, Global Sales Manager, Nikon Metrology, said: "The multitube, multidetector configuration delivers a highly flexible system capable of producing top-quality results on small, low-density components such as impellers as well as on larger, multimaterial assemblies such as airbag inflators. This flexibility to do more on a single system can yield a greater ROI and the ability to adapt to Hyundai's needs as their business and inspection requirements advance."
Hyundai, in turn, utilizes the X-ray CT system to ensure the quality, safety and functionality of the components that make their way into Hyundai's automobiles. Measurement is fast, efficient and accurate, and the nondestructive nature of the inspection is critical. Using destructive techniques on charged devices such as airbag inflators would represent potential hazards for inspectors on site at the STIL, whose mission is to increase safety for Hyundai customers and employees alike. Nikon's X-ray CT systems are an important part of that effort, and it is representative of the valued, ongoing partnership between Hyundai and Nikon.
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