Yxlon supplies CT scanner for tyre R&D centre
Hamburg based Yxlon International, a leading supplier of industrial X-ray inspection and computed tomography (CT) solutions, is to build a high-energy CT system for a leading tyremaker’s development centre in the US.
In addition to X-ray inspection for final checks in tyre production, there is now also increasing use being made of CT in tyre development. The non-destructive, three-dimensional analysis of the tyre enables a wealth of detailed information to be gained about its inner structures. In order to realistically reproduce the tyre’s behaviour on the road, a special tyre-loading unit forms part of the CT system.