Inside Matters has 2 main activities: 3D X-Ray Microscopy as a Service and the development of 3D Imaging Software. In this presentation you can find out exactly what we offer. If you are looking for insights into micro cracks in ceramics, formation of ice crystals in food, porosity of plastics or what the effects are on a microscopic level of pressure on your materials, you should check out this presentation. Also check out more details on 3D X-Ray Microscopy (also know as Industrial CT Scanning or XRT) on our website www.insidematters.eu

1. INSIDE MATTERS 3D X-Ray Microscopy
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3D X-RAY MICROSCOPY
Non-destructive technique3D imaging of the outside
and inside of the object
Micrometer resolution

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DATA GATHERING: CT-SCAN

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IMAGING & ANALYSIS
Reconstruction Visualization
Data
analysis

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Visual Inspection
e.g. failure analysis, cracks,
leaks, voids, disconnections,
inclusions, etc.
Microstructure Analysis
e.g. porosity, fibers,
composition, connectivity,
homogeneity, distribution, etc.
Dimensional Measurement
e.g. measurement of
distances, thickness, CAD
comparison, etc.
4D X-ray Microscopy
e.g. process evolution, time
constraints, climate, pressure,
etc.
APPLICATIONS

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Visualisation of cracks after
application of pressure
Stuctural characterization
of foams
Object of interest
identification and visualization

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ACTIVITY
Services
Visual
Inspection
Microstructure
Analysis
Dimensional
Measurement
4D X-Ray
Microscopy
Software Octopus
Reconstruction
Octopus
Analysis
Octopus
Visualization

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3D X-RAY MICROSCOPY AS A SERVICE
Sample determination
Data gathering
Data analysis

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INSIDE MATTERS
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience

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VARIOUS CT-SCANNERS
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
1 µm resolution system
! 160 kV
! dual head system
! interchangeable detectors
! samples up to 10 cm
3 µm resolution system
! 240 kV
! samples up to 30 cm and more
! helical scanning for long objects

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VARIOUS CT-SCANNERS
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
0.4 µm resolution system
! 130 kV
! dual tube system
! dual detector system
Environmental scanner
! rotating gantry
! 130 kV
! 5 µm resolution
! samples up to 10 cm diameter
! helical scanning for long objects

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RELATIVE HUMIDITY CHAMBER
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Precisely control of air flow from
0 to 0.2 litres per minute
• Temperature and relative
humidity can be controlled and
measured Various sample sizes
• 0-98% RH (0-45°C)
• 0-85% RH (45-85°C)
• Typical sample size: smaller than
2 cm
• Temperature accuracy +-0.5 °C
• RH accuracy +-0.7 %

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RELATIVE HUMIDITY CHAMBER Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience

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FREEZING STAGE
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Temperature down to -20°C
• Actively cooled volume/ max. sample size: 30 mm by 14 mm
• Accuracy +- 0.4°C
• Integration of Freezing stage software on scanner system
• Automation of cooling/microCT experiments

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PRESSURE / TENSILE CELL
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Temperature control -20°C to 160°C
• Maximum extension 10 mm
• Maximum compression 15 mm
• Fixed load cell with accuracy 1% of full scale
range (500 N, 1KN, 3KN, 5KN)
• Speed range: 0.1 mm/min. to 1 mm/min
• Water bath available for testing of wet samples
• Typical samples sizes: 2-4 cm

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4D DYNAMIC EXPERIMENTS Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Reaction of the internal structure to the changing
environment can be visualized and measured in function of
time in full 3D.
• Controlling external sample conditions (temperature, relative
humidity, compression, extension,…) while scanning
• Change external conditions or keep constant.
• 4 different scanners, so scan time can go down to less than
10 sec. up to several hours.
• Can be applied on all kinds of materials

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4D DYNAMIC EXPERIMENTS Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Liquid-uptake over specific time period in
porous materials (stone, ceramics, plastics,…)
• Formation of ice crystals in frozen foods
• Progression of cracks due to compression or
extension (rocks, concrete, ceramics, metallic
components,…)
• Deformation of components due to compression
or extension (foams, plastic components,…).
• Changing of cell diameters of foams during
compression/extension
• Deformation due to heating/freezing or cycling
in-between
• And many more…
Crack formation in limestone due to compression

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STATE-OF-THE-ART SOFTWARE Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Internally developed tools
• Reconstruction
• Visualisation
• Analysis
• External software solutions
• Measurements
• Special analyses

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OCTOPUS RECONSTRUCTION Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Key features
• Scanner independent
• High performance
• Efficient memory usage
• Ring filtering
• Powerful & Flexible
• Add on modules
• GPU Reconstruction
• Distributed Computing
• Helical cone beam reconstruction
• Phase Contrast Module
• Iterative Reconstruction Module

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OCTOPUS VISUALIZATION Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Key features
• Various rendering methods
• Advanced lighting settings
• Adjustable rendering quality
• Link with Octopus Analysis
• Object manipulation
• Volume filtering
• Movie creator

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OCTOPUS ANALYSIS Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Key features
• Determination of porosity and volume fraction
• Volume of interest determination
• Object identification
• Object parametrization
• Object separation

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WE ARE CONNECTED
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience

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WE ARE A STRONG TEAM
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Spin-Off of Ghent University
• Center for X-ray Tomography
• 7 people, 4 PhD level
• Broad network in academic world
CTO Jelle Vlassenbroeck & CEO Wouter Danckaert

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BROAD RANGE OF CUSTOMERS
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Various sectors: Automotive, FMCG, Medical Devices, Pharma,…
• Various products: Machining parts, pastry, stents, printing heads,…
• Various materials: Foams, metals, plastics, polymers, woods,…
• Various challenges: Cracks, disconnections, pinching, behaviour,…
• Various investigations: Inspection, measurements, microstructure, 4D analysis,…

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CASE STUDIES
The following case studies are mostly academic cases or studies performed
for demonstration purposes only because of confidentiality reasons.

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SCREW CAP ON PLASTIC BOTTLE
• Leakage detection
• Virtual cut-through and separation between different components
• Measuring wall thickness

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3D PRINTED OBJECTS
• Reverse engineering
• Comparison with CAD model
• Validation and measurements
Sample courtesy: XRE bvba

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PHARMACEUTICAL TABLET
• Pore size analysis
• Pore distribution analysis
• Pore connectivity analysis
Sample courtesy: UGent

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PUFF PASTRY
• Dynamic scanning of pastry in heating cell
• Homogeneity
• Layer thickness and structural analysis
3 mm

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BREAD
• 3D visualisation
• Pore size distribution analysis
• Structural analysis

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BREAK LIGHT SWITCH
• Failure detection
• Failure analysis
• Reverse engineering
• Measurements

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CERAMIC COMPONENT
• Structural analysis
• Failure analysis: contact?
• Detection of pores inside ceramic

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TITANIUM DENTAL IMPLANT
• Measurements
• Validation
• Quality control

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STENT
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Sample courtesy: Ibitech, Ugent

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WOOD
• Visualisation and characterization of structure of wood samples
• Wood matrix, internal vessels, fibers
• Visualisation of superficial features such as paint and fungal growth

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FOAM STRUCTURES
• Stuctural characterization of foams
• Determination of cell size, shape, morphology, connectivity, etc.
• Exraction of surface models suited for finite element analysis

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BUILDING MATERIALS AND GEOLOGY
• Visualisation of cracks after application of pressure
• Porosity analysis: size of pores, connectivity, etc.
• Stuctural characterization to evaluate potential of oil and gaz reservoirs

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CONTACT DETAILS
Inside Matters bvba
Sylvain van der Guchtlaan 24
9300 Aalst
T +32 53 39 05 30
F +32 53 30 01 15
M +32 498 27 14 73
info@insidematters.eu
www.insidematters.eu