Inside Matters provides R&D departments worldwide with insights in the microstructure of their products in order to improve and accelerate their innovations, using 3D X-Ray Microscopy. Thanks to our expert knowledge and experience we offer our services to wide variety of sectors and industries. We are able to help you reconstruct, visualise and analyse 3D X-Ray Microscopy images. We assist you in determining and preparing the perfect sample, do the scans on 4 different CT scanners and perform a very wide range of measurements and analyses. To support the high level of service we offer, we develop our own imaging software called Octopus Imaging Software.

1. INSIDE MATTERS 3D X-Ray Microscopy
Insights to Innovate
SERVICES

2. 3D X-RAY MICROSCOPY
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Non-destructive technique3D imaging of the outside
and inside of the object
Micrometer resolution

3. DATA GATHERING: CT-SCAN
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4. IMAGING & ANALYSIS
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Reconstruction Visualization
Data
analysis

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

7. 3D X-RAY MICROSCOPY AS A
SERVICE
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Sample
determination
Data
gathering
Data
analysis

8. INSIDE MATTERS
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
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9. VARIOUS CT-SCANNERS
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Resolution: 0.4micron - 5micron
• Energy: 130 kV – 240 kV
• Various sample sizes
• Dual X-ray tube systems &
interchangeable detectors
• Rotating gantry, compression,
temperature or humidity stages
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10. 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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11. OUR PEOPLE AND OUR NETWORK
Hardware Software
Knowledge Experience
• Spin-Off of Ghent University
• Centre for X-ray Tomography
• 7 persons, 4 PhD level
• Broad network in academic world due to
Octopus Software
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12. 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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13. 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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14. SCREW CAP ON PLASTIC BOTTLE
• Leakage detection
• Virtual cut-through and separation between different components
• Measuring wall thickness
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15. 3D PRINTED OBJECTS
• Reverse engineering
• Comparison with CAD model
• Validation and measurements
Sample courtesy: XRE bvba15 Company Presentation Services

16. PHARMACEUTICAL TABLET
• Pore size analysis
• Pore distribution analysis
• Pore connectivity analysis
Sample courtesy: UGent16 Company Presentation Services

17. PUFF PASTRY
• Dynamic scanning of pastry in heating cell
• Homogeneity
• Layer thickness and structural analysis
3 mm
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18. BREAD
• 3D visualisation
• Pore size distribution analysis
• Structural analysis
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19. BREAK LIGHT SWITCH
• Failure detection
• Failure analysis
• Reverse engineering
• Measurements
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20. CERAMIC COMPONENT
• Structural analysis
• Failure analysis: contact?
• Detection of pores inside ceramic
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21. TITANIUM DENTAL IMPLANT
• Measurements
• Validation
• Quality control
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22. STENT
Picture
of
stent
CT
scan
of
stent
FE
model
of
stent
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23. 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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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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