Not only for medical purposes: Computer tomography improves industrial production
Hanover (ots)
Hanover Fair Hall 17, Stand B76 3D inspection of electronic components - more safety, lower recall rate, less reject due to defects - Viscom anticipates a market potential worth millions.
Established already in medicine, the computer tomography (CT) swiftly conquers the realm of industrial production. Some of the benefits for manufacturers and end-users: products like vehicles, aircrafts and computers become ever more safe, which decreases costly recalls and defective production rates. This technology, still in its development stage, is being intesively researched and tested. "In only a few years, computer tomography will become a core part of the industrial production. A market worth millions is about to be born", said Volker Pape, Executive Board Sales, shortly before Hanover Fair 2006.
Whether it be inspecting the brain or the spinal disk of a patient, or some industrial product such as the sensor of an airbag - the basic principle is the same: any object can be imaged from various directions by means of X-ray radiation. Subsequently, a high-performance computer calculates a 3D image based on the radiogram. Thus, the represented object can be observed layer by layer, providing valuable information for researchers, technicians and testers.
A practical example: tire pressure sensors cast in synthetics are inspected by means of CT random inspection for torn wires or other damage within the molten synthetic material. The spatial coordinates of these defects are identified in the same way as a medical CT system locates a gallstone, for example. Based on the 3D images, an operator can decide whether a sensor is defective or not.
Regarding the industrial application of CT, Viscom anticipates a promising future market - especially as far as the further development of automated computer tomography (ACT) is concerned. The aim is to develop a computer system which automatically evaluates the 3D images instead of manual evaluation by a human. "In a few years, it will be a common practice for the manufacturers to integrate ACT systems into their production lines in order to sort defective goods out of the production process", explained Martin Heuser, Executive Board Technology. Viscom is a worldwide leader in developing ACT systems and will be one of the first suppliers offering a market solution. "ACT has the potential to be a prime example of German engineering arts leading to worldwide success. Such innovative technology preserves Germany's competitiveness on an international level, and only such high-tech products will be worth producing in Germany in the long term."
Initial Entry Planned for May
The Viscom AG plans its entry into the stock market for May. Listing in the Prime Standard, the market segment with the highest publicity and transparency regulations, shall follow. The planned issuing volume amounts to from 40 to 60 million euros, of which 20 percent derive from previous holdings; the remainder will flow back into the company as a capital increase and will chiefly be invested in innovative and profitable developments such as ACT. As Lead Manager and Sole Book Runner for the IPO, the Frankfurt Investment Bank equinet Securities AG has been commissioned. This consortium is additionally associated as Co-Lead Manager of NORD/LB North German State Bank and as Selling Agent of the comdirect Bank AG.
Over Viscom:
Viscom is a globally leading supplier of automatic inspection systems for the electronics industry, which can look back on more than twenty years of successful company development characterized by steady growth. Production is exclusively at the Hanover headquarters. Sales and service support points are currently located in North America and Asia. The company is the European market leader for automatic inspection systems for electronic production. Worldwide, Viscom is in the group of leading suppliers of inspection systems. Viscom produces automatic optical and X-ray inspection systems, both in serial production and as special models for individual customers.
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You may find Viscom at the Hanover Messe 2006 in Hall 17, at Stand B76.
Contact:
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