Exact Metrology to Sell ProCon Products in North America

Metrology services provider Exact Metrology Inc. now represents focus x-ray technology developer ProCon X-Ray GmbH in North America.

The company’s line of x-ray inspection equipment is designed for industrial and commercial use, as well as university and scientific research operations.

“ProCon high-resolution focus x-ray technology delivers uncompromised image quality and is widely used for nondestructive testing failure analysis and process control in many industries, R&D and academic environments,” said Steve Young, president of Exact Metrology. “A wide range of equipment will be offered for sale, ranging from 50- to 225-kV x-ray voltages and specimens from micro gears to 8-in. square pieces. Units in table top styles for lab use up to full industrial grade floor models for in-plant or in-process use will be available. Exact will also maintain a unit in its Brookfield, Wis., facility to examine workpieces to 8-in. square.”

“The ProCon units have myriad functionalities, including full-dimensional metrology layout, void analysis, closure analysis, circuit visualization, internal component seating analysis, wire connection, porosity, fiber analysis and even food ingredient configuration,” said Dean Solberg, vice president of Exact Metrology. “We can detect whether the nuts in the chocolate bar are whole or not.”

The x-ray technology is used widely in aerospace, medical, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, packaging and container, metal casting, molded plastics and composite materials fabrication applications, among others.