The automotive industry has changed beyond recognition in the past few decades, and these changes have only increased in pace over the last few years. With these changes has come an increased need for more efficient and effective safety inspections to ensure that automotive components are capable of withstanding the rigorous demands placed on them. It is for this reason that x-ray inspection has now become the industry standard thanks to its ability to pinpoint hidden faults and to inspect components in greater depth and detail than ever before.
X-ray inspection in the automotive industry is critical for quality control. It helps detect defects like crack, voids, or foreign objects in critical components such as engine blocks, welds and electronic assemblies. Gulmay x-ray generators and sub-systems are used extensively by the world’s leading automotive manufacturers in the following applications.
X-Ray Automotive Industry Applications
Weld Inspection
X-rays can reveal the quality of welds in components like chassis frames, exhaust systems, and body panels. This ensures structural integrity and safety.
Casting Inspection
X-ray inspection helps identify defects like porosity, shrinkage, or inclusions in cast components such as engine blocks, cylinder heads, and transmission cases.
Component Inspection
Critical parts like gears, bearings, and electronic components are examined for defects like cracks, voids, or misalignments that could compromise performance or safety.
Assembly Verification
X-rays ensure that components are properly assembled, with no missing or misplaced parts. This is vital for complex assemblies like engines, transmissions, and braking systems.
Quality Control
X-ray inspection is an integral part of quality control processes, helping automotive manufacturers meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.
Gulmay is proud to be leading the way in the design, production and supply of high-performance, high-quality x-ray generators that are durable and robust enough to withstand even the most demanding needs of the automotive industry. Gulmay’s products are the first choice of many of the world’s biggest and best-known automotive companies, and for good reason.
With an impressive array of configurations and output powers, our flexible and adaptable products are suited to the needs of a wide variety of automotive x-ray inspection applications. Robust and accurate, Gulmay’s products ensure repeatability time after time and results that are thoroughly reliable. For this reason, Gulmay’s x-ray generators are associated with reputability and high-quality throughout the world’s automotive sector.
X-Ray Generators for the Automotive Industry
FC Series
FC generators are ideal for low powered NDT applications such as tyre and food inspection.
CF Series
CF generators are designed to work with HP series x-ray tubes and are the perfect choice for CT and digital imaging applications.
CP Series
CP generators continue to provide a reliable and dependable solution for a wide range of high powered NDT applications.
GX Series
GX generators offer the latest in high frequency x-ray generator design for high powered NDT applications.