X-ray and CT technology has long been indispensable as a nondestructive testing method for industrial applications. It is developing as rapidly as the industries using it. And more and more sectors are discovering the advantages of X-ray technology. In particular, the current increase in e-mobility with its high demand for batteries and the requirements on the semiconductor industry to develop and produce even smaller and more powerful microchips bring challenges to which 3D X-ray technology can be the answer.

Additive manufacturing discovered very early on that computed tomography is a valuable companion already in the development of new products and new materials. Both based on 3D, AM and CT work hand in hand. For example, volume data from a computed tomography scan can be the source for additive manufacturing to reproduce existing objects or develop prototypes. Much more important, however, is the inspection of 3D-printed components using CT to check the internal structures for quality and functionality, such as the permeability of internal channels, porosities, wall-thicknesses, or powder residues.