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Terahertz Imaging: For Safe, In-Depth Inspection in Real Time

Innovating and delivering products of impeccable quality is what every company strives for.

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Donald Prévost
Donald Prévost
Date  October 2020

When you need to inspect your products or control your processes, you don’t want to slow production with downtime or destructive testing. Sampling is a common but incomplete technique: defective products are highly likely to be missed, which can seriously hurt your company’s bottom line and reputation. So how do you check all your products efficiently during production to ensure that they meet your requirements?

Imagine being able to see through products as they’re moving—to identify problems quickly and fix them right away. Thinking about X-rays? Think again! Terahertz imaging can do this as well. THz allows you to see through cardboard, plastic, polyurethane foam and more—in real time and without having to stop the production line. It provides constant quality control of your assembled or packaged products.

The big advantage of terahertz is that it’s safe for employees. Unlike X-rays, the energy emitted by THz is not ionizing, so it’s harmless. THz imaging systems do not require insulation or additional protective equipment to keep your workers from being exposed to radiation.

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Terahertz (THz) imaging has long been an INO specialty and is both safer and less expensive to install. Over the years we’ve developed innovative solutions in various fields, including defense and security. We also have a dedicated industrial THz imaging laboratory. We can handle a wide range of samples on our controlled-motion tables to produce examples of THz imaging in transmission or reflection configurations at different wavelengths.

Whether you require a conveyor quality control system or a robotic station for your process, our team will be able to customize the technology to meet your needs. How does zero defects sound?

Solving an inspection or process control problem with terahertz is straightforward and easier than you think. Contact us to learn more about what we can do for you.

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About the author

Donald Prévost

Donald Prévost

Technical Director

Donald Prévost, PhD, graduated from Laval University with a master degree in physics and from the Paris-Sud University with a PhD in imaging physics. 

He is a physicist with 25 years of experience in applied research and research management in the industry. Throughout his career, he has been leading several custom vision system and video analytics developments for clients in manufacturing, surveillance, aerospace, transportation, low-vision and agro-food industries.  Dr. Prévost has been co-directing three doctoral-level and five Master’s level graduated students, and is currently associate professor at Laval University.

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