Smart Mechatronics
As a supplier of large antennas and radio telescopes we are experts in high-precision alignment alignment and trackingg of structures weighing structures. This makes us a sought-after partner for the realization of comparable projects in other branches of industry.
Based on our many years of experience in antenna and telescope construction, we also offer our expertise in the fields of mechanics, steel construction and control technology to other areas of application that require precise alignment and positioning of large mechatronic structures.
Typical examples of this are high-resolution XXL computer tomographs for non-destructive material testing, as well as the development of proton and heavy ion portals for modern cancer therapy centers.
XXL CT Scanners
In cooperation with the Development Center for X-ray Technology (EZRT) of the Fraunhofer Institutes for Integrated Circuits (Fraunhofer IIS) in Fürth, Germany, we develop and build industrial testing technology in the form of extra largen computer tomographs in tower and gantry-construction. These systems are used, among other things to entire vehicles and to the behavior of components under load. Due to the size of the systems and their extremely precise control can even very large objects in their real dimensions high resolution can be examined.
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XXLTower CT
Together with the EZRT at Fraunhofer IIS, we have realized an XXL CT in tower design that is unique in the world to date. The system was put into operation in 2013 and enables the detailed imaging of very large objects. Its mode of operation is based on the placement of the object to be examined on a Sheavy-duty turntable and the layer-by-layer detection from numerous viewing angles by means of a projected between the radiation source and detector.X-ray beam projected between the radiation source and the detector. Over the years, the system has already various vehicles and even smaller airplanes and helicopters and into 3D measurement data. Dhe use of high X-ray energies enables in combination with the high-precision positioning of the test object a particularly good differentiation of different densities with a spatial resolution in the submillimeterbmillimeter range. Dhis allows the precise analysis of complex geometries, different material properties and defects present in components.
Gantry-CT Gulliver
In collaboration with the Fraunhofer IIS and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (Fraunhofer ITWM), we are developing the XXL Gantry CT Gulliver for the TU Kaiserslautern. The system, which has an integrated hydraulic load test stand, can be used to examine components and supporting structures in their actual dimensions under static and dynamic loads.
During the experiments, the CT scanner moves over a horizontal distance of up to three meters and rotates by up to 210° around the object to be examined. By using high X-ray energies in combination with state-of-the-art evaluation methods, even the tiniest defects in test objects can be detected and displayed in the 3D model. The focus here is on concrete structures that can only be examined non-destructively on a model scale using conventional testing facilities and analysis methods.
Proton and Heavy Ion Portals for Modern Cancer Therapy Centers
For the next generation of cancer treatment facilities by irradiation with protons and heavyons we have developed high-precision positionable mechanical structures for movement of the radiation source developed and supplied, including a 360° rotatable gantry for the Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT).
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Gantry for the Heidelberg Ion Beam Therapy Center (HIT)
For the HIT we have developed the 360° rotatable gantry for positioning of the irradiation source. The entire structure weighs 670 tons, of which 600 tons can be rotated with sub-millimetre precision. Inside of the gantry is the irradiation station, where the radiation the patient stay during the treatmenten. Due to the precise rotatability of the radiation source in combination with the six-directional automaticallyThe precise rotatability of the radiation source in combination with the treatment table, which can be automatically adjusted in six directions, allows the treatment beam directions to be selected so that the total dose required to destroy the tissue is only reached in the area of tumors. This means that healthy tissue is optimally protected and exposed to only minimal radiation.
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