(Nikon Metrology: Brighton, MI) -- Nikon Metrology Inc. has announced that Chesapeake Testing has ordered a combined 225–450 kV microfocus X-ray and computed tomography (CT) system. Chesapeake Testing selected Nikon Metrology’s powerful inspection system primarily for its highly accurate 450 kV source, the only microfocus X-ray source at this energy level. The system’s powerful source, walk-in bay, and panel shift capability allow Chesapeake Testing to scan large objects up to 39-inches wide made of dense materials such as metals, ceramics, and composites. The X-ray system perfectly aligns with Chesapeake Testing’s strategy to further extend the ballistic experimentation and testing services it provides to defense, aviation, and automotive customers.

Chesapeake Testing in Belcamp, Maryland, provides ballistic experimentation and testing services in support of protection systems research, certification, and compliance testing. Chesapeake Testing plans to use the new X-ray and CT system for one of its key applications: performing inspection on ballistic-resistant personal body armor.

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