Carl Zeiss Industrial Metrology recently signed an OEM distribution agreement with Bio-Imaging Research Inc. to distribute BIR’s computed tomography equipment in North America.

BIR is a leader in the design of both medical and industrial computed tomography systems. The unique position allows BIR to incorporate the advances made in medical CT into its ACTIS line of industrial CT systems. The systems are used for first-article inspection, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering and part digitization/rapid manufacturing. “Incorporating CT systems into our product portfolio is part of our strategic plan to offer our customers a complete line of cutting-edge metrology equipment,” says Greg Lee, Carl Zeiss IMT Corp. “Partnering with BIR also gives us access to a new and growing market segment.”

CT has become widely accepted for inspection applications in industries where the manufactured part contains complex internal geometries and where destructive techniques are either cost-prohibitive or impractical. X-ray CT is the only nondestructive evaluation method of obtaining internal dimensional data.

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