- Hyundai incorporates Nikon’s X-Ray CT system to handle the most demanding inspection tasks in the manufacturing world.
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., July 31, 2024 – Hyundai and Nikon Metrology, Inc. are pleased to announce the installation of Nikon’s X-Ray computed tomography (CT) system into Hyundai’s Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory (STIL) in Superior Township, Michigan. This represents a significant investment in the success of Hyundai’s newly opened $51.4 million safety facility.
Hyundai Motor North America utilizes Nikon’s X-Ray CT system in their STIL facility for important analytic processes, including nondestructive inspection of components such as air bag inflators, lock mechanisms, seat switches, struts, impellers, and additive parts. Nikon’s X-Ray CT system offers a large scanning volume, multi-source flexibility, dual-detector functionality, and an extensive range of enhancements which, taken in total, together provides users of the system with truly exceptional inspection capabilities.
“Having the onsite capabilities to view the inner structures and components of materials and mechanisms through the advanced Nikon X-Ray CT system provides Hyundai with detailed datapoints that would otherwise take weeks to evaluate,” said Ben Michajlyszyn, director, Safety Test and Investigation Laboratory, Hyundai Motor North America.
The 2024 Nikon CT scanner is photographed in Superior Twp., MI., on July 2, 2024.
“The multi-tube, multi-detector configuration delivers a highly flexible system capable of producing top-quality results on small, low-density components such as impellers as well as on larger, multi-material assemblies such as airbag inflators,” said Chris Peitsch, global sales manager, Nikon Metrology. “This flexibility to do more on a single system can yield a greater ROI and the ability to adapt to Hyundai’s needs as their business and inspection requirements advance,”
Hyundai utilizes the X-Ray CT system to ensure the quality, safety, and functionality of the components that make their way into Hyundai’s award-winning automobiles. Measurement is fast, efficient, and accurate, and the nondestructive nature of the inspection is critical. Using destructive techniques on charged devices such as airbag inflators would represent potential hazards for inspectors on site at the STIL, whose mission is to increase safety for Hyundai customers and employees alike. Nikon’s X-Ray CT systems are an important part of that effort, and it is representative of the valued, ongoing partnership between Hyundai and Nikon.
About Nikon Metrology, Inc.
Nikon Metrology, Inc. offers the broadest range of metrology solutions for applications ranging from miniature electronics to the largest aircraft. Nikon Metrology’s innovative measuring and precision instruments contribute to a high-performance design-through-manufacturing process that allows manufacturers to deliver premium quality products in a shorter time. Further information is available on www.industry.nikon.com
Hyundai Motor America
Hyundai Motor America offers U.S. consumers a technology-rich lineup of cars, SUVs, and electrified vehicles, while supporting Hyundai Motor Company’s Progress for Humanity vision. Hyundai has significant operations in the U.S., including its North American headquarters in California, the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama assembly plant, the all-new Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (in development in Georgia), and several cutting-edge R&D facilities. These operations, combined with those of Hyundai’s 835 independent dealers, contribute $20.1 billion annually and 190,000 jobs to the U.S. economy, according to a recent economic impact report. For more information, visit www.hyundainews.com.
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