Imagic’s systems aid scientists, engineers and technicians in R&D, production, quality investigation and testing for the identifying and reporting of essential results as fast as possible to achieve lean development and manufacturing. In Aerospace, Automotive and Electronic engineering there is a need for in depth analysis of a wide range of digital images. Imagic's clients include major UK and European aerospace and automotive manufacturers and suppliers.
The Imagic systems feature ergonomic image acquisition from taking a photograph for identification through to macro/microscopic and electron microscopic investigation. Often there are imaging techniques such as Non Destructive Testing (NDT) that have now been standardised for the materials world. Techniques include endoscopes, boroscopes, X-Ray, CT and ultrasound.
As quoted by a client using ImageAccess...
“I can take an image to my manager, point at the issue and quote a scientific equation highlighting the issue”… “what I need to be able to do is…grab an image, insert a scale marker, highlight the area with an arrow or measurement and then place that image into word with possibly an explanation.” “oh, and I want to do it in as few button presses as possible!”
Imagic’s systems aid many manufacturing disciplines with simplicity enabling a fast turn around of results. This is achieved either with highly capable ergonomic single workstation systems, local turnkey network systems; to reduce the bottle neck and provide safer centralised data storage to fully integrated IT/IS supported corporate solutions for site, national and trans-national image management.
The demand for greater data efficiency is ever increasing, and to aid this Imagic’s products are capable of integrating with other systems like SAP and LIM (laboratory information management) Systems.
|
Within the process of materials testing and damage analysis the examination results must be documented in detail. The process includes various testing methods such as classical metallography with macroscopic and microscopic part and microstructure examination, hardness testing, scanning electron microscopy and fluorescent X-ray analysis. Results must be recorded using image and meta data, in order to generate reports and certificates. |
 In AUDI materials testing, image management is used at 3 different locations
in part, material and damage analysis for order processing, image, result and
document archiving, as well as for report generation. A heterogeneous network
solution combines the most different testing methods, starting from metallography
in macroscopic and microscopic part and micro structure judgement, including
image analysis, to scanning electron microscopy based using EDX analysis, to
micro hardness testing and inorganic analysis procedures (OES; ICP, GDOS, RFA),
up to non-destructive testing methods (X-Ray, CT, Thermography). Location cross
linking of image management is already partially realised. |
|
 |
Polyamide fibre, trilobal cross section |
The image management system is successfully used for microscopic examinations of textiles, in research and application, as well as microscopic analysis of textile damage |
 |
Cross section of a hair, dyed blue |
|
 |
View alongside fibre, cotton fibre |
