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Scientists and engineers, particularly Masters and PhD students on the materials programme in the School of Applied Sciences at Cranfield University are using Syncroscopy’s AcQuis system of a high resolution camera and integrated software to document and archive images of materials including: welds in gas and water pipelines; heat resistant coatings on turbine blades and erosion resistant coatings on aircraft wings. They are also using Auto-Montage Pro, Syncroscopy’s 3D image reconstruction software to produce in-focus microscope images of 3D welds to determine where and how these have fractured. These images are being used in the design of new materials and products for important industrial applications.
Andrew Dyer, Senior Technical Officer at the School of Applied Sciences said:” We have had an AcQuis system since 2001 and have been very happy with its image capture capabilities. Since we are a core facility that serves postgraduate students, engineers and material scientists we began to need to increase our imaging capacity. In 2008, we compared the Auto-Montage Pro software and new AcQuis system with other imaging equipment and because their performance was so impressive we didn’t hesitate to install these additional imaging products from Syncroscopy.”
Martin Smith of Syncroscopy commented: “Cranfield University is at the forefront of translating materials research into new industrial products and processes so we are delighted to have Syncroscopy products chosen by an institution that really understands engineering and software excellence. The research at Cranfield demonstrates AcQuis and Auto-Montage Pro can accurately and reproducibly generate microscope images of novel types of high performance materials, which could be invaluable in many industrial engineering settings.”
