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Ensuring quality and safety through advanced non-destructive testing
Automotive quality assurance is essential for protecting drivers, passengers, and everyone on the road. As vehicles become increasingly sophisticated with advanced electronics, connected technologies, electric powertrains, and advanced driver assistance systems, manufacturers require highly reliable inspection methods throughout the production process.
Hamamatsu's X-ray imaging technologies help manufacturers inspect components ranging from miniature electronic assemblies to large structural parts. Our X-ray sources, image sensors, line scan cameras, and flat panel detectors support the detection of hidden defects, improved quality control, and optimized production processes without damaging the inspected component.
Inspecting a wide range of automotive components
Modern vehicles contain approximately 30,000 individual components, each requiring an appropriate inspection method to help ensure quality, reliability, and safety.
Hamamatsu offers a broad range of X-ray and near-infrared sensors and cameras for inspecting everything from miniature electronic components to large automotive parts. We also provide technical support to help customers determine the optimal inspection method, imaging conditions, and system configuration for high-precision inspection.
From electronic control units and ADAS components to EV batteries and structural parts, X-ray inspection helps ensure quality throughout the automotive manufacturing process.
X-ray inspection
X-rays can penetrate a wide variety of materials, making it possible to examine internal structures without damaging the inspected object. Automotive X-ray inspection can be used for materials such as plastic resin pellets as well as lithium-ion batteries, electronic components, engine parts, structural components, and tires.
Electronic components and ADAS
Electronic systems play a critical role in today's vehicles. X-ray inspection enables manufacturers to verify solder quality, inspect internal wiring, detect voids, and confirm proper assembly of cameras, sensors, and electronic modules used in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS).
Inspect for cracks and voids in ECUs
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L12161-07
- Tube voltage: 150 kV
- Geometric magnification: 1.25×
Inspect for void defects in ECU solder joints
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L12161-07
- Tube voltage: 150 kV
- Geometric magnification: 3.33×
Inspect die-cast engine component
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L14351-02
- Tube voltage: 180 kV
- Geometric magnification: 4.0×
Inspect automotive EGR valve
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L14351-02
- Tube voltage: 180 kV
- Geometric magnification: 1.38x
ADAS camera internal electronics
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L12161-07
- Tube voltage: 150 kV
- Geometric magnification: 1.5x
ADAS camera printed circuit board
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L9181-02
- Tube voltage: 130 kV
- Geometric magnification: 1.5x
Inspect ADAS camera ball grid array (BGA)
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L9181-02
- Tube voltage: 130 kV
- Geometric magnification: 6.4x
Inspect wiring inside ADAS sensors
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L10321
- Tube voltage: 90 kV
- Geometric magnification: 10.0x
Inspect aluminum lower control arms
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L14351-02
- Tube voltage: 180 kV
- Geometric magnification: 3.84×
Inspect resin pellets
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L9181-05
- Tube voltage: 40 kV
- X-ray TDI camera C12300 series (C12300-321)
- Geometric magnification: 4.6x
- Conveyor speed: 20 mm/s
Inspect electrode gaps in EV batteries
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L9181-05
- Tube voltage: 100 kV
- Geometric magnification: 3.33x
Inspect inside lithium-ion battery cells
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L9181-05
- Tube voltage: 100 kV
- Geometric magnification: 3.33x
Inspect large automotive lithium-ion batteries
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L14351-02
- Tube voltage: 180 kV
- Geometric magnification: 4.4×
Inspect for electrode gaps in lithium-ion batteries
Imaging conditions:
- Microfocus X-ray source L12161-07
- Tube voltage: 100 kV
- Flat panel sensor C16401SK-51
- Geometric magnification: 5x
Inspect the internal structure of automotive tires
Imaging conditions:
- Tube voltage: 80 kV
- Geometric magnification: 1x
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Reveal the smallest internal defects with exceptional precision. Microfocus X-ray sources deliver the high-resolution imaging needed to inspect automotive batteries, electronics, castings, welds, and other critical components without destructive testing.
Capture high-quality X-ray images of continuously moving products. X-ray line scan cameras are ideal for high-speed inline inspection of automotive components, helping manufacturers improve throughput while maintaining consistent image quality.
Achieve exceptional sensitivity for demanding inline inspections. X-ray TDI cameras combine high-speed imaging with enhanced signal-to-noise performance, making them well suited for inspecting dense or low-contrast automotive components on fast production lines.
Produce detailed digital X-ray images with a large imaging area. The C16401SK-51 flat panel sensor delivers high-resolution imaging for non-destructive evaluation of automotive components, supporting defect detection, quality control, and process optimization.
Build custom X-ray inspection systems with high-performance image sensors. Hamamatsu X-ray image sensors provide the sensitivity, resolution, and reliability needed for automotive NDT applications ranging from battery inspection to electronic assemblies and cast metal components.
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