XARION sets new Benchmarks in Ultrasonic Testing

Ultrasonic testing (UT) is an essential pillar of quality control in the materials processing industry, especially in safety-relevant sectors such as automotive and aerospace manufacturing. Traditional contact-based UT methods, however, require coupling agents like water or gels to transmit the ultrasonic signal effectively. This complicates integration into automated processes and restricts the characterization of moisture-sensitive or porous materials. While air-coupled ultrasonic testing systems have tried to overcome these limitations, their speed and resolution have proven insufficient for a broad application.

XARION's Laser-Excited Acoustics (LEA) introduces a groundbreaking alternative: A pulsed laser generates ultrasound directly within the material, and the proprietary Optical Microphone detects it completely contact-free. This enables high-resolution imaging without coupling media, which is a decisive advantage for complex, sensitive, or porous components. The following comparisons demonstrate how LEA not only surpasses air-coupled UT (ACUT) in performance but also competes with, and in some cases exceeds, the speed and resolution of established contact-based methods.