TPi November 2019

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Micro-X brings carbon nanotube production in-house

As part of the project Micro-X recruited a small team of experts in engineering chemistry and nanomaterials science. The team also worked with the assistance of South Australian researchers from Flinders University and the University of Adelaide. Micro-X has created its own proprietary intellectual property around both the new CNT emitter and the method of manufacture, with a new patent now filed. The company says its first production tubes are now performing above expectations and will be ready to be fitted to DRX Revolution Nano deliveries by Carestream following completion of a testing programme. Micro-X Ltd – Australia

Micro-X took two years to develop its own proprietary CNT emitter and will become the second company capable of manufacturing CNT-based X-ray tubes globally. In a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange, Micro-X said the main objective of its insourcing strategy was to reduce reliance on a third-party vendor while achieving higher yield, increased commercial margins and improved reliability for customers. The new manufacturing process will take place adjacent to Micro-X’s current facility at Tonsley, an innovation district in the southern suburbs of Adelaide that brings together advanced manufacturing companies, university STEM programmes and renewable energy leaders.

Micro-X will bring the design and manufacture of its next generation of carbon nanotube X-ray tubes in-house to give it greater control over its operations. Based in Adelaide, South Australia, Micro-X has achieved strong growth since launching its first mobile X-ray product in 2017 – the DRX Revolution Nano – which is marketed by US company Carestream Health. Earlier this year Micro-X signed a AU$10mn deal with defence company Thales Group to develop mobile X-ray products for security purposes. The core of Micro-X’s technology platform involves an X-ray tube containing a carbon nanotube (CNT) electron emitter originally manufactured by American tech company XinRay. The X-ray tube was the first not to use heated-filament electron emission, which is key to reducing size, weight, heat and power.

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Stainless steel welded pipes

BUTTING Group Michael Fürstenberg Phone: +49 5834 50-408 michael.fuerstenberg@butting.de www.butting.com manufacturing of welded pipes made of special materials and nickel alloys for more than 35 years. BUTTING, on average, stores more than 5 000 t of welded pipes from our German production in more than 140 different sizes, from DN 15 to DN 800, and in 15 different material grades, according to DIN EN, ISO and ASTM. We have also been specializing in the

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