2015-2016 Upper Deck The Cup CT Scan

UPPER DECK THE CUP 2015-2016
CT SCAN

Metal containers are no match for our high energy x-ray & CT systems. We can punch right through these 2015-2016 The Cup Upper Deck tins to identify serial numbers, patches, and card die cuts.

Measuring Sandpaper Grit Roughness

MEASURING SANDPAPER

OPTICAL PROFILING SANDPAPER GRIT

Our 3D optical profilometer is a powerful tool for measuring the surface topography of materials with high precision. For example, it can be useful for evaluating sandpaper grit – the subject of this case study. 

Grit size in sandpaper corresponds to the roughness and texture of its surface, which is crucial for manufacturing applications like sanding, polishing, or abrasive processes. 3D optical profilometry measures surface roughness by capturing detailed topographic maps of the sandpaper’s surface. The benefit of 3D mapping is in collecting large area measurements to better understand grit size and distribution.

It also allows us to compare sandpapers of various grit sizes, objectively analyzing the relationship between grit size and surface roughness.

40 Grit Min/Max range:  0.7255mm

100 grit min/max range: 0.3009mm

150 Grit Min/Max range:  0.2218mm

220 grit MIN/MAX RANGE: 0.1688

PARAMETER RECOMMENDATION TOOL

A unique feature to the Keyence VR system is the “Parameter Recommendation” function. If you have two samples with an undescribed or unknown difference, the recommendation tool can process the scans through a variety of metrics for sample comparison. Below demonstrates a direct comparison of five metrics (Sa, Sz, Sdr, Spc, and Ra) between the 40 and 220 grit samples.

CT Scanning Vintage Tobacco Packs for Cards

X-RAY & CT SCANNING VINTAGE TOBACCO PACKS

History like these tobacco packs should be preserved – unless it contains even more favorable collectibles like Honus Wagner, Ty Cobb, or Cy Young cards. As shown in the following image, collectors have been trying for over 20 years to see inside sealed collectibles. This x-ray shows a failed attempt to determine if the pack contains a single card.

This case study demonstrates our ability to locate cards within sealed vintage tobacco packs – with greater confidence using 3D CT Scanning rather than 2D X-ray.

IIC Featured in New York Times for Industrial CT Scanning Services

On December 12th, 2024 Industrial Inspection & Consulting was featured in the New York Times for their excellence in Non-Destructive Testing with an emphasis on X-Ray & CT Scanning. Five months prior, IIC not only turned myth into reality, but scaled this new reality into a viable, cost-effective, world-first service for thousands of potential clients by offering industrial CT scanning for the purpose of identification of sealed collectibles.

Despite the controversy surrounding the service, IIC has partnered with auction and authentication companies to help authenticate high value goods, and manufacturers to help design and test mitigation technologies, and have even developed their own patent for mitigation technologies.

To read the article visit the link below:

NYT The Athletic Article