Lumafield’s platform consists of scanners, software, automations and more. Use this glossary to familizarize yourself with some of the key terms.

Analysis Recipe

A preconfigured set of analysis steps that result in automatic analysis on new parts.

Attributes Panel

The right side of the Voyager project view that displays the selected Data Object’s attributes.

Auto Alignment

An operation that finds the global best fit between two meshes.

Axis of Rotation

The centerline of the scan volume. This must be accurate to create a reconstruction with no doubling.

Axis of Rotation Correction

A process by which the axis of rotation can be adjusted so as to improve reconstruction quality.

Batch

A set of scans that are grouped at the time of scan. Batch can be defined when starting a Triton routine.

Beam Hardening

This is an artifact that emerges due to differential beam absorption. Beam hardening can be corrected.

Beam Hardening Correction

Beam hardening can be corrected by multiplying the data against a curve to improve the homogeneity.

Bookmark

A saved perspective and visualization within Voyager that can be shared via link.

CAD

In this context, CAD refers to an STL file that represents boundaries of your part that you wish to evaluate.

Collet

The collet is the gripping portion of the mechanism on the motion stage in your Lumafield scanner.

Cone

The cone is the geometry of the spreading beam of X-rays projecting from the source to the detector.

Cone Beam Artifacts

These are reconstruction artifacts that occur at the extents of your part due to data loss due to geometry.

Crack Analysis

Part of the integrity analysis module, crack analysis fills the cracks in a part to highlight and characterize them.

Data Object

Every piece of data produced has a top level Data Object that groups and represents the data across Lumafield.

Data Panel

The Data Panel is the left panel Voyager. Objects, Workflows and Analysis Results populate the data panel.

Detector

X-rays produced by the Source cross the Scan Volume and hit the Detector to produce Radiographs.

Expanded Volume Module

The scan volume can be expanded in multiple ways to scan larger parts with the Expanded Volume Module.

Exposure Length

The amount of time that each frame is exposed on the detector. Shorter exposure lengths degrade quality.

Fast Scanning Module

Advanced techniques make it possible to capture faster scans when the Fast Scanning Module is enabled.

Filter

A piece of metal (usually copper) used to change the qualities of the X-rays. Use more for multi-material parts.

Fixturing

The object used to hold the part in place during scanning. Rigid, low attenuation materials (like foam) work best.

Gain

Gain is a software per-pixel multiplier that increases the brightness of an image. Use this sparingly.

High Resolution Module

Increase the overall resolution of the reconstruction to improve small feature resolution in your analysis.

Inclusion Analysis

Part of the integrity analysis module, highlight and characterize high density pockets of material in your part.

Integrity Analysis Module

The integrity analysis module lets you characterize your part material qualities like porosity, inclusions and cracks.

kV

Higher kV (Energy) generally penetrates larger and denser parts at the expense of resolution.

Module

A set of features and aspects of the Lumafield product that are bundled and sold together.

Motion Stage

The turntable or motion stage is the collet and platform that the part and the fixture sits upon. Rotates during the scan.

Multi-Part Scan

A scan that captures more than one distinct part. Each part must be isolated with an ROI to perform per-part analysis.

Neptune

Lumafield’s lab-oriented X-ray CT scanner. Investigate your parts with Neptune, Neptune High Power and Neptune MFX.

Pallet Tag

A coded insert that allows Triton Pallets to be grouped according to the designed Triton Routine.

Part

A single SKU or individual object that is being analyzed.

Porosity Analysis

Part of the Integrity Analysis module, Porosity Analysis characterizes and visualizes voids that are within your part.

Projections

Projections are another word for Radiographs. These are the individual images that comprise a full CT scan.

Rangemapper

A set of controls in Voyager that manipulate the visualization of data in the viewport.

Recipe

An end to end automation from data capture through to analysis and limit characterization. Recipes are powered by Atlas.

Reconstruction

A volume made of voxels (or 3D pixels) where each voxel represents derived attenuation at that coordinate.

Region of Interest

A specifically oriented rectilinear prism that defines a volume subsection of a parent volume or reconstruction.

Scan Recipe

A program that supports repeatable scanning and scan workflows. Scan recipes can be simple or wizard type.

Scan Volume

The area within the scanner that is addressable by the source to detector geometry. Scan part size needs to be smaller than this.

Serialization

If a part requires a unique piece of metadata to be tracked through the system, it must be serialized at some point in the process.

Slice

The intersection of a plane with a volume defines a slice. The slice is functionally a 2D image of the Reconstruction at that plane.

Surface Capture Module

This module allows a Neptune scanner to capture a colorized surface mesh of your part including specular and visible light data.

Threshold

A threshold is an important point along a dataset. For example, a threshold can define the part surface or boundary in volume data.

Triton

Lumafield’s production-oriented X-ray CT scanner that supports continuous scanning in various configurations.

Triton Pallet

The rectangular plate that allows Triton to handle fixtured parts automatically. The pallet tag indicates which group the pallet is in.