Computed Tomography Services

Deepscan Operations
HESCO and CITA SYSTEMS, INC. have joined forces in an application-driven strategic alliance: v DeepScan Operations

The new joint-venture is the technology partner to the new Deepscan Consortium, which includes the world’s largest offshore oil & gas production companies.

HESCO and CITA have been chosen to supply DeepScan Consortium with Phase 1 R&D services, including High Energy X-ray CT scanning with the CITA 201 System. Phase 2 will include production of CT Systems for in-service inspection of flexible risers sub-sea, at depths of several kilometers.

Why HESCO and CITA Systems?
HESCO and CITA Systems offer the best High Energy X-ray & CT/DR technology for the task at hand, because DeepScan Operations is the world’s only manufacturer of both linacs and CT/DR systems, and provider of High Energy X-ray NDT services - all under one roof - and is uniquely qualified to take on the DeepScan challenge.

CITA 201 System

R&D/Production NDE Of Critical
Path Aerospace Assemblies

Volumetric Flaw Detection in
Complex Castings and Assemblies

Reverse Engineering/Prototype
Design/Failure Analysis NDE

HESCO-CITA Model 201 CT Scanner Performance Specifications

Performance Factor Specification

Operation Modes Preview Scan, Digital Radiograph, Computed Tomography, Density Projection Automatic Calibration, Fault Isolation, Self-diagnostics

Object Weight 0 to 2500 pounds

Object Space Envelope 60 inch diameter x 72 inch high

Maximum Object Penetration Steel – 10 inches (254 mm)
Aluminum – 29 inches (736 mm)
Rubber, Plastic, Wood – 45-100 inches
(1150 to 2500 mm)

Slice Thickness at Object .5mm to 10mm

Defect Detection 6.0 uin3 (0.1 mm3)

High Contrast Inclusion 6.0 uin3 (0.1 mm3)

Crack Detection 1.0 mil (.025mm)

Spatial Resolution

Typical High 10 mils (.25mm)

Typical Medium 40 mils (1.0mm)

Dimensional Accuracy 1.0 to 5.0mils (0.025 to 0.13mm)

Time-Data Acquisition and Image Reconstruction Object/Resolution Dependant

(Example – Aluminum cylinder 8 inch diameter) 10 minutes – high resolution
3 minutes – medium resolution

Image Array Dimension As large as required

Total Acquisition and Reconstruction 10.0 minutes – high resolution
6.0 minutes – medium resolution

Dynamic Range of Count Rate 1 to 2.5 x 107 Hertz

Measurement Absolute Density
Absolute Dimension

Display 1280 x 1024, image display 8000 x 8000
256 levels of color or black/white

Source Energy 6 MeV Linac

Source Output 850 R/min @ 1m max.