Porosity Analysis

Pinpoint and measure internal voids.

Lumafield’s Porosity Analysis offers a comprehensive solution for visualizing pores and voids in your parts, enabling quick identification of internal pitting that might lead to strength and durability issues. As part of Voyager’s Integrity Analysis module, this tool helps engineering teams automatically diagnose internal flaws, optimize manufacturing processes, and enhance quality control and assurance.

With Porosity Analysis, users can adjust resolutions and thresholds to meet inspection requirements and desired detail levels. Porosity Analysis provides precise insights on the size, sphericity, and surface proximity of internal voids. Once parameters are set and the Porosity workflow is run, users can easily view, segment, download, and share data.

Parts that appear to meet specifications may conceal voids that can negatively affect structural integrity, appearance, or functionality. In the food industry, voids can trap biological material leading to contamination. In structural parts, these pores can concentrate stress and become points of early failure, and in ultrasonic welding, they indicate poor or failing welds. Porosity Analysis enables Voyager users to identify small, localized depressions or cavities within a part before it is shipped to a customer.

Injection-molded plastic parts can develop voids in threading, valves, or snap features, compromising their load-bearing capacity. These voids often result from inadequately dehydrated and pressurized molding resin. Porosity Analysis effectively pinpoints, visualizes, and quantifies these voids, enabling engineers to identify when process parameters need adjustment.