Lumafield today announced the launch of its Ultra-Fast CT technology, a groundbreaking advancement in manufacturing that reduces inspection time by more than 99%. In as little as 0.1 seconds, Lumafield’s industrial X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) scanners can capture high-resolution internal scans of products ranging from batteries to consumer packaged goods, optical assemblies, medical devices, and more. 

Industrial CT produces the most insightful data in manufacturing, but slow scan speed and high capital equipment costs have prevented widespread adoption at production volumes. Lumafield’s Ultra-Fast CT technology speeds CT inspection by more than 100x, making it practical for high-volume manufacturing.

Ultra-Fast CT is the latest addition to Lumafield’s unified industrial CT platform, which includes Voyager, the company’s cloud-based software for analyzing industrial CT scans, the office-friendly Neptune scanner, and the automated, line-ready Triton inspection solution. This combination of hardware and software gives engineers unprecedented insight into their products at every stage of the development process, from initial R&D through high-volume production.

Quality Issues Holding Back EV Development and Renewable Energy

Ultra-Fast CT is valuable in a wide range of industries, but its first applications will be in battery inspection, where electric vehicle (EV) and clean energy adoption is challenged by the risk of battery failures that can lead to poor performance, catastrophic fires, and costly recalls. As demand for renewable energy surges, the pressure to ensure flawless battery production across all formats and chemistries is greater than ever. However, traditional inspection methods are not fast or precise enough to catch every issue.

Lumafield’s Ultra-Fast CT technology breaks that barrier by offering the fastest scanning on the market, enabling manufacturers to inspect battery cells with unprecedented speed and accuracy. This breakthrough allows for real-time quality control, significantly reducing the risk of defects and accelerating the safe, reliable deployment of EVs and renewable energy solutions.

Lumafield will offer live demonstrations of Voyager and Neptune at The Battery Show in Detroit, October 8-10, Booth #5615.

A press packet with images and animations is available here.

Overcoming Barriers to Universal CT Adoption

Industrial CT has long provided the richest and most differentiated source of data about manufactured goods. CT’s dimensionally-accurate 3D reconstructions allow for comprehensive examination of both external and internal features, down to the micron level. However, until recently, two major factors have held back adoption of this transformational technology: cost and speed. 

Legacy industrial CT systems entail upfront and ongoing operational expenses upwards of $1 million, keeping this inspection tool out of reach for all but the largest companies. Even for well-resourced engineering organizations, throughput limitations have prevented the widespread adoption of industrial CT for 100% inspection of all parts.

Lumafield’s flexible subscription model offers the most affordable industrial CT solution on the market, and now with Ultra-Fast CT, time is no longer an obstacle to universal CT adoption. Combined with Triton, this advancement has the potential to open the door to a new era of manufacturing in which engineers can push the limits of their fields faster than ever with complete confidence.

CT scanning entails a tradeoff between scan time and quality, with faster scans tending to accumulate noise and artifacts that make them less useful. Ultra-Fast CT reduces the amount of scan time required to achieve the same scan quality by more than 100x.

Rethinking the Limits of Manufacturing

“Ultra-Fast CT puts you in charge of what you make without compromises or delays,” said Eduardo Torrealba, Co-Founder and CEO of Lumafield. “It’s about making the right call instantly and taking full control of your production process. We’re not just improving inspection with CT scanning—we’re revolutionizing manufacturing.”

Ultra-Fast CT integrates with Voyager Studies to empower manufacturers with real-time data, enabling trend analysis and continuous and long-term quality improvement. “At 1/10th of a second, this isn’t just an improvement in speed; it’s a fundamental shift in how we approach product design,” added Andreas Bastian, Co-Founder and Head of Product at Lumafield. “X-ray CT has long been too slow and expensive for production use, but with Lumafield’s Ultra-Fast CT, battery manufacturers, packaging suppliers, and medical device manufacturers can finally deploy this technology at massive scales in production.”

Ultra-Fast CT is available today for select Lumafield partners. Reach out to learn more.

About Lumafield

Lumafield gives engineers the power to see inside their work in unprecedented detail, at every stage of the product development process. Lumafield’s industrial X-ray CT scanners and cloud-based analysis software have transformed both product development and high-volume manufacturing in industries as diverse as medical devices, athletic equipment, electronics, and consumer packaging.

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with an additional office in San Francisco, Lumafield has received funding from investors including Lux Capital, Kleiner Perkins, DCVC, Spark Capital, Haystack Ventures, Tony Fadell’s Build Collective, and Figma founder Dylan Field.

Learn more at Lumafield.com, or contact press@lumafield.com.