Digital X-Ray Inspection Solutions

- Karma Innovations

Karma Innovations and Solutions Pvt Ltd

SF No:432, 6th Cross, VK Road, Thaneerpandal,
Coimbatore – 641 004, India
karthikeyan.j@karmainnovations.com
+91-98942-57406
 Being able to see the internal defects of natural &
man made objects
 Getting X-Ray images as live video and without use
of any chemicals
 Getting X-Ray images with high clarity that defects
can be seen by vision
 Operator Fatigue
Bothering you?????

 We have made
life easier for
you by
enhancing the
defects.
 Being able to do 100% X-Ray Inspection of Critical
Components
 De-Skilling the X-Ray
Equipment operation such
that a 10th pass can be a
Superman with X-Ray
Vision
Karma Innovations and Solutions Pvt Ltd

Yes, I am a DREAMER!!!!!
And at Karma,
We Make DREAMS COME TRUE – Yours & Ours!!!!!
What Are We? - History
 Funded by DSIR (Department of Scientific & Industrial
Research) and TDB (Technology Development Board)
 Incubated at TREC-STEP at National Institute of
Technology, Trichy
 Gold Medal Winner for Innovation at DST-Lockheed
Martin Indian Innovation Growth Program
 Technology Validation was done by IC2 Institute of
University of Texas at Austin
 Program Coordinator was FICCI, New Delhi
The Core Team
WS Satchidanandham – Director & Non-Executive
Chairman
Experience:
 Earlier Director at ROOTS, Coimbatore
 Earlier President at Sundaram Industries (TVS Rubber),
Madurai
Professional Membership:
 Mentor of Quality Circle Forum of India, Coimbatore
Chapter
 Founder, Zen Consulting Group
The Core Team
Karthikeyan Jawahar - Director
Experience:
 Applications Development Engineer – Mobil LPG
 Key Accounts Manager – IndiaMarkets.com
 Vice-President – Mantra Engineering Pvt Ltd
 Innovator & Researcher – Incubated at TREC-STEP for
5 years
Other Professional Qualifications:
 Six Sigma Black Belt – TUV Nord
 Certified Financial Planner CM – Financial Planning
Standards Board
The Core Team
Malaravan Palaniswamy – Director
Experience
 R&D Engineer – Statex, Coimbatore
 Senior Design Engineer – Janatics, Coimbatore
 Production Manager – Lakshmi Precision Tools,
Coimbatore
 Innovator & Researcher – Development of Rice &
Dhall Color Sorting Machine
 Our Equipment Range
 Source
 125kV & 160kV – For Aluminium Components Inspection
 225kV to 450kV- For Steel Components Inspection.
 Karma’s Second Generation Sensor
 Upto 2.3 megapixels
 Resolutions – 0.045mm in high contract medium, 0.16mm in
low contrast medium
 Sensing area – ~ 160mm effective component coverage
 Flat Panel Option – 200mm x 200mm and 210mm x 350mm
Our Equipment Range
 Automation Options
 Manual Loading & Unloading
 5 axis movement
 Defect Enhancement
 Conveyorised
 Automatic Ejection based on Defect Identification
Types of Machine
Lab Model
Application:
Product Development, Process Fine Tuning, Statistical
Process Control
Equipment:
 125kV, 5mA
 200mm sensor
 5 megapixel resolution
 Image Enhancement
Metal:
 Aluminium
 Electrical Components Inspection
Application:
DAILY 100% inspection of approx 150,000 Ceramic Enclosed
HRC Fuses
Equipment:
 160kV, 5mA
 150mm x 100mm sensor
 5 megapixel resolution
 64 pieces per Loading Fixture
Technological Challenge:
 Smallest Fuse wire size 0.045mm
 Many Internal Inspection Features
Post-Processing for Fatigue Free Quick Inspection
 Aluminum Castings
Application:
100% Inspection of Variety of Components
Equipment:
 160kV, 5mA
 High Frequency X-Ray Generator
 4 Axis Component Manipulation
 PLC & Touch Screen Controls
 24x7 operation
Technological Challenge:
 Benchmarked with the best machines in the World
 Large Components Inspection
Application:
Aluminium Gravity Die-Casting Components
Equipment:
 160kV, 5mA
 150mm x 100mm sensor
 5 megapixel resolution
 Image Enhancement
Technological Challenge:
 Components size upto 1100mm long, thickness upto
100mm
 Upto 100kg component weight
 Multiple component loading tables
Large Components Inspection –
100kg System
Steel Inspection
Application:
100% Inspection of Shell Moulded Ferrous Casting
Equipment:
 225kV, 5mA
 150mm x 100mm sensor
 5 megapixel resolution
 Image Enhancement
Metal:
 Ferrous Castings upto 20mm
How are Defects seen in Digital
Radiography?
 Flat Panel Technology
 World’s Latest Technology →Flat Panels

 Karma has Flat Panels for high end and critical

applications

 Karma also supports with advanced image processing

for flat panel

 The flat panel images follow in the next slides

Why Buy From Karma? - 1
1. Images Benchmarked with best in World

 This activity was undertaken for BHEL by our

customer, IBEX Engineering Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

 Please contact
Dr. Krishnan, Director, Quality Assurance
(+91-99805-42353) for more details
Benchmarking Images - 1
Benchmarking Images - 2
Karma’s Second Generation Sensor’s Image
Observation & Remarks

 The Benchmark Images have a Basic Spatial

Resolution of 0.25mm
 Sixth Wire Pair is clearly observed by the line profile of
calibration software

 Karma’s Images have Basic Spatial Resolution of

0.2mm
 Seventh Wire Pair is clearly observed
Why Buy from Karma? – 2 & 3
2. Karma’s Cost is Significantly Less

3. 3 Years Unlimited Usage Warranty on 160kV Tube

head
No other company in the world is offering this
support
Why Buy from Karma? - 4
4. Service Support
 As a Manufacturer based in India – We change only failed
parts in Tube Head, Sensor, Generator, etc
→ Significant saving in cost

 Time For Parts Replacement → Significantly Less.

 We replaced a sensor in YXLON machine within 3 days. When
the OEM was asking for 45 days.
 Their proposed cost was Rs.32 lakhs. Our cost was Rs.10.5
lakhs
 Reference Mr.Mohammed Nizaar, Manager Engineering,
Eaton, Pondicherry; +91-94425-87937
For a Detailed Application Analysis
 Please contact us at:
Karma Innovations and Solutions Pvt Ltd
SF no:432, 6th Cross, VK Road, Thaneerpandal,
Coimbatore – 641006, India
Sales: karthikeyan.j@karmainnovations.com;
+91-98942-57406
Website: www.karmainnovations.com