X-RIS

X-RIS (for X-Ray Imaging Solutions) is a Belgian company based in Liège and active in the field of digital radiography in non-destructive testing and in security. The company was founded in 2010.

X-RIS
TypePrivate
IndustryManufacturing,
Defense (military),
Non-destructive testing
Founded2010
Headquarters
Liège
,
Belgium
Key people
Nicolas Poelst (CEO),
Christophe Greffe (CTO)
ProductsDigital X-ray,
X-ray generator,
Digital radiography
Number of employees
10 (2015), 14 (2016)[1]
Websitewww.xris.eu

History

Development

X-RIS is a start-up that was founded in 2010 at Liège.[2] The company specializes in the delivery of digital X-ray devices in NDT and in security.[3][4]

The company designs and manufactures portable X-ray generators, flat panel detectors and stationary x-ray systems. It is active in the field of foundries[5] and shipyards,[5] in the aeronautics[2] (Safran, Turbomeca, RAAF, SABCA, SONACA)[6] and in the oil industry in which it supplies TOTAL.[2][6] In security the applications are demining (EOD and IED), forensics, customs and counter-terrorism.[7][8]

In 2011, the company developed a customised X-ray scanner for the Royal Museum for Central Africa of Belgium. The system was dedicated to the study of zoological specimens of the Institute, some more than 70 years old.[8][9] In using two flat panels, the system can X-ray small specimen from 1 to 3 cm with a resolution of 48 µm up to snakes 1 m long.[10]

End 2014, X-RIS wins a contract with the FBI Academy.[5][7][11][12] According to journalist Eric Dagonnier, the system distinguishes itself by its determining speed that realises the analysis in less than 20 seconds.[5] The contract was renewed in 2015 but this time for the Alabama training center.[6]

In November 2015, the company won the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 challenge rewarding the 50 technological enterprises with the highest growing rate in Belgium. X-RIS also came in first in the category IT & Digital Solutions for its innovation and performances.[13][14][15][16] It won once again in 2017 in the category hardware.[17]

In 2017, it launched the development of Automatic Defect Recognitions tools (ADR) in collaboration with several Walloon universities and companies.[18]

Products and technologies
GemX-160 : portable X-ray generator dedicated to digital radiography in Non Destructive Testing (NDT); the device is battery-powered and remotely controlled.
Dereo : Portable flat panel detectors for use on the field in shipyards or in aeronautics.

Digital X-ray can generate images on the spot for immediate analysis, for inspection and security duties including bomb detection and disposal, as a tool for VIP security and protection, searches for drug and contraband smuggling, customs offices, forensics and applications in Nondestructive testing (NDT) such as pipe inspections in refineries and the petrochemical industry, composite material testing in the aerospace industry as well as inspection of welding in shipyards and art and archeological artifacts.[19]

The following products have been designed and are manufactured and supplied by X-RIS:

X-Ray generators
  • GemX is a battery-powered, wireless controlled, portable constant potential X-ray monobloc. It can operate up to 200 kV. The oil insulation offers a duty cycle of 2 hours of continuous X-ray per day. The small focal spot of 0.7 x 0.8 mm (EN 12543) improves image quality. In combination with a CR or a DR, GemX can be used for the inspection of steel up to 40 mm thick in compliance with NDT standards.[20]

Flat panel detectors
  • Dereo UP (ultra-portable) are Direct Radiography (DR) flat panel detectors. They provide a digital image of the objects that are radiographed. Dereo UP have a wide active area of 40 cm x 40 cm or 25 x 30 cm and a real time inspection modality to work in continuous mode as a movie camera. They are controlled with Maestro NDT software. Fixed versions and high energy versions have been developed for castings applications and to be used in combination with gamma sources or linear accelerators.[21]
  • Dereo HR (high resolution) are ultra-small panels with pixels of 48 and 96 µm. The CMOS reading head and the electronic board have been separated in two modules. Two edges around the detective area have a width of only 3 mm of dead area. This design permits to use the panel in area with difficult access. Reading heads are interchangeable. The detector is IP65. The electronic module is battery-powered and can also control some X-ray generators wireless. Dereo HR is class-B ISO 17636-2 compliant from 1.5 to 12 mm thickness of standard steel alloys.[22]

See also

References
  1. Pierre-François Lovens, X-RIS a poursuivi sa folle croissance en 2016, La Libre Belgique, 24 mars 2017
  2. La start-up liégeoise X-RIS fournit du matériel au FBI, Trends, 12 February 2015.
  3. Jacqueline Remits, Un contrat prestigieux avec le FBI et une start-up boostée (pdf), W+B, n°128, Summer 2015, pp.28-31
  4. Renée Cordes, X-ray vision. Ans-based start-up X-RIS provides digital radiography solutionsbuzzword] for industry and security, Wallonia and Brussels Magazine, summer 2015, pp.8-9.
  5. Éric Dagonnier, Des caméras liégeoises au service de déminage du FBI, RTBF, 12 February 2015.
  6. Isabelle Lemaire, X-RIS rayonne à l'export et séduit le FBI, La Libre Belgique, 9 October 2015.
  7. Élodie Christophe, Ils ont décroché un contrat avec le FBI !, L'avenir, 14 February 2015.
  8. Isabelle Lemaire, X-RIS, chef de rayons-X, La Libre Belgique, 2 March 2015, p.10.
  9. New X-ray scanner for the study of zoological specimens, website of the Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale.
  10. Description of ViSiX on www.xris.eu.
  11. Luiks bedrijf X-Ris levert detectiemateriaal aan FBI, express.be, 13 February 2015.
  12. Luiks bedrijf krijgt bestellingen van FBI, Het Nieuwsblad, 12 February 2015.
  13. Press release - Final Fast 50 2015, Deloitte, 19 November 2015
  14. X-RIS remporte le concours Deloitte 2015 Technology Fast 50, Digimedia, 19 November 2015.
  15. Pieterjan Van Leemputten, Deloitte qualifie X-Ris d'entreprise technologique en croissance la plus rapide, Le Vif/L'Express, 19 November 2015.
  16. Winnaars Deloitte Technology Fast 50 bekend gemaakt, engineeringnet.be, 19 November 2015.
  17. Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50, echo.be, 3 January 2018.
  18. Projet ADRIC, Press Release, Mecatech Pôle.
  19. McConnell, Vicki (2008). "Review about Digital Images". Aviation Maintenance.
  20. Description of GemX on www.xris.eu
  21. Description of DeReO WA on www.xris.eu.
  22. Description of DeReO HR on www.xris.eu.
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