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RNS Number : 5964H  Avingtrans PLC  10 October 2024

10 October 2024

 

Avingtrans plc

 

("Avingtrans", the "Company", or the "Group")

 

Adaptix Wins Emerging Technology Award

 

Avingtrans plc (AIM: AVG), which designs, manufactures and supplies critical
components, modules, systems and associated services to the energy, medical
and industrial sectors, announces that Oxford-based low power 3D X-Ray imaging
specialist Adaptix has been named the most exciting emerging technology at the
Aerospace Technology and Innovation Awards 2024.

 

The Innovation Award, which is presented by the Aerospace Technology Institute
(ATI), celebrates technology being developed in the UK that will support the
journey to Net Zero 2050 and was presented at the ATI conference in Newport.

 

Adaptix received the award for its unique imaging capability developed for
Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) able to provide detailed images within
minutes. Originally developed and matured for the medical sector, the
low-power X-Ray technology can inspect traditional, additive-manufactured, and
composite components (including dry form) with a high degree of fidelity.
Delivering low-cost, 3D-imaging can be deployed quickly in the field. Through
the provision of an ATI grant, the Adaptix team has been working closely with
robotics experts at Cranfield University, whose expertise has been crucial in
the technology's evolution for aerospace applications.

 

Martin Holden, Development Engineering Manager for NDT at Adaptix, said:
"We're thrilled that the potential of our proven imaging technology to
revolutionise inspection across the aerospace industry has been recognised
with this award.

 

"Innovation is at the heart of the aerospace industry but, irrespective of how
components are made, it is crucial that manufacturers, airframers and MRO
businesses have the tools they need to detect potential failure points quickly
and efficiently.

 

"As the industry moves towards lightweighting components, new methods of
inspection are required to ensure they are fit for purpose. As well as
inspecting structures made from traditional materials or using additive
manufacturing techniques, the Adaptix 3D NDT inspection tool can detect
typical failure modes in complex composite structures, such as voids, weave
variation, inclusions, and needle porosity. Crucially, it can be used early in
the manufacturing process, dramatically reducing waste, manufacturing- and
inspection-time.

 

"We're excited by its potential for the industry and receiving this award in
front of an audience of key industry experts is a proud moment for us all and
recognises the hard work and ingenuity of the whole Adaptix team."

 

Professor Bryn C. Hughes, REng, Chief Scientist, Adaptix NDT added: "Adaptix
has shown that its technology can inspect smaller aerospace parts to the level
of fidelity that is of relevance to industry. It has now successfully
scaled-up this capability to image large aerospace parts - such as wing parts,
doors and skins - while maintaining the required resolution. Working closely
in partnership with experts at Cranfield University, facilitated through this
ATI grant, has allowed us to explore the integration of the capability on to
twin robotic systems. This is a hugely exciting development and has the
potential for a real game change in in situ NDT.

 

"Scaling up imaging technologies while maintaining image fidelity is a
significant engineering challenge but one that we have welcomed. Adaptix is
proud to win the ATI Innovation Award and looks forward to playing a key role
hastening the incorporation of composite materials into aerospace sector in
pursuit of our Net Zero goals."

 

Professor Phil Webb, FIET, Royal Academy of Engineering and Airbus Professor
of Industrial Robotics and Assembly and Cranfield University lead on the
project, said: "This is a great example of what can be done when two groups
with very different knowledge and expertise come together with an open and
collaborative spirit. As a Team we are immensely proud of the work done and
the truly innovative outcome we have achieved through working together."

 

The Adaptix 3D NDT has been supported by the Aerospace Technology Institutes,
the National Aerospace Technology Exploitation Programme and the National
Composites Centre. Its mobile 3D NDT technology delivers comparable results to
CT, X-ray and Ultrasonic testing, with several key benefits including
significantly reduced scan times and reduced X-ray power and exclusion zones
meaning imaging equipment can be brought directly to an aerospace structure
with minimum disruption to busy hangars.

 

The technology will be on show at the Advanced Engineering Show at NEC
Birmingham on 30-31 October 2024. For further information on Adaptix NDE,
visit https://adaptixnde.com/ (https://adaptixnde.com/)

 

Enquiries:

 

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 Roger McDowell, Chairman

 Steve McQuillan, Chief Executive Officer

 Stephen King, Chief Financial Officer

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 Shaun Dobson

 Alex Bond

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 Graham Herring

 Tim Metcalfe

 Zach Cohen

 

About Avingtrans plc:

 

Avingtrans designs, manufactures and supplies original equipment, systems and
associated aftermarket services to the energy, medical and industrial markets
worldwide.

 

Business units

 

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 research communities, worldwide, specialising in precision pressure and vacuum
 vessels and associated fabrications, sub-assemblies and systems.

 Booth Industries - Bolton, UK

 Designs, manufactures, installs and services doors and walls which can be
 tailored to be: blast and explosion proof; fireproof; acoustically shielded;
 high security/safety; or combinations of the above.

 Ormandy Group - Bradford, UK

 Design, manufacturers and servicing of off-site plant, heat exchangers and
 other HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) products.

 Composite Products Ltd - Buckingham, UK

 Centre for composite technology, parts and assemblies, serving customers in
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 Adaptix Ltd - Oxford, UK

 Adaptix has developed novel 3D X-ray for Orthopaedic and Veterinary
 applications amongst others. Commercialisation of this system (and others) is
 on-going.

 Magnetica Ltd - Brisbane, Australia

 Magnetica Limited specialises in the development of next generation MRI
 technologies, including dedicated extremity MRI systems and MRI system
 components. Magnetica has successfully built and tested a compact, integrated
 3 Tesla orthopaedic MRI system, demonstrating clinical-quality imaging.
 Commercialisation of this system (and others) is on-going. Magnetica's
 structure now includes two other business units:

 Scientific Magnetics - Abingdon, UK

 Designs and manufactures superconducting magnet systems and associated
 cryogenics for a variety of markets including MRI and provides services for
 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance instruments.

 Tecmag Inc - Houston, USA

 Designs, manufactures and installs instrumentation, including consoles, system
 upgrades, and probes, mainly for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Nuclear
 Magnetic Resonance (NMR) systems.

 

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