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Designing an in-situ chamber is always a balance of precision, stability, reliability, and versatility. That is why we engineered the standard <\/span>In-situ BOX<\/b><\/a> to be as adaptable and integration-friendly as possible. Measuring just 200 \u00d7 200 \u00d7 405 mm, it easily fits into your micro-CT cabinet while allowing a full 360\u00b0 rotation for uninterrupted scanning.<\/span><\/p>\n Its core strength lies in its modularity. We designed it to serve as a reliable platform for <\/span>non-destructive testing (NDT)<\/b>that can be quickly configured for different research fields:<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cactux.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/In-situ_BOX_detail-min.png” alt=”Precision Manipulator for Industrial CT scanning SaguaroX M with Ct Hedgehog” title_text=”In-situ_BOX_detail-min” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||28px|||” custom_padding=”|||0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”152px” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For most laboratory research, its standard climate control range of -30 \u00b0C to +60 \u00b0C is the ideal sweet spot. It allows researchers to simulate freezing winters or baking desert heat, making it easy to study liquid electrolyte movement in battery cells or the behavior of soft materials under thermal stress.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Every now and then, a research goal requires an experiment that sounds less like a standard lab test and more like a trial by fire. When your testing demands extreme environments past our standard range, we don’t look for workarounds. We design custom <\/span>high-temperature in-situ CT<\/b> solutions to make it possible.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) are the superstars of the aerospace and automotive industries. They are incredibly light, ridiculously strong, and usually very durable. But when they get hot \u2013 specifically, locally hot, like near an engine manifold, an exhaust, or during a lightning strike \u2013 things can go south quickly.<\/span><\/p>\n To perform an accurate <\/span>failure analysis CT<\/b> and truly understand how these materials fail, you cannot just bake them in an oven and look at the ashes afterward. You need <\/span>real-time 4D CT scanning<\/b> to watch the destruction happen inside the CT scanner. This requires precise localized environmental control.<\/span><\/p>\n For this specialized <\/span>composite inspection<\/b>, we designed a custom <\/span>high-temperature in-situ CT<\/b> BOX featuring specialized contact heating to apply temperature ramps directly to a CFRP sample while capturing high-resolution 3D CT scans. Our primary goal was to map the structural degradation from room temperature (21 \u00b0C) up to severe thermal stress at 45<\/strong><\/span>0 \u00b0C<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cactux.cz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/high-temperature-CT-failure-analysis.jpg” alt=”High-temperature In-situ CT of a carbon rod” title_text=”high-temperature-CT-failure-analysis” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The high-resolution in-situ CT data we collected paints a clear, step-by-step picture of how intense heat systematically dismantles the sample. Rather than everything failing at once, we can watch different components yield at different temperature thresholds:<\/span><\/p>\n 21 \u00b0C | The Baseline 300 \u00b0C | The Sealant “Pops” (But the Core Holds) As we ramp the temperature up to 300 \u00b0C, we see a dramatic event on the perimeter:<\/span><\/p>\n 450 \u00b0C | Core Delamination and Matrix Pyrolysis Once we push the temperature to 450 \u00b0C, the carbon composite core itself finally reaches its limit. We can observe two major structural changes:<\/span><\/p>\n Whether you need to stretch it, compress it, freeze it, or blast it with 500 \u00b0C of direct contact heat, your in-situ experiments shouldn’t be limited by off-the-shelf hardware.<\/span><\/p>\n We built the In-situ BOX to be modular for a reason. 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But let\u2019s be honest: science rarely stays within “standard” boundaries.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h6>\n
The Challenge: High-Temperature In-situ Composite Inspection\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Witnessing Thermal Degradation: From Sealant Failure to Core Delamination<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h6>\n
<\/strong>At room temperature, the circular carbon rod is perfectly intact, tight, and surrounded by a thin, outer layer of sealant\/glue. (Note the pre-existing hairline crack in the center, which serves as a perfect marker to watch for structural changes later on.)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
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Bring Us Your Toughest Experiments<\/span><\/h3>\n
We’ll build the BOX, you capture the science.<\/h6>\n
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