Computed Tomography Services

The Exponent Difference

We build collaborative teams to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and risks, supporting you in creating safer, superior product experiences for your customers and users.

Multidisciplinary Expertise

Nowhere else will you find our depth and breadth of scientific and engineering talent — all working together to uncover insights into your materials and product challenges.

Robust Failure Analysis Insights

Exponent brings decades of multidisciplinary, CT-supported failure analysis insights to materials testing, enabling incisive investigations and rigorous root cause analyses.

Beyond Commodity Testing

Our forensic evaluations are custom-tailored to specific industries and unique applications, and our expert teams provide analysis that commodity testing labs can't match.

CT Evaluations Across Industries & Applications

Our custom CT testing and evaluations help you solve your toughest technical challenges.

Batteries

Penetrating analysis of tightly packed battery cells, modules, and packs, delivering clear imaging of internal features and layered structures.

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Consumer Electronics

High-resolution imaging and analysis of small, intricate components in smartphones, laptops, TVs, gaming consoles, and IoT devices.

Medical Devices

Unmatched imaging of complex surgical instrument, implantable device, diagnostic equipment, and wearable health components.

Automotive

Penetrating imaging and analysis of large, dense assemblies, including engine castings, inverters, and battery packs for deep investigations.

Aerospace

Advanced imaging and analysis of aerospace structures and assemblies, including turbine blades, composite laminates, fasteners, and castings.

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Industrial Equipment

Uncompromising non-destructive analysis of large, complex machinery, including pumps, turbines, gearboxes, and motors.

Renewable Energy

Unparalleled imaging of renewable components and assemblies, including wind turbine blades, hubs, gearboxes, generators, and bearings.

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Oil & Gas Industry

Precise imaging and analysis of oil and gas components and infrastructure, including pipes, welds, valves, fittings, and downhole tools.

Construction

Uncompromising views of construction materials and critical components, including pipes, rebar, anchors, castings, and concrete structures.

Our computed tomography (CT) expertise is at the cutting edge of

failure analysis, product liability, recalls, risk assessments, root cause analysis , accident reconstruction, litigation support

Our experts pair state-of-the-art technology with decades of experience in engineering and non-destructive analysis across industries.

With nearly 20 years of CT experience, Exponent leverages non-destructive analysis to tackle complex technical challenges across batteries, electronics, medical devices, transportation, and manufacturing. Our advanced in-house technology and engineering expertise go beyond test results — delivering insights that help you mitigate risk, guide failure analysis, and identify root causes.
Our scientists and engineers use advanced CT scanners — along with optical microscopy and metrology — to conduct failure analysis and answer critical questions when you can't afford to cut parts open, destroy limited samples, or risk altering evidence. High resolution 3D imaging reveals internal structures, interfaces, and defects that traditional surface inspection and 2D X-ray may miss — all while keeping components and assemblies intact. Our technical expertise allows us to capture the right data, assess it clearly, and derive valuable insights.
Using industry-leading CT software (including VGSTUDIO MAX) and state-of-the-art analysis modules, our engineers deliver clearer visuals and more actionable measurements from rich 3D, density-based datasets. Our capabilities include CAD-to-part and part-to-part comparisons with intuitive heat maps, wall-thickness (including pipes), and defect characterization such as porosity/inclusions and fiber/foam analyses.
Our expertise allows us to create compelling visuals and animations to communicate complex findings for non-technical finders of fact, including judges and juries, in complex legal disputes. Exponent's unmatched non-destructive insights help you strengthen decision-making, support manufacturing and supply chain challenges, and guide targeted destructive follow-up when needed.

MENLO PARK

Waygate Phoenix V|tome|x M Neo

Waygate's flagship Phoenix V|tome|x M Neo in Menlo Park helps you quickly see inside products without cutting them open or risking damage to limited samples. Its dual tube design and high accelerating voltage — up to a rare 300 kV for a microCT — offer high resolution 3D imaging of small, intricate components like medical devices and fine electronics, including the ability to visualize features in thick metal parts that would typically cause severe shadow artifacts.

This flexibility means you can use a single, non‑destructive imaging platform to validate designs, compare suppliers, investigate failures, and preserve critical evidence for litigation across a wide range of complex parts and materials.

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PHOENIX

Waygate Phoenix V|tome|x C450 CT

The Waygate Phoenix V|tome|x C450 in our Phoenix Lab is built for problems that standard CT systems can't solve — large, dense, highly shielded parts where critical details are buried deep inside. Its 450 kV source and meso‑focus X‑ray tube are a rarity in the market, providing the penetration needed for thick metals and heavy assemblies and enabling precise resolution of internal features that other 450 kV systems can't provide.

That combination allows us to nondestructively investigate large battery packs and modules, inverters, engine castings, metal assemblies, and other dense, complex structures that defeat lower energy systems — helping you pinpoint internal defects, verify manufacturing quality, and preserve evidence without sectioning or destroying valuable hardware.

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GLOBAL LABORATORY NETWORK

Non-Destructive Analysis Capabilities Worldwide

Beyond our advanced CT systems in Menlo Park and Phoenix, Exponent's Natick, Shanghai, and Philadelphia labs are equipped with in-house CT capabilities, allowing our scientists and engineers to perform critical evaluations directly on site. In our Hong Kong and London labs, we provide seamless access to CT technology through local facilities, offering regional clients unmatched responsiveness and analysis.

Our global reach is extended further through trusted partners in cities, countries, and regions where Exponent does not maintain a physical office, offering advanced CT testing and insights wherever you need it.

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Collaboration That Helps You See the Full Picture

Exponent is uniquely positioned to assemble a team tailored to your specific challenges. We bring together experts from several disciplines to ensure that no question is left unasked — or unanswered.

Hold Your Products to a Higher Standard

Exponent brings an unparalleled level of integrated expertise to every test and evaluation. Our commitment to scientific excellence is your competitive advantage.

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