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Detection Technology launches X-Panel 43108 with record-breaking size and speed

Detection Technology, a global leader in X‑ray detector solutions, announces the launch of the X-Panel 43108a FQI, the latest innovation in its TFT flat panel detector (FPD) portfolio. Designed in response to industry demand, the X-Panel 43108a FQI sets a new standard as the world’s largest dynamic flat panel digital detector array (DDA), offering unparalleled performance for versatile industrial imaging applications.

“We are thrilled to introduce the X-Panel 43108a FQI, meeting the demand for a larger and faster dynamic detector. We are proud to deliver a product that not only meets but exceeds these expectations. This groundbreaking solution will redefine industrial imaging, enabling faster and more accurate inspections of large components, and ultimately improving efficiency across various industries,” said Tuomas Holma, Product Director at Detection Technology.

“For years, the 43 x 43 cm a-Si-TFT flat panels have been the backbone of industrial inspection. Now, with the X-Panel 43108a FQI, we are more than doubling the active area. With an active area of 43 x 108 cm, X-Panel 43108a FQI allows inspection of large-scale industrial components with a single scan, drastically reducing imaging time and improving throughput. It features revolutionary technology, including a single-glass TFT sensor combined with fast readout electronics, enabling fast imaging despite its large form factor.”

Key features include:

  • Largest single-glass TFT detector on the market: Capable of imaging large objects in one scan, minimizing artifacts and improving productivity.
  • High-speed imaging: More than three times faster than conventional large panel solutions, achieving a frame rate of ≥10 fps (1×1) compared to the industry average of 3 fps, significantly increasing throughput.
  • Robust and industrial-ready: Engineered for demanding industrial environments.
  • Versatile modalities: Supports both digital radiography (DR / 2D) and computed tomography (CT / 3D) systems.
  • Comprehensive application range: Suitable for kV and MV imaging, making it adaptable for various object sizes and densities.
  • Form factor: Enables new types of X-ray inspection systems.
  • Regulatory and ASTM compliance: Ensuring safety and seamless integration into industrial systems.

Furthermore, the X-Panel 43108a FQI features a-Si-TFT technology, a 430 x 1075 mm active area, a 140 µm pixel size, and a 3072 x 7680 matrix. Its 10G BASE-T interface enables high-speed data transfer. The DRZ-High scintillator ensures high-quality imaging for high-energy NDT applications, and its 30 kg weight makes it robust yet manageable for industrial use.

The X-Panel 43108a FQI caters to various industries, including automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery, defence, and general manufacturing. It is designed for inspection applications such as automotive body and battery assembly inspection, aircraft fuselage and composite structure testing, large castings examination, ammunition safety checks, and conveyor-based inspection of bulky items and components.

The X-Panel 43108a FQI will be available with EU Origin. Deliveries of the X-Panel 43108a FQI are slated to begin by the end of 2025 from Detection Technology’s site in Finland, and local customer service is available in Europe and the US.

Detection Technology will showcase the key features of X-Panel 43108a FQI at the Control exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany, from 6–9 May 2025. Attend the product presentations at Stand 5217 in Hall 5 to discover more.

Detection Technology unveils comprehensive detector portfolio at RSNA to advance medical imaging

Detection Technology, a global leader in X-ray detector solutions, unveils a comprehensive portfolio of flat panel X-ray detectors at the RSNA 2024 exhibition to advance medical imaging. This unique medical flat panel lineup includes 20 solutions that combine high frame rates with exceptional image quality at low doses, and a wide dynamic range. The newly enhanced portfolio is optimized for a range of medical applications, including image-guided surgery, wireless radiography, fluoroscopy, oncology, and dental imaging.

“Our surgical imaging solutions offer versatile options with both amorphous silicon (a-Si) and IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) technology-based detectors,” explained Tuomas Holma, Director of Product Management at Detection Technology.

“For example, we have the X-Panel 2121a FDM, featuring a 200 µm pixel size a-Si-TFT design, and the X-Panel 2323z FDM with a 148 µm pixel IGZO-TFT, both ideal for image intensifier replacement. At the top of our surgical imaging and CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) range, the X-Panel 3030z FDM-TG-X, equipped with a 99 µm pixel and a 10 G Ethernet interface, delivers rapid 40 fps (1×1) imaging.”

For fluoroscopy, Detection Technology’s offerings include the X-Panel 4343a FRM with 140 µm a-Si-TFT and the X-Panel 4343z FDM with a 140 µm pixel IGZO-TFT, capable of operating at 40 fps (1×1). The portfolio also extends to a-Si and IGZO detectors for dental imaging, oncology, and portable digital radiography.

Beyond flat panel detectors, Detection Technology is showcasing its off-the-shelf CT (Computed Tomography) detector solutions for all medical modalities. The comprehensive CT range includes the X-ACE 16 HD, a value-oriented solution; the X-ACE 32 for mainstream imaging; and the high-performance X-Tile for advanced volumetric CT systems.

“Our CT portfolio delivers lower radiation doses, faster scans, and superior imaging for an enhanced patient experience. Designed for quicker time-to-market and cost savings, it offers a reliable, one-stop solution built on trusted platforms—because in health and safety, only the most dependable solutions are acceptable.”

Detection Technology is also providing a glimpse into the future of imaging technology with its exploration of photon-counting CT (PCCT) detectors, a promising advancement in imaging accuracy and detail.

“Photon-counting CT represents a transformative leap in imaging technology, offering unprecedented detail and accuracy. It’s a groundbreaking advancement that will empower clinicians with deeper insights and elevate patient care to new levels. We aim to lead the way in photon-counting CT and other next-generation imaging technologies.”

For more information, visit Detection Technology at RSNA 2024 at Booth 4133 in the South Hall, Level 3, from December 1–4, or contact sales online.

Gen Announces AI Scam Detection App, Norton Genie

Scams are one of the most pervasive Cyber Safety threats of our time. The sheer volume is staggering – people are collectively wading through 3.4 billion phishing emails on a daily basis – and scams are becoming more sophisticated and harder to spot without help. Today, Norton, a leader in Cyber Safety and part of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), is inviting people to join in the fight against scams by offering early access to Norton Genie, a real-time AI-powered scam detector, to provide an easy, fast and free way to check if texts, emails, websites and social media posts are a scam.

“Every day, we’re inundated with messages and scams that have become so believable that anyone, even the savviest of us, is just one wrong tap from becoming a scammer’s next victim,” said Ondrej Vlcek, President at Gen. “We want to give people Digital Freedom – the freedom that can only be achieved when you’re safe and empowered online. Genie is an always on, easy-to-use, trusted advisor that helps you stay ahead of highly convincing scams. By bringing together best-in-class scam intel from Norton with advanced AI, we can empower people to take full advantage of the digital world safely, privately and confidently.”

Norton Genie is a brand new innovation from Norton designed to be as simple as asking for advice from a friend that’s available 24/7. With just a few clicks or taps, Genie will give immediate guidance on whether the message, email, link or post is potentially a scam and what to do next. Genie is powered by a unique combination of Norton expertise and advanced AI that’s trained on millions of scam messages and the red flags to watch for. As scammers adapt to new technology to make their attacks more convincing, now more than ever, people need AI on their side to help stay ahead of today’s ever evolving scams. Norton Genie is constantly improving to help stop scammers in their tracks and help fight today’s scams and tomorrow’s.

Norton Genie is a comprehensive mobile app and web-based service providing scam detection with the following key features:

  • Fast, free and easy: You can upload a screenshot or copy and paste the text of a suspicious message and Genie will instantly tell you if a message or site appears to be a scam.
  • Norton technology: Genie combines advanced AI with best-in-class cybersecurity data and technology to help identify scams before you engage. As part of Gen, Norton tapped into the company’s investment and application of AI research and innovation, decades of experience uncovering and remediating scams, phishing attacks, and sketchy websites, and extensive library of known threats to create Genie.
  • Protection that evolves: The more people use Genie, the smarter it gets. Our AI powering Genie will continue to learn and adapt to detect new scams and help protect against emerging threats. While Genie gets better and better with scam detection in messages, emails and social media posts, we will be hard at work developing additional ways Genie can protect people from other types of scams they could fall victim to.
  • Trusted advice: Beyond telling you if a message is likely a scam, Genie takes it one step further by answering your most pressing follow-up questions. How did it know the message was a scam? What should you do next? Like a trusted advisor, Genie empowers you with the information you need to be safer in your digital life.

Norton Genie is still learning and in an early access phase. Genie is available now in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United States, for free at Norton.com and the Apple App Store. Norton Genie is compatible with iOS 14.0 or greater, Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge and Firefox. Norton Genie is expected to become generally available, expand platform availability to Android, and enter additional markets later this year. To learn more, visit genie.norton.com.

3 million employees worldwide now using Workhuman’s AI-powered bias detector

Workhuman®, the company revolutionising the way employees celebrate, connect with and appreciate each other in the workplace, is today announcing that its proprietary AI-powered bias detector, Inclusion Advisor, is now being used by 3 million employees worldwide. Global enterprises including Merck, LinkedIn, Cisco and others are using the tool as part of their employee recognition programmes to provide team members with continuous coaching that enables measurable changes in attitudes over time.

Workhuman’s first-of-its-kind tool analyses everyday workplace language to detect unconscious bias. With a click of a button, employees can use Inclusion Advisor to scan the message they have written in Workhuman’s employee recognition platform. The tool was built in Dublin by Workhuman’s technology and engineering teams. It has been developed over a four-year period and harnesses the expertise of the Workhuman iQ team of linguists, data scientists, engineers, psychologists, and experts in natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML).

Workhuman research shows that implicit bias is found in 20-30% of all written communications in the workplace, even in the most positive setting. The Inclusion Advisor model can detect 18 forms of bias and in the last nine months, it flagged 69,000 instances of bias in 40,000 recognition messages. Some types of prevalent biases categories that it flags are:

  • “Me, Myself and I” – found in 14% of bias instances, this language conveys the writer’s sense of self-importance and distracts from the awardee’s accomplishments.
  • “No Work-Life Balance” – appearing in 13% of bias instances, this category praises work that is detrimental to a healthy work-life balance.
  • “Gender stereotyping” – representing 5% of all bias detected, this is praise which conveys unconscious gender bias, involves gender-biased language and/or refers to stereotypical gender roles.

Inclusion Advisor, which is continuously updated with real-life examples of implicit bias, can also detect biases including age bias, microaggressions, and negative comparisons.

Jonathan Hyland, Workhuman CTO, said: “We wanted to create a tool that provides an in-the-moment learning opportunity to better understand how language can be perceived by others. Even the most well intended messages can have unconscious bias. The right words and the right message, delivered in a timely manner, can have a positive and even lifelong impact on others. Inclusion Advisor helps users write inclusive, meaningful recognition messages that will make the recipient feel seen, heard, and valued for their contributions. 

“With the latest advancements in AI and ML, we are able to develop more sophisticated technology that can better understand and interpret recognition messages, identify trends and patterns, and provide more accurate and personalised recommendations. Inclusion Advisor reacts to unconscious bias on a continuous, sustainable basis, which is the only way to see real behavioural changes. In doing so, we are providing businesses with the most advanced and effective tools to foster a truly inclusive workplace environment.”