Early in 2011, X-RAY WorX company has developed the Automatic Venting technology for Microfocus X-ray Tubes, which can improve the system maintenance, reduce the down time of the system, increase the operating life of the turbo pump.
The following information is from WorX News, published on 12 July 2011
The innovative and ambitious company X-RAY WorX develops microfocus technology also in terms of usability and maintainability.
The latest
improvement is the automatic venting of open microfocus tubes, which
significantly facilitates the maintenance procedure.
Until now the venting of open X-ray tubes had to be performed manually during
maintenance before replacing spare parts. Inaccuracies during this procedure
could lead to damages of the turbo pump and to serious failure of the tube.
X-RAY WorX has identified this potential source of defect and eliminates it by
introducing an electronically controlled venting valve. The tubes are vented in
an optimal way by considering the rotation speed of the turbo pump. This
innovation results in reduction of down time and increases the operating life
of the turbo pump.
To facilitate the maintenance procedure and increase the operating life, from
now on all microfocus X-ray tubes supplied by X-RAY WorX will be delivered with
electronically controlled venting valve.