Created over 20 years ago by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, the i-Lab 2019 innovation competition honored 75 young companies on July 4. Teratonics, a young company founded by researchers from the Laboratoire de Chimie Physique (LCP) at Université Paris-Sud / CNRS, is among the winners with its SHERIFF 4.0 project (Système teraHErtz Robotisé, Intelligent et Flexible pour l'industrie du Futur).
Awarded in the Electronics, Signal Processing and Instrumentation category, Teratonics markets an innovative non-destructive testing solution based on ultra-short terahertz (THz) pulses. This technology can be deployed directly on a production line to carry out three-dimensional measurements and detect defects in 100 % of production, in a completely automated way.
THz waves can be used to rapidly inspect the inside of non-conductive materials (plastics, composites, paper, semiconductors). THz pulse-based technologies are non-contact and safe for operators (as they do not use X-rays).
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