Seeing Inside Every Part: AI and X-ray for Manufacturing Quality at Scale

Manufacturing quality has always relied on imperfect visibility: sample-based inspection, delayed lab tests, or destructive evaluation. Those limits mean many defects are discovered too late, corrective actions are slow, and supplier claims rely on paperwork instead of evidence. As products and supply chains grow more complex, the risk and cost of escapes and recalls are rising. How do organizations move from episodic checks to continuous, verifiable visibility that supports faster decisions and stronger supplier accountability?

Leading manufacturers are moving inspection from an afterthought to a continuous source of reality. By combining industrial X-ray CT and inline X-ray imaging with AI, teams can see inside every part without destroying it, capture consistent unit-level evidence at production speeds, and link those findings to process context. That shift makes it possible to detect issues earlier in the lifecycle, trace root cause upstream in hours instead of weeks, and feed verified results into PLM, QMS, and MES systems where operational decisions are made.

This discussion will bring together peers who are exploring or implementing unit-level inspection and AI-enabled analysis. We will examine the economics of 100% inspection, how evidence-based accountability changes supplier relationships, and how quality leaders convert inspection data into measurable reductions in escapes, scrap, and warranty exposure. Come prepared to discuss trade-offs, integration hurdles, and the organizational changes that unlock faster, more confident quality decisions.

Lumafield was founded in 2019 by engineers who understand the complexities of product design, manufacturing, and shipping. They shared the experience of hitting the same wall: fabrication technology had raced ahead while the tools for understanding what was actually inside a finished part had not moved in decades. Lumafield built the first accessible industrial X-ray CT platform to close that gap, and has grown into a manufacturing intelligence platform that combines X-ray imaging with AI to give engineers complete confidence in the products they ship. Lumafield is headquartered in San Francisco, with backing from investors including IVP, Spark Capital, Lux Capital, and Kleiner Perkins.