DÜRR NDT will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a clear message to the industry: its growth in digital industrial radiography does not start from scratch but from a technological foundation accumulated since 1966.
The company, founded in 2006 as a subsidiary of Dürr Dental SE, brings together 60 years of experience in X-ray technology that today supports its portfolio for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).
Furthermore, this anniversary comes at a time when digitalization of the NDT sector is gaining momentum. DÜRR NDT has focused its offering on connecting industrial X-ray hardware with acquisition, analysis, archiving, and workflow management software. This comprehensive approach has enabled it to position itself as a complete solutions provider and not merely as an equipment manufacturer.
From Computed Radiography to Flexible Digital Detectors
In its early years, the company consolidated its name with the CR 35 family, a line of imaging plate scanners that drove the adoption of computed radiography in industrial applications. This type of technology uses flexible and reusable plates, which improves operational efficiency and reduces dependence on conventional radiographic film.
Subsequently, the firm reinforced this path with the HD-CR 35 NDT, introduced with TreFoc technology. The system stood out for offering a basic spatial resolution of 30 µm, a capability oriented toward inspections requiring high precision such as weld analysis, critical parts, and high-demand components.
Later, in 2016, DÜRR NDT expanded its catalog toward flat panel detectors. With the D-DR 7 NDT, a compact CMOS detector with a 19 µm pixel pitch, the company brought its digital radiography offering to environments where fine definition is decisive. Its adoption in aerospace applications and delicate weld inspection reinforced this specialization.
Later, the company extended its offering with large-format wireless panels designed for portable industrial radiography. And in 2024 it added one of its most striking developments: flexible digital detectors aimed at the inspection of circumferential welds in pipes and curved objects, a common need in sectors such as oil and gas.
Continuous Innovation in Industrial X-Ray
Likewise, DÜRR NDT’s evolution has not been limited to hardware. In 2019 it launched DRIVE NDT, a web platform designed to organize the complete workflow of non-destructive testing in a single environment. The offering responds to a growing market need: integrating data capture, traceability, operational management, and reporting in a single system.
Added to this ecosystem is D-Tect, the imaging and analysis software that accompanies its digital radiography systems. Its renewal with D-Tect X in 2020 introduced usability and performance improvements developed together with industry specialists. The continuous incorporation of new AI-based tools and functions points to more agile operation in radiographic inspection and evaluation.
On the other hand, in 2025 the company added instaNDT to its portfolio. It is an intelligent PACS solution for archiving X-ray images with DICONDE functions in a modern web interface. With this, DÜRR NDT strengthens a trend that is increasingly important in the industry: secure, organized, and standardized management of radiographic data.
Currently, DÜRR NDT solutions are used in more than 100 countries through an international network of qualified distributors. Its presence reaches sectors such as mechanical engineering, oil and gas, and aerospace, where image quality, traceability, and operational mobility are key factors.
Among the most frequent applications are weld inspection, erosion and corrosion evaluation, casting inspection, and scientific materials testing. In all these fields, the company has built an offering focused on digitizing industrial radiography end-to-end.
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