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NEWS Terahertz tech gets €8.6m to scale up for industrial inspection


French terahertz imaging firm Tihive has been awarded €8.6m from the European Innovation Council’s Accelerator programme to scale up its industrial inspection technology. Tihive’s imaging system, based


on terahertz light, is designed for real-time quality control inspection. Te company, based in Grenoble, has a strategic focus on hygiene and personal care markets. Hani Sherry, its CEO and


co-founder, said: ‘Te European Commission’s strong backing will boost our commercial roll-out and scale-up. Tis will be the very first deployment of terahertz imaging inspection technology at an industrial scale, opening the door to numerous new market applications.’ Now in its third year, Tihive


expects to finalise construction of testing facilities and laboratory infrastructure, which began a few months ago, by 2021, and hire 10 staff, bringing the total to 25. Terahertz radiation is an


electromagnetic frequency with wavelengths longer than infrared in the range of 10µm to 1mm. It can travel through materials such as non-wovens, textiles, paper, plastic and leather, creating a contrast image like an X-ray. Tihive’s solution consists


of integrated circuit-based technology and AI algorithms. ‘It includes a transmitter and receiver. When positioned either side of an object, it reveals physical characteristics or quality indicators that have previously been impossible to measure,’ said Clement Jany, Tihive’s CTO. Te terahertz sensors can


image at 5,000fps, meaning they meet production line speed requirements. Terahertz radiation is also safe, unlike X-rays, and can detect subtler contrasts than X-rays in fabrics, plastics and other materials softer than metal. Tihive will use the €8.6m to


bring its system to industrial scale and help accelerate expansion in European and US markets. An EU representative will join its board. Te company is focusing efforts on the personal care


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market, as it estimates a €10bn opportunity in material savings and quality improvements for manufacturers of personal care products, which it says generate €150bn in sales each year. Te firm’s system is used


to monitor the amount of super-absorbent polymer (SAP) deposited on nappies on lines running at up to 1,200 of them a minute. Te inspection system records how much SAP is deposited and how it is


distributed. Other anomalies, such as high humidity and the presence of contaminants, like oil and insects, can also be detected. Tihive believes many terahertz


breakthroughs will occur in the next few years.


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