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36 SMT007 MAGAZINE I OCTOBER 2024 Editor's note: is column was originally pub- lished on SMT007.com in April 2022. It should be clear by now that my enthusi- asm for X-ray knows no bounds. From fighting counterfeits, inventory management and sol- der inspection, to quality control for an end- less array of manufactured products, the useful- ness of X-ray inspection tools is seemingly limit- less. So, forgive me for not setting my bias aside, but when it comes to X-ray imaging, you proba- bly fall into one of the following categories: • You don't need X-ray and you know it (please, at least read the paragraph that follows) • You need X-ray but don't know it • You have X-ray but are underutilizing it • You are the rarest of birds who has X-ray but just doesn't need it It's from this admittedly biased vantage point that I have to ask: Why aren't you X-raying your product? X-ray Everything! X-Rated Files Feature Column by Dr. Bill Cardoso, CREATIVE ELECTRON