{
  "id": 12383813,
  "title": "Glimpse wants to give hardware companies an X-ray view of every critical part",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/glimpse-wants-to-give-hardware-companies-an-x-ray-view-of-every",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechCrunch",
    "slug": "techcrunch",
    "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/glimpse-wants-to-give-hardware-companies-an-x-ray-view-of-every-critical-part/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Quality recalls can have severe consequences, as demonstrated by the 2017-2022 Chevy Bolt battery issue at an LG factory. This led Glimpse co-founder and CEO Eric Moch to develop a solution for hardware companies. Glimpse's technology enables battery manufacturers to inspect cells up to 10 to 30 times faster than current methods, utilizing existing CT scanners. Their new \"Explore\" product expands this capability to industries like aerospace, automotive, electronics, and medical devices. Glimpse's software processes images rapidly, compresses scans, and highlights defects with deep learning algorithms that adapt based on customer input. Customers can either use their own CT scanners or send parts to Glimpse's Boston-area location or soon-to-open San Francisco Bay Area center for scanning. This \"Scan On Demand\" service aims to make high-quality scanning more accessible and affordable for businesses, potentially replacing expensive equipment in the long term.",
  "summary": "Called Explore, Glimpse's new image processing software lets hardware makers speed up quality control checks using CT scanners.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}