Adept Turnkey take the Phantom KT-Series on the road

Adept Turnkey present Phantom KT1640 at universities in Melbourne

Adept Turnkey recently completed a successful roadshow across several of Melbourne’s leading universities, showcasing the high-performance capabilities of the new Phantom KT1640 high-speed camera. Compact yet powerful, the KT-series is ideal for a wide range of academic and industrial imaging applications.

Adept Turnkey's Technical Engineers present at RMIT Centre for Additive Manufacturing

Each workshop was tailored to the interests of the host institution, with a mix of pre-planned and on-the-spot demonstrations:

At the University of Melbourne, we set up a Digital Image Correlation (DIC) experiment, capturing precise footage of stress and strain patterns in materials under load, a key area in structural analysis and materials science.

At Swinburne University, we captured spray from a bottle in high-speed detail. A simple setup, but one that clearly demonstrated the Phantom’s ability to reveal fluid behaviour not visible in real time, sparking great conversations about future potential use cases.

At the Monash Institute of Railway Technology, we recorded high speed imagery of rail images.  The quality of the images taken at these high speeds allows for very high resolution imagery making it more suited to detection of small defects.

At RMIT Centre for Additive Manufacturing, we imaged a robotic 3D wire arc deposition system in action, capturing the process at the welding tip in slow motion. The lead researcher Prof. Milan Brandt explained that high speed recording of the process provides valuable insight into the physics of 3D wire arc metal printing and helps inform part quality.

Kevin Dowsey and Lawrence Suryawinata setting up Phantom KT demo				Phantom KT1640 set up to capture robotic 3D wire arc deposition system

All of the demos allowed researchers to look at familiar processes in ultra slow motion. They demonstrated the Phantom KT1640’s strength as a high speed camera, and drove constructive conversation about the seemingly endless possibilities of high speed imaging.

A huge thank you to all the universities involved. Your time, input, and enthusiasm made this series a real success, and we’re looking forward to taking our KT series to other universities around Australia.

If you are interested in Adept Turnkey visiting and demonstrating the KT series to record your research or industrial application in ultra slow-mo, please click here and get in touch, we will be happy to try and accomodate a live demo!

About the KT Camera Series:
The cameras in the KT series feature
• high frame rates
• high sensitivity for low-light performance
• nanosecond exposure times
• and premium features
• moderate to low pricing
for precise, efficient data capture in academic and industrial applications.

There are four models in the Phantom KT-series:

• KT1640: 2560 x 1664 pixels, 3,760 frames per second at full resolution
• KT1240: 2560 x 1664, 2,920 frames per second at full resolution
• KT1610: 1280 x 832 pixels, 15,640 frames per second at full resolution
• KT1210: 1280 x 832 pixels, 12,090 frames per second at full resolution

All KT-Series models feature an advanced proprietary Backside-Illuminated (BSI) sensor which achieves a QExFF (Quantum Efficiency x Fill Factor) between 84-88% (mono) and an Absolute Sensitivity Threshold (AST) of 24e- as measured using the EMVA1288 standard. The KT-series ensures superior image quality even in low-light environments.

The 1-Mpx KT cameras (KT-1610 and KT-1210) offer a 190-nanosecond export-controlled Fast-option to further minimize motion blur for very-fast moving objects (e.g. ballistics) and precise high-velocity measurements. The 4.2-Mpx KT cameras (KT-1640 and KT-1240) leverage high resolution for improved edge rendition and wider tracking capability in motion analysis applications.

Applications

• Automotive and Rail: Enhance vehicle safety and reliability by analysing crash tests, component performance, and dynamic motion with great detail.

• Ballistics and Range: Analyse projectiles, impact dynamics, and shockwave behaviour for defence research.

• Combustion: Capture flame propagation, ignition patterns, and fuel efficiency.

• Digital Image Correlation (DIC): Measure full-field deformation, displacement, and strain for materials testing and structural analysis.

• Life Sciences and Biomechanics: Capture biological movements and physiological processes to advance medical research and biomechanics studies.

• Material Testing: Understand how materials respond to extreme force, for more resilient products.

• Microfluidics: Visualise fluid dynamics in microscale environments — essential for research in biotechnology, chemistry, and physics.

• Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV): Track particle movement in fluids to analyse flow patterns and velocity fields for fluid dynamics research.

Need a price or more information? Please email Adept Turnkey or call our offices
Adept Turnkey Pty Ltd are Machine Vision and Imaging Specialists and distributor for Phantom products in Australia and New Zealand. To find out more about any Phantom product, please contact us or call us at Perth (08) 9242 5411 / Sydney (02) 9979 2599 / Melbourne (03) 9384 1775.