Creative Electron Reinvents X-Ray Inspection Through U.S. Engineering, AI, and Scientific Precision

Creative Electron is where advanced imaging research meets American manufacturing. Founded and led by Bill Cardoso, Ph.D., a recognized expert in detector physics whose early scientific career included contributions at the world-renowned Fermilab particle physics laboratory, the company has grown into a leading U.S. designer and manufacturer of X-ray inspection systems. Headquartered in San Marcos, California, Creative Electron builds the TruView™ family of high-resolution inspection platforms that serve electronics, medical devices, aerospace, defense, forensics, FoD-sensitive environments, DoD programs, and many other sectors that depend on reliable internal visibility.

Cardoso’s technical background is deeper than most leaders in the inspection industry. Before starting Creative Electron in 2008, he spent years working on radiation detection, imaging systems, and advanced instrumentation. This scientific foundation, strengthened by hands-on involvement in detector technology at Fermilab, continues to guide the company’s engineering culture and the performance of its systems.

“X-ray inspection should not require a Ph.D. to operate,” Cardoso says. “Our responsibility is to hide the complexity behind intelligent technology so customers get immediate, clear answers they can trust.”

This mindset defines Creative Electron as the X-ray people. The company’s U.S.-based team of engineers, AI developers, software experts, and application specialists design, build, support, and continuously advance these systems entirely in-house. This ensures quality, traceability, and the proven provenance required in regulated industries, including those supporting national security and safety-critical programs.

Creative Electron is setting new standards in 3D X-ray with its advanced computed tomography (CT) capabilities. These CT systems are engineered with precision motion assemblies, high-resolution detectors, and proprietary reconstruction methods that produce detailed volumetric models of internal structures.

Creative Electron has become a leader in AI-driven inspection, developing machine learning tools that dramatically improve speed, consistency, and decision accuracy. The TruView™ software ecosystem uses AI to analyze 2D, 2.5D and 3D X-rays to classify features, detect anomalies, and execute pass or fail logic automatically. These AI capabilities remove subjectivity, accelerate workflows, and provide defensible, data-driven results that scale across facilities and production environments. By strengthening both CT hardware leadership and AI inspection intelligence independently, Creative Electron continues to expand what modern X-ray technology can deliver for advanced manufacturing.

At the core of the product family is TruView™ technology. The Cube, Prime, Fusion, and large-format platforms are combined with advanced software that offers fast imaging, intuitive controls, automated analytics, and fully autonomous decision-making when needed. TruView™ software brings consistency and intelligence to inspections that were previously slow, subjective, or difficult to scale.

Creative Electron also operates one of the most capable custom systems businesses in the industry. This group specializes in complex system integrations, automation, and specialty inspection challenges that other companies routinely decline. These custom solutions support customers with unique materials, high-throughput requirements, specialized form factors, unconventional workflows, or classified program constraints.

The company’s presence spans a remarkable range of industries. Manufacturers rely on TruView™ systems to validate electronics assemblies, detect failures, and authenticate components. Medical and life science firms use Creative Electron technology to ensure implantable device integrity. Aerospace and defense programs use it to verify mission-critical hardware. DoD facilities, FoD-sensitive operations, forensics labs, luxury goods authenticators, art conservators, and high-volume production lines all trust Creative Electron when the internal picture matters most.

“We are not in the business of taking pictures,” Cardoso explains. “We are in the business of giving manufacturers confidence. When you can see what others cannot, you make better decisions. That clarity creates real competitive advantage.”

Whether preventing a recall, validating a critical assembly, supporting a defense program, or solving an inspection challenge that no other company is willing to take on, Creative Electron delivers American-built X-ray systems backed by decades of scientific expertise and a team fully committed to customer success.

For more information, contact Christopher Jimenez, Marketing Director, at 307 E Carmel St. San Marcos, CA 92078; 760-752-1192; E-mail: cjimenez@creativeelectron.com; Web site: www.creativeelectron.com.