Abstract: An x-ray inspection apparatus designed for safe, efficient, simple and rapid inspection of assembled automotive airbag inflators to detect the presence of defects in construction. The apparatus includes a lead-lined cabinet having spaced apart entry and exit openings and a central inspection space intermediate thereto which houses a continuous source of x-rays and an x-ray visual imaging system for converting x-radiation into a visible image that can be compared to a standard in order to determine whether the inflator has been properly constructed. The apparatus also includes a conveyor for moving inflators into and out of the x-ray cabinet. The entry and exit sections of the x-ray cabinet are sealed with respective single rotating doors. Each rotating door includes a rotatable cylindrical drum having only one opening in the sidewall of the drum configured to receive an inflator.