Laser Scanning
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Whatever the product, be it a car, hand drill or mobile phone, customers expect tightly-toleranced parts to fit together and function perfectly and at the same time be of high quality and attractive design. But how do manufacturers ensure this level of precision without delaying the development and launch of the product?
The answer is to digitise the 3D shape and features of the prototypes with a non-contact laser scanner mounted on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) or articulated arm and compare the results to the original CAD designs. It is much faster to inspect a part this way than to use a touch probe to take discrete measurements. With tens of thousands of points per second being captured by the laser and added to the point cloud, a complete inspection cycle is often between five and 10 times faster than tactile probing.
Furthermore, with the latter technique, it is impossible to know what is happening between two adjacent discrete points, so the data is susceptible to imperfections in the inspected geometry. Parts that have flatness and roundness errors, edge rollover or burrs are particularly problematic. Radius compensation error is a further difficulty with tactile probing. When a stylus makes contact with the edges of a hole, the radius compensation may result in unexpected measurement points if a neighbouring surface is touched first.
Whatever the product, be it a car, hand drill or mobile phone, customers expect tightly-toleranced parts to fit together and function perfectly and at the same time be of high quality and attractive design. But how do manufacturers ensure this level of precision without delaying the development and launch of the product?
The answer is to digitise the 3D shape and features of the prototypes with a non-contact laser scanner mounted on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) or articulated arm and compare the results to the original CAD designs. It is much faster to inspect a part this way than to use a touch probe to take discrete measurements. With tens of thousands of points per second being captured by the laser and added to the point cloud, a complete inspection cycle is often between five and 10 times faster than tactile probing.
Furthermore, with the latter technique, it is impossible to know what is happening between two adjacent discrete points, so the data is susceptible to imperfections in the inspected geometry. Parts that have flatness and roundness errors, edge rollover or burrs are particularly problematic. Radius compensation error is a further difficulty with tactile probing. When a stylus makes contact with the edges of a hole, the radius compensation may result in unexpected measurement points if a neighbouring surface is touched first.
Reverse Engineering
Laser scanning is a pivotal tool in the reverse engineering process. By creating a 3D laser scan of a real-world part or object, it enables the creation of CAD models and drawings to use in the production of a new or legacy part.
Have you lost your part drawings or never had them in the first place?
Do you have a complex shape which you need to recreate e.g. a part for an old vehicle or machine that are no longer available?
Do you need to create a CAD model for production of new or amended parts?
Laser scanning can help with all of the above issues.
Have you lost your part drawings or never had them in the first place?
Do you have a complex shape which you need to recreate e.g. a part for an old vehicle or machine that are no longer available?
Do you need to create a CAD model for production of new or amended parts?
Laser scanning can help with all of the above issues.
Part Inspection
Accurate, Reliable & High-Resolution 3D Measurements
Laser scanning can be used for inspection of manufactured parts. It is perfect for complex objects that could be time-consuming to measure on a CMM.
Laser scanning can be used to:
Laser scanning can be used for inspection of manufactured parts. It is perfect for complex objects that could be time-consuming to measure on a CMM.
Laser scanning can be used to:
- Investigate the problems raised by QC and production by performing root cause analyses and implementing corrective actions quickly to limit downtime.
- Validate the quality of manufactured parts and generate reports based on thorough engineering requirements.
Digital Worlds & NFT's
Digital Worlds
As the internet enters the next phase of its evolution, we will all be spending more time in virtual spaces like the Metaverse and Decentraland. This will require creators to build virtual worlds from virtual assets that others can enjoy.
Laser scanning can help you build digital assets to use in these virtual worlds and sell in their marketplaces for others to enjoy.
Scan > Design & Refine > Upload > Sell
NFT's
With the advent of NFT's (Non-fungible tokens), a 3D scan can now be a store of value. 3D laser scanning real-world objects is a means of producing this 3D content. 3D scans can be converted them into files that can be minted and sold as NFT's.
The 3D scan of the object can be sold on its own as a digital asset or incorporated into digital artwork or animations. The possibilities are endless.
Keywords: Laser scanning for NFT's , 3D scanning for NFT's
As the internet enters the next phase of its evolution, we will all be spending more time in virtual spaces like the Metaverse and Decentraland. This will require creators to build virtual worlds from virtual assets that others can enjoy.
Laser scanning can help you build digital assets to use in these virtual worlds and sell in their marketplaces for others to enjoy.
Scan > Design & Refine > Upload > Sell
NFT's
With the advent of NFT's (Non-fungible tokens), a 3D scan can now be a store of value. 3D laser scanning real-world objects is a means of producing this 3D content. 3D scans can be converted them into files that can be minted and sold as NFT's.
The 3D scan of the object can be sold on its own as a digital asset or incorporated into digital artwork or animations. The possibilities are endless.
Keywords: Laser scanning for NFT's , 3D scanning for NFT's
Product Design & Rapid Prototyping
Product design and development can be costly and time consuming, laser scanning combined with 3D printing can make it much faster and cost effective.