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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser
scanners for over 20 years, has inked a distribution agreement with Borbolla
Metrology in Saltillo, Coahuila State, Mexico to meet the increased demand
for its Surveyor 3D laser scanning systems throughout the entire country.
The Borbolla distributorship will allow the company to showcase and
demonstrate its portable and high-precision scanning systems to Mexican
customers.
 Coahuila
State, just south of the Texas border, is fast becoming a manufacturing
center for many industries including mold-making and automotive.
Saltillo is considered the Detroit of Mexico because of the presence of
several major automotive plants including General Motors, Daimler Chrysler,
Delphi, Honda, Nissan, Ford, Freightliner, and Volkswagen.
Laser Design’s Surveyor 3D
scanning systems provide a much-needed technology to improve inspection
processes as well as support reverse engineering and CAD modeling used in
product design and development for these industries.
“Borbolla Metrology is an important addition in our strategy for becoming
the global leader in 3D laser scanning systems,” said Armando Alonso, Laser
Design Vice President. “Our new Mexican distributor increases the reach of
our sales team and also delivers excellent and timely support to our local
customers. Their expert technicians can service and calibrate Surveyor
systems onsite, so customers don’t experience any loss of productivity.
This makes us even more competitive as a supplier to many Mexican
manufacturers.”
 Laser scanning systems
project laser light onto surfaces while cameras continuously triangulate the
changing distance and profile of the laser as it sweeps along, enabling the
object to be accurately replicated. Laser scanners can quickly measure large
parts while generating far greater numbers of data coordinates than touch
probes without the need for templates or fixtures. Laser scanning reproduces
the complete geometry of a complex part to a high level of accuracy, often
to within 1 thousandth of an inch.
The Borbolla Metrology
office is staffed with several engineers with close to 20 years of
experience and support staff members. The engineering and sales team will
be expanding in the next year to meet the increasing demand for Laser
Design’s laser scanning systems and services. In the past, many companies
wanted to take advantage of the improved accuracy and speed that laser
scanning provides, but preferred company-direct training and support rather
than local agents. Now systems can be easily purchased and maintained, and
experienced local staff can provide training for customers as well.
 Jorge
Borbolla, the Laser Design distributorship’s sales manager and chief
engineer, sees great potential in the current marketplace. “Although we are
located in Saltillo, our goal is to serve all of Mexico. We already have
sales people in charge of other areas of Mexico, such as Chihuahua,
Guadalajara, Queretaro, and Puebla. With manufacturing growing in these
areas at a brisk pace, we feel that there will be a greatly increased demand
for Laser Design’s 3D scanning systems,” Borbolla noted.
Laser Design’s Surveyor
3D laser scanning systems are ideal for the inspection, reverse engineering,
and product design and development applications typical for manufacturing in
Mexico. The Surveyor Scan Control software which is included in the system
automates the process of scanning to gather millions of coordinates and
editing the data into a useable format. Systems also include Geomagic
software for generating easy-to-read color error deviation maps that clearly
delineate any variations between the as-built part and the design intent.
“Our sales and support personnel are excited to bring this new technology to
our local industries,” continued Borbolla. “When accuracy and speed
increase, and costs decrease for our customers, they understand the
tremendous benefits of using Laser Design’s laser scanning technology.”
Laser Design, Inc., has
been the leading supplier of ultra-precise, 3D laser scanning systems and
services for more than 20 years. Used for capturing the 3D shape of objects
with complex geometries and free-form surfaces, Laser Design’s Surveyor line
of automated and portable scanning systems are ideal for 3D scanning
applications involving inspection and reverse engineering of complex shaped
plastic and metal parts. The company’s patented laser line-probe technology
dramatically reduces scanning time by collecting data substantially faster
and more accurately than conventional metrology technologies. Laser Design
integrates Geomagic software with its laser scanners to provide complete
solutions for reverse engineering and inspection applications.
Headquartered in
Minneapolis, the company also has Regional Technical Services and Support
Centers in Seattle and Detroit, and distributors throughout Europe, Asia,
and North America. Laser Design also operates GKS Inspection Services (www.GKS.com)
, an in-house service bureau division offering complete 3D scanning, reverse
engineering, terrestrial scanning and dimensional inspection services to
customers worldwide.
For further information,
contact C. Martin Schuster, by phone (952-252-3402), fax (952-884-9653), via
email to
laser@laserdesign.com or visit Laser Design’s web site at
http://www.laserdesign.com. |
