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 MINNEAPOLIS, MN
– Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners for over 20
years, announced that Schneider Electric recently installed a Laser
Design-Wenzel WS-2030 laser scanning system in its Grenoble, France
headquarters. Schneider Electric’s headquarters in Grenoble, located in the
heart of the Alps, is known as the birthplace of hydroelectric power, and
Schneider was the first company to harness the power commercially.
“Hydroelectric
power was pioneered at Grenoble by Schneider Electric among others,” said C.
Martin Schuster, President of Laser Design. “Schneider has set the standard
for the highest quality components in power control circuitry products
worldwide. People’s lives depend on them and it is of utmost importance
that the quality assurance process at all Schneider plants worldwide
guarantee that the parts being made are true to the design intent.
Schneider’s installation of several Laser Design Surveyor scanners at their
production facilities on several continents is testament to their confidence
in Laser Design’s 3D scanning inspection systems and their ability to
operate 24/7 within a Six Sigma environment.” Schuster continued, “The
Laser Design WS-2030 high-speed, high-accuracy automated 3D laser scanning
system dramatically reduces their inspection time, reduces labor costs and
raises the overall knowledge of part verification to improve their first
article inspection process significantly.”
Increased productivity is a major benefit
companies accrue when they use this completely automated turnkey system for
a wide variety of parts, objects or tooling for either inspection or reverse
engineering applications. The Surveyor WS-2030 system with an SLP-250 laser
probe advances its next-generation capability with a mechanically accurate,
air-bearing Wenzel CMM system base and the patented laser scanning
technology from Laser Design. Highly accurate, fast, and easy to use, the
WS-2030 offers the ultimate solution for digitizing difficult shapes. The
system features full CMM capability as an option by simply adding a touch
probe and OpenDMIS CMM software. The Surveyor WS-Series systems are also CE
rated making them an ideal choice for European customers such as Schneider
France.
 The SLP-250 laser
probe is ideal for complex profile contour scanning. The high-speed,
high-accuracy, non-contact 3D Surveyor Laser Probe (SLP) captures up to
144,000 points per second. The SLP probe line features digital (ASCII)
coordinate output, a visible beam, a Class II rating for safe and
easy-to-see operations and a long standoff to prevent crashes during part
scanning. Its large measurement range, enhanced specularity performance and
automatic adjustments for surface color and finish ensure excellent results
time after time. Dual CMOS receptors featuring simultaneous scanning assist
with steep sidewall and recessed geometry capture.
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, and dimensional inspection services worldwide.
For further information,
contact Rick Passek, by phone (952-252-3412), fax (952-884-9653), via email
to
laser@laserdesign.com or visit Laser Design’s web site at
http://www.laserdesign.com. |
