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 MINNEAPOLIS,
MN – Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners since
1987, announced the sale of a Surveyor DM-1620 3D laser scanning system to
Wagner Spray Tech, Inc., a Minneapolis-based company that specializes in
innovative spray paint technology. Wagner will use the system to improve
the quality inspection process for injection-molded plastic parts they
manufacture.
Laser Design scanners are
also used for reverse engineering part prototypes. Laser Design customers
can create a model made using an easily shaped material and then laser scan
it quickly and accurately into a CAD file for testing. Creating a detailed
CAD model of a complex part is very difficult to do with traditional
measuring instruments such as CMMs (Coordinate Measurement Machines), but
this is the laser scanner’s forte.
The Surveyor DM-1620 is
an accurate (± .001”), fast, and very easy-to-use manual scanning system
with a 16” x 20” work volume. It is ideal for scanning small- to
medium-sized parts that have complex shapes and freeform surfaces, such as
the injection-molded plastics used in paint sprayers by Wagner and in other
manufactured devices. The compact DM-1620 system is easy to install and to
maintain. A CMM touch probe option is available for the DM-1620 for
customers requiring contact as well as non-contact measurements.
Because the laser scanning system projects
a line of laser light onto a part while cameras continuously triangulate the
changing distance and profile of the laser line as it sweeps along, the
problems of missing data on an irregularly shaped surface are eliminated.
The system measures fine details and captures complex freeform geometry so
that the object can be exactly replicated or inspected. Laser line scanners
gather upwards of 50,000 points per second and generate huge numbers of data
points without the need for complex templates or fixtures. Surveyor Scan
Control software adds versatility and functionality to the DM-1620 systems
by controlling the laser probe settings and providing advanced data capture
and editing features. The digitized scan data can be processed further with
optional software from Laser Design’s Solutions Partners such as Geomagic.
As a market leader,
Wagner Spray Tech has full research and development, engineering,
manufacturing, and distribution capabilities, marketing its extensive line
of painting and decorating products and services worldwide. Wagner values
innovative technologies, such as the Laser Design DM-1620 laser scanning
system that save time and money, while improving the quality of its
products.
“Laser Design has
hundreds of system installations around the world that are instrumental in
supporting engineering, manufacturing, and engineering applications in many
industry sectors, such as aerospace, automotive, and telecommunications,
just to mention a few,” according to C. Martin Schuster, President of Laser
Design. “We are very proud of our leadership role in the industry, helping
our customers streamline and improve their manufacturing and inspection
processes.”
Laser Design, Inc., has
been the leading supplier of ultra-precise, 3D laser scanning systems and
services for over 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 an R&D lab in Seattle, a regional sales
and support office in Detroit, and distributors throughout Europe and Asia.
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.
For
further information, contact Marty Schuster, by phone (952-252-3402), fax
(952-884-9653), via email to
sales@laserdesign.com or visit Laser Design’s web site at
http://www.laserdesign.com. |
