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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Laser Design Inc., the leading
supplier of 3D laser scanners since 1987, announced that its ultra-precise,
line-laser Surveyor Laser Probes (SLP®) are now fully integrated with
Wenzel CMMs. This means that Wenzel CMM systems can be quickly and easily
retrofitted with Laser Design laser scanning probes for exponentially
increased speed in all types of measurement applications, both simple and
complex.
The Laser Design CMM laser probe
package is designed to mount
precisely and take full control of the system's motion control electronics with its
Surveyor Scan Control (SSC) software. The SSC software also
controls the Renishaw PH10 motorized indexing heads. Laser Design also
offers an optional 4th axis, high-precision rotary stage. The PH10 and
rotary stage options allow automatic unattended scanning with the laser
probe.
Once the laser kit is
installed, the Wenzel CMM can output high density scan data to the system’s
bundled software for both inspection/verification and reverse engineering
solutions. Easy to set up, 3D laser scanning inspections are fully
automated and accurate to 12 microns. Results are shown via color error
maps comparing the scan data to the original CAD model. Specific feature
measurements can also be extracted from the point cloud data and, once set
up, reports are generated automatically.
Laser scanning is typically ten times faster than the
most advanced touch probes’ speed; Laser Design’s SLP lasers are able to
collect over 75,000 3D coordinates per second. CAD surface models are
output in the IGES or STEP formats, or as parametric solids models. Wenzel
CMM customers will be amazed at the time and cost savings of using laser
scanning, with superb accuracies.
“This is a great option for Wenzel CMM owners who have
been asking for laser scanning capabilities,” commented C. Martin Schuster,
President of Laser Design. “The retrofit laser scanning probe is basically
plug-and-play, so the incredible speed and accuracy of non-contact laser
measurement can be added to Wenzel systems quickly and easily.”
Laser Design, Inc., has been the leading supplier of
ultra-precise, 3D laser scanning systems and services since 1987. 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 parts or tools. 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 scan data processing
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. |
