3D laser scanning is not magical. True, the technologies that make it possible are very advanced and quite amazing. But behind the mirrors – found in the laser probe (without any smoke) – there is a lot of know-how and experience that makes the laser scanning experience seem so easy.

Traditional Metrology can be slow, expensive, labor intensive and imperfect. This video shows the process developed by Laser Design to collect data in 3D with 3D laser scanning.

A leading manufacturer of high quality ATV, snowmobile and motorcycle parts and accessories needed a faster and more accurate way to capture the ATV’s geometry for their part design and development process. Watch as GKS 3D scans an ATV!

Check out this video giving you a first hand look at the process of 3D scanning.

Check out this video giving you a first hand look at the process of 3D scanning.

This veterinary orthopedic implant company needed a comprehensive training video for its hip replacement surgery but had no digital representation of its product from which to make it. GKS scanned all 27 parts involved, created CAD models, and assembled them to show the exact procedure in the animation.

A high-tech engineering firm designed a mounting system for a specific racing seat in a new product line. To attach the seat to the high force electromechanical rod-style actuators, high-accuracy locations for the mounting holes were needed, along with lower accuracy scanning requirements for the basic contours on the back of the seat.

Artec technology was originally developed for biometric access control. It was used in facial recognition systems. That means that the 3D scanners are the perfect tool for scanning the human body and faces in particular. There is no need for electromagnetic tracking, position markers or long set-up. 3D scanning of the face (ear-to-ear) takes less than 10-15 seconds.

See how Artec 3D scanners were used during archeological explorations at Preobrazhenskaya Square in Moscow.

A carburetor poses similar problems for all 3D scanners on the market: sharp edges, intricate details, and deep crevices. Using the Artec S scanner, however, the operator was able to scan this object in less than 2 hours and the results were impressive.

Frequently, Artec is approached by animators and bio-mechanical researchers asking if our technology can scan a human body in motion. The answer is, “yes”. This dancing young lady, was showing her moves in front of four synchronized Artec L 3D scanners which captured her at up to 15 frames per second.

With Artec 3D scanners, there are different ways to scan. Take a look at how one of our clients simply takes the 3D scanner and walks around the object he wants to scan.

See CT scanning in action and learn more about how this advanced inspection technology can give you the quality advantage while reducing your time and cost outlays.

The entire Solectria Sunrise electric car, including the body, chassis, and components, were scanned with a portable laser scanner to create a viable CAD model. See how the portable scanner was used!

The free-form profile of a bicycle and rider were scanned with a portable laser scanner to help a high-tech bicycle manufacturer improve the efficiency and aerodynamics for riders. Check out this interesting application!

A company that designed a small electrically powered watercraft needed CAD data of the deck and hull to enable a higher level of manufacturing in greater quantities. Since the craft would incorporate many ancillary parts, the CAD model would also facilitate assembly design and discussions with upline suppliers.

Millions of years before we brought industry to the “wild west,” the forerunners of modern-day horses, Equus simplicidens, ran free in south central Idaho’s rolling hills and river valleys. Watch this fascinating video of GKS scanning a 3 million-year-old fossil horse skull from the National Park Service’s Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument.

More accurate, more automated, faster, and easier to use than ever before, these systems offer the ultimate capabilities for scanning difficult shapes.

Today 3D scanning is a viable alternative for measuring large sites and structures like never before. This super-fast technology makes even the largest scale project time efficient by collecting 15 million points of data in less than one minute.

There are many applications for 3D scanning in the Maritime World off-shore platforms, ship hulls, scanning entire vessels and more. Learn more about this exciting technology!

GKS scanned an entire prison complex to provide the true-to-life full-scale 3D data of every area. The scan data files were assembled, smoothed, and modeled into a digital replica of the entire prison complex.

The Automated Flip fixture is ideal for fully automated scanning of small plastic parts and similar objects.

The PH-10 option is ideal for fully automated scanning of medium and large parts.

The OM-3R is a 3-axis desktop system for automated scanning of dental models of teeth, dentures, crowns, caps and bite models to ensure a perfect fit every time.

Laser Design’s SURVEYOR WS-Series 3D laser scanning system with a high-precision rotary stage and PH-10 motorized indexing head.