Improve Automotive Paint Protection Film Manufacturing with 3D Scanning
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Improve Automotive Paint Protection Film Manufacturing with 3D Scanning

Automotive paint protection films (PPF) not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of vehicles but also offer essential protection against UV rays, heat, and minor abrasions.

PPF manufacturers are looking for a faster, more accurate, and less labor-intensive means of producing dimensionally accurate protective films.

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3D Scanning Drives Automotive Innovation
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3D Scanning Drives Automotive Innovation

Vision 148, an exciting automotive build project launched in London, aims to showcase the latest in manufacturing and materials technology by creating a unique one-of-one vehicle.

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FARO Joins RFK TeK Alliance
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FARO Joins RFK TeK Alliance

FARO Technologies, Inc., the global leader in 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions has joined eight-time NASCAR champions RFK Racing as part of the RFK TeK Alliance to create the FARO technology center. The Center will feature FARO’s best in class 3D metrology hardware and software to support all of RFK’s competitive efforts.

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SETTING UP YOUR METROLOGY LAB FOR SUCCESS
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SETTING UP YOUR METROLOGY LAB FOR SUCCESS

When accuracy and precision lead to quality products thanks to excellent internal quality assurance processes, we want to share the success story! Vorwerk, best known for their Kobold and Thermomix brands, is just that story.

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FARO Releases New Edition to its Portable CMM Series – FARO Quantum X New arm series increases accuracy and boosts user confidence
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FARO Releases New Edition to its Portable CMM Series – FARO Quantum X New arm series increases accuracy and boosts user confidence

FARO Technologies, Inc. has announced the release of the Quantum X FaroArm Series of portable coordinate measurement machines. The Quantum X Series offers an up to 15% increase in accuracy compared to previous Quantum Max FaroArms, with probing and scanning designed to improve manufacturing efficiency in a configurable and scalable solution.

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CONSIDER A CMM FOR GEAR INSPECTION
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CONSIDER A CMM FOR GEAR INSPECTION

Gear inspection has long been considered a highly specialized, expensive and difficult part of the gear manufacturing process, requiring a wide variety of complicated gages, testers, dedicated CNC equipment and highly trained experts.

But if you want to make good gears, you need to have all that stuff, right?

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8 Benefits a Mold Builder Should Know about 3D Scanning
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8 Benefits a Mold Builder Should Know about 3D Scanning

By adding extra material to certain parts of a casting, known as machining allowance, engineers enable their machining to the required size, accuracy and surface finish. It is an important way to largely reduce the defective rates of castings.

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3D SCANNING TO IMPROVE QUALITY CONTROL IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR LARGE PARTS
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3D SCANNING TO IMPROVE QUALITY CONTROL IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR LARGE PARTS

There are tremendous benefits for companies in various sectors to leverage additive manufacturing processes and technologies, such as 3D printing, to create parts that are lightweight, yet strong. From accelerated prototyping to improved agility in customizing designs to significant reduction of surplus part inventory, additive manufacturing brings unprecedented efficiency and cost savings to manufacturing operations.

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THE IMPACT OF 3D SCANNERS ON NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING
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THE IMPACT OF 3D SCANNERS ON NASCAR STOCK CAR RACING

Reaume Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by Josh Reaume, the team fields the No. 22 Ford F-150 full-time for multiple drivers, the No. 27 part-time for Keith McGee, and the No. 33 full-time for Lawless Alan.

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3D Design and Maintenance on Racing Vehicle with Scantech 3D Scanner
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3D Design and Maintenance on Racing Vehicle with Scantech 3D Scanner

A France 3D Scanning company, BTRD3D, helped LR Motor Company in France to scan the tubular chassis of a race vehicle using the 3D scanner KSCAN 20. The CAD model generated from the scanned data served as a basis for the development of a new product, which means helping the company to conceive a new high-performance buggy for competition.

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What are the effectiveness and gains of 3D point cloud inspection?
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What are the effectiveness and gains of 3D point cloud inspection?

Point cloud technology refers to the use of a set of data points in a 3D coordinate system, which is commonly defined by X, Y and Z axes. From a metrological standpoint, the actual points in a point cloud represent those X, Y and Z geometric coordinates for each single point.

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ZEISS announces software sales partnership with Artec 3D
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ZEISS announces software sales partnership with Artec 3D

ZEISS is cooperating with Artec 3D, a Luxemburg-based technology company that develops, manufactures, and distributes handheld and portable 3D scanners. Under the agreement, Artec 3D will offer ZEISS’ state-of-the-art inspection software as a valuable extension to their range of 3D scanning hardware. The combination of ZEISS software with Artec 3D scanners allows an increasing user group to benefit from an outstanding 3D solution for a broad range of metrology applications.

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