Smaller and lighter modelmaker scanning system
Keywords: Scanners, Sensors
3D Scanners Ltd, a major company in non-contact three-dimensional scanning,has introduced an enhanced version of its ModelMaker W system, designed specifically for applications where greater detail and a smaller, lighter scanning unit are required.
The new ModelMaker X system is said to build on the success of the current ModelMaker W, a hand-held scanning system, which reportedly allows objects of almost any size, shape and material to be scanned, and continues to have a major impact on measurement within a wide variety of industries.
Both are described as portable, flexible systems which provide customers with a fast, easy means of creating highly accurate digital representations of objects with complex geometries, whether for direct inspection against CAD data,reverse engineering, computational fluid dynamics, milling or visualisation.
Designed specifically for high detail scanning or for objects with restricted access, ModelMaker X is said to retain all the key features and benefits claimed of the ModelMaker W range but is around 60 per cent smaller and 40 per cent lighter.
ModelMaker X features a new robust cable design and sensor mounting arrangement, while the new optical arrangement is reported to provide enhanced noise rejection characteristics in addition to higher data capture and spatial resolution.
As with the W range, sensors are available with three different laser stripe widths so that data capture rates can be maximised depending on the size of object being scanned and point density required. Point spacing, or spatial resolution, as low as 0.025mm can reportedly be achieved, while both W and X systems retain the potential to cope with scanning a greater range of surface finishes and colours.
Jim Clark, Business Development manager at 3D Scanners UK Ltd, commented:"Between them, ModelMaker W and ModelMaker X can cope with virtually all scanning requirements for customers in a wide range of industries.
"ModelMaker W continues to be the most cost-effective solution for our clients and provides more than adequate scanning detail for the vast majority of applications. ModelMaker X has been developed specifically for customers needing to scan in areas of restricted access or where even greater detail is required,for example on items with a high level of geometric features or objects with rapidly changing curvature."
ModelMaker W and ModelMaker X are exclusively available in the UK through 3D Scanners UK Ltd.
Details available from: 3D Scanners, Tel: +44 (0) 24 7623 6575.
