Metrology Newsletter 30th October 2017

Shining 3D Announce Partnership Offering 3D Scanners with PointShape Inspector Software

SHINING 3D, a leading company in 3D digitizing and 3D printing industry, has announced a joint partnership with PointShape, the well-known engineering and software developing company. This new partnership provides users with both world-leading 3D scanning technologies and cutting-edge industrial 3D software, empowering and streamlining a competitive solution for our …

Faro Grows 13% in Third Quarter Reinforcing Strategic Objectives

New order bookings at Faro Technologies for third quarter 2017 were $90.5 million, an increase of 13.4%, compared with $79.8 million for third quarter 2016. Sales increased to $90.3 million, an increase of 13.4%, for the three months ended September 30, 2017 from $79.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The third quarter of 2017 was the …

Pollen Metrology Raises Investment to Support Smart Factories Globally

French start-up Pollen Metrology, the first “smart process-control” software company to accelerate the manufacturing of high-performing materials, today announced that it has received its first round of funding ($2.4 million) from investment management firms XAnge and KREAXI, as well as from private and public funds. Pollen will use the money …

Creaform Announces Release of VXelements 3D Metrology Software Platform Suite Version 6.1

Creaform has announced the release of VXelements 6.1, the latest version of its 3D software platform and application suite that includes VXmodel and VXinspect. With performance improvements to its dimensional inspection and reverse engineering software modules, users will have an improved user experience and unmatched synergy between the software and …

Siemens NX 12 CMM Add News Features and DMIS Import

Available end October 2017 Siemens NX 12 for Manufacturing software introduces powerful new capabilities to boost production efficiency. New advanced capabilities in NX CAM 12 software for mold and die machining, production machining and complex parts machining let companies achieve a new level of efficiency by digitalizing the part manufacturing process. NX CMM …

Creaform Launches SmartDENT 3D Aircraft Surface Inspection Software

Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable and highly accurate 3D measurement solutions, has announced the launch of its aircraft surface inspection software for non-destructive testing (NDT) designed especially for aerospace applications. The damage assessment software paired with the HandySCAN 3D scanner represents a safe, cost-effective and time-saving solution for airlines and maintenance, repair …