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FARO's over 20,000 installations have made it popular among its 10,000 global customers but it is undoubtedly its best-selling portable measurement arm that has kept FARO Technologies, Inc. a byword amongst industries that require precision engineering work.

For over 25 years now, FARO has aimed to provide a dynamic and collaborative relationship amongst those who create and use measurement technologies. It has helped create and brought to the field new innovations by understanding how these measurement technologies are manipulated by its customers, making FARO a pioneer in the Computer-Aided Measurement profession.FARO actually started in 1981 when a friendship was formed between Simon Raab and Greg Fraser while they were working on their biomedical engineering PhDs at Montreal's McGill University. It was not recognized as FARO then, but Res-Tech instead. The name-change came after two years, when Raab and Fraser started to create advanced surgical and diagnostic methods-supporting technology and software. The first measurement technology embodied in the articulated-arm was first introduced by FARO in 1984, followed by other models in the years of 1986 and 1988.

FARO is known for developing close interaction with their technology's end users. This is attributed to the time spent by FARO's founders in hospitals and in trade shows where they demonstrated their inventions. During that time, the company has introduced several patents, some of which are neurosurgery equipment that have been licensed to Medtonic.

Today, FARO is known for the development of software, imaging devices and computer-assisted coordinate measurements which the company also markets. Among FARO's best-selling measurement arms are the CAM2, Gage, Laser Scanner, Laser ScanArm, Laser Track ION and the FaroArm. These technologies have ISO-17025 and ISO-9001 certifications.

While FARO's portable equipment products seem somewhat technical, they are actually very commonplace and are used almost everywhere from production planning, assemblies and 3D documentation.

It will come as a surprise but police investigators get a lot of help from FARO equipment when reconstructing crime scenes and accident sites. The arm measurement also allow the present and the future generations to learn more regarding the past because they are used in generating these historical sites digital scans.

FARO's entry into the digital imaging business was in reality influenced by the changing needs of the field of medical technology which saw the company moving from to Florida in 1990. The people in charge of the company realized the similarities between 3D imaging in the medical field to CAD in manufacturing.

The measurement arms were unsurprisingly being used by FARO's medical clients back then and the only thing required was to transform the arms to the newer market which is exactly what they did in 1994.

FARO's Europe expansion in 1996 was followed by an IPO in 1997 which allowed the trading of the company on the Nasdaq. Later, it acquired software company CATS and never looked back since then. Easily put, the acquisition prepared the way for new innovations and a whole new industry for FARO to take over including the opening of new offices in Asia.

Along with the growth of FARO came the empowerment of its employees and the other parties it dealt with along the way. FARO continues to look into fresher horizons and proof of that is its acquisition of the German company iQvolution AG which has opened up new markets in the field of Forensics, Architecture, Heritage, Geology and Mining.

Today, FARO is regarded as one of the most important in the world not just because it is worth over $150 million but because of its role in the growth of global companies as well including Honda, General Motors, Boeing and Caterpillar among others.

For FARO, there is never looking back, only forward.

 

 

 

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Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:06:00 -0700 Learning 3D Scanning Software for ROMER http://kremtronicz.posterous.com/learning-3d-scanning-software-for-romer http://kremtronicz.posterous.com/learning-3d-scanning-software-for-romer

The entertainment industry is one of the industries that benefit from using 3D scanners that are necessary only when used with 3D scanning software for Romer. These scanners are used for the production of video games and movies.

Romer 3D scanners are also wildly used in orthotics and prosthetics; quality control, inspection, and documentation of cultural artifacts; industrial design and reverse engineering.

This device is very useful in these industries as it analyzes collected data on the object's appearance including shape and color. Such data is important when digital models that are three-dimensional for use in a wide variety of applications.Some applications for the 3D scanning software from Romer

The 3D laser scanner-equipped arms of Romer are important fixtures in industrial metrology where they have several distinct purposes. However, the functions of these arms depend on the 3D scanning software for Romer it is equipped with.

Reverse Engineering

With the use of 3D scanning software for Romer, 3D scanners can produce a three dimensional model of a specific object which is then converted into CAD. Reverse engineering makes possible the creation of a model of an object, for comparison or improvement purposes. This is especially useful where no part drawing or even CAD exists.

Inspection

The use of Romer's 3D scanning software in the various types of inspection from incoming inspection to final validation is also a vital function. A Cloud-to-CAD three-dimensional comparison also relies on laser scanning. Manufacturers are too able to compare parts with their corresponding CAD models through 3D scanning.

Copy Milling and Rapid Prototyping

Copy milling, which utilizes CAM software to read and duplicate a point cloud scan data, is necessary in machine tools. Rapid prototyping on the other hand, is the process of scanning and converting a physical model or a sample part into its CAD representation for reproduction purposes.

Romer's 3D scanning software promises to create scans of an object in different angles. This ensures that the end product is a precise three-dimensional representation of the object or the part scanned. Take the case of the auto industry which relies on the 3D scanning software for Romer. It is only with an accurate 3D scan of its vehicle models that the industry can come up with realistic three-dimensional models for any purpose at all.

Romer's 3D scanners perform much like the cameras which collection information of clear surfaces within its view. Eve though the common perception that 3D scanning using the 3D scanning software of Romer, that is far from the truth. Scans undergo a long process which includes the actual scanning which can mean multiple scans, alignment and the whole 3D scanning pipeline.

While technologies like the 3D scanning software for Romer are irrefutably advanced, they do not work like magic. Yet take a look at the resulting product and you will realize that despite the many challenges and limitations of the technology, Romer clearly captures the exact shape and size of a physical object and magically comes up with a precise three-dimensional representation of any object.

 

 

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Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:27:00 -0700 Selecting The Most Appropiate 3D Scanning Software for FARO http://kremtronicz.posterous.com/selecting-the-most-appropiate-3d-scanning-sof http://kremtronicz.posterous.com/selecting-the-most-appropiate-3d-scanning-sof

The 21st century has a lot to thank, for the invention of 3D scanning technology especially those powered by the powerful 3D scanning software for FARO.

This technology has proven to be very helpful for companies that require 3D digital data from various objects. The scanner works by passing a beam of light or laser over the object. The position of the laser is then recorded by a camera located inside the scanner.

The 3D data can be seen on the screen once the captured image is transferred to the computer. This efficient transfer of the three-dimensional image to the screen is made possible by the 3D scanning software for FARO.
3D scanning software for FARO

One of the software that has been specifically designed and developed for FARO's laser scanner is called Scene. It makes use of scan registration and positioning, as well as the laser's automatic object recognition capability, to efficiently process and manage scanned data.

What makes Scene a stand-out between the other software is its ability to produce high-quality data even when using the colourise scan feature. The software is also user-friendly and does not require a lot of technical know-how to use. Once the scan data has been prepared, evaluation and processing can continue.

The Scan 3D scanning software for FARO is also very accessible because with a push of a button, it can now be published on a web server. Using a regular internet browser, users are now able to easily get access the laser scans which now come with the Scene WebShare feature.

For those into reverse engineering, cultural heritage preservation and forensic investigation, the new laser scanner Photon from FARO is a must-have. Measuring up to 976,000 points per second, this FARO scanner boasts of up to 2mm at 25m of distance and accuracy.

Companies that need to produce a 3D image of large scale environments particularly when it comes to the preservation of archaeological sites for cultural heritage or in architectural reconstruction will do well with this FARO laser scanner.

Digital scanners are sorted into contact and non-contact, and the latter further classified as passive and active scanners. An example of a contact 3D scanner is a coordinate measuring machine or CMM, which is used in manufacturing because of its ability to get precise scanning. Nevertheless, contact scanning does not work for some objects that may be modified when touched, such as historical artifacts.

More users rather the non-contact active scanners which make use of light or radiation to probe the object being scanned. The option of which scanners to use actually depends on the object being scanned.

FARO recently released the new FARO laser scanner Focus3D which makes use of the 3D scanning software for FARO. This is a revolutionary and light 3D scanner that is extremely useful for the documentation of large environments.

When 3D scanning is needed for crime scenes, factories, structural deformations, building construction and accident sites, there is in fact no doubt that this new mobile and compact 3D laser scanner from FARO is the ultimate choice.

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