Components ranging in size from 10mm to 2m can be scanned using the robotic measurement system more quickly than by manual methods and to resolutions up to 30µm. This is claimed to represent the highest accuracy, resolution and speed of measurement available to clients in the UK.
“3D scanning has aided every design and manufacturing industry and helped the most forward thinking companies develop and grow through the use of accurate measurement,” Tim Rapley, Physical Digital’s managing director, explained. “The ScanBox service offers the highest resolution measurement available for UK clients to use on a contract basis. This will open up new opportunities for smaller companies to bid for larger manufacturing contracts without having to invest in expensive measurement equipment themselves.”
The automated measurement facility offers a range of benefits to both large and small companies including accurate, reliable and traceable data, a repeatable measurement process and easy to read visual reports that are supplied in a visual format. Also, larger samples of parts can be measured due to time and cost savings for complex parts such as turbine blades, disks and blisks.
Alongside the automated 3D scanning facility, Physical Digital’s CAD engineers can offer reverse engineering capabilities, to provide a cost and time effective route to high quality CAD data in the form of 3D models and 2D drawings.
