3D measurement specialist Creaform reveals all in white paper

"As a developer of innovative metrology-grade measurement technologies, we have based our research and development work on well-defined and innovative technological principles, which has led to the release of several successful and highly accurate, reliable 3D optical measurement technologies over the years", said Marco St-Pierre, vice- president, innovation & technologies at Creaform. The white paper can be downloaded here Creaform specialises in 3D portable optical measurement technologies and 3D engineering services. It offers innovative solutions that cover the entire range of 3D applications, including 3D scanning, reverse engineering, inspection, design and engineering and FEA. Its products are employed in industries such as automotive, aerospace and defence, consumer products, education, heritage preservation, manufacturing, medical care and multimedia. Creaform has developed and sells the Handyscan 3D line of portable, self-positioning handheld 3D scanners, along with the HandyPROBE portable arm-free CMM and the MetraSCAN optical CMM 3D scanner, two systems designed for inspection applications (available from Measurement Solutions in the UK). The company has recently launched the MaxSHOT 3D optical coordinate measuring system (pictured) and also offers the Creaform 3D Body Digitizer line-up. 3D optical sensor technologies can capture a huge number of data observations at very high rates, on the surface of objects. Based on that huge number of data observations, Creaform has developed a new framework to generate very accurate points. Thanks to this technological advancement, and based on the concept of intelligent measurement, it is now possible to deliver a very accurate high density set of points, in real time and without noise. Intelligent measurement process, data framework, real-time processing, calibration and acquisition model are a few keys elements of Creaform's technological fundamentals that make for more accurate systems in 3D optical metrology. Creaform is an international company with offices in Québec City, Montréal, the United States, France, Germany, China, India and Japan. [] Note: The white paper is based on Creaform's president Charles Mony's presentation at the 2011 Coordinate Metrology Society Conference, held in last July, in the United States.