The certification comes following the recognition of HandySCAN 3D’s specifications by the French National Laboratory for Metrology & Testing (LNE). Combined with Creaform’s VXelements software, the scanner can reduce measurement times by up to 80% compared traditional methods.
Says Jérôme-Alexandre Lavoie, product manager at Creaform: “This certification by an industry leader like Airbus symbolizes Creaform’s commitment to helping the aerospace as much as the automotive industries address their high-level of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) requirements.
“With this certification, more and more industry players are turning to Creaform technologies to facilitate and speed up their 3D measurement processes to carry out accurate assessments of aircraft mechanical damage. Our goal is to provide user-friendly and highly advanced solutions to get airplanes back in the skies faster and enable airlines to slash the high costs associated with grounded aircraft.”
Creaform HandySCAN 3D scanners will soon be listed in the Airbus Technical Equipment Manual, which is referenced in the company’s Structure Repair Manual and will apply to Airbus A320, A330/A340, A380, A300/A310 models.
Quality control engineers and MRO operators looking to find more out about the solution should contact Creaform.
