Metrology, Inspection & 3D Scanning

INSPHERE launch BASELINE rapid verification system for high-value manufacturing

UK-based, measurement solutions company, INSPHERE is set to launch its BASELINE rapid verification system for high value manufacturing next week.

By TCT Team

/ 15 Mar 2019

INSPHERE to launch BASELINE rapid verification system for machine tool health checks.

3M Buckley Innovation Centre reverse engineers legacy Leesona winder part with 3D printing

3M Buckley Innovation Centre has applied 3D printing technology to provide a replacement part for a Leesona winder, which is used by Wyedean, a supplier of products to the Armed Forces.

By TCT Team

/ 6 Mar 2019

3M BIC winder legacy machine Winder with the new plastic 3D printed paper cone holder (right).

Faro launches RevEng scan-to-CAD software

3D measurement and imaging leader, Faro has introduced a new software solution for its Faro Design ScanArm and Faro 8-Axis FaroArm scanners.

By TCT Team

/ 20 Feb 2019

Protolabs introduces detailed measurement and inspection reporting services

Protolabs is to begin providing ‘Secondary Services’, including the immediate availability of detailed measurement and inspection reporting, in addition to its rapid manufacturing offering across Europe.

By TCT Team

/ 13 Feb 2019

Protolabs Middleburn chainring Middleburn chainring manufactured by Protolabs.

Sigma Labs becomes member of Fraunhofer IAPT's Additive Alliance network

Sigma Labs has been named as a member of Fraunhofer IAPT’s Additive Alliance, which aims to drive the additive manufacturing sector forward through shared knowledge.

By TCT Team

/ 12 Feb 2019

Heritage Forensics: How 3D technologies uncovered the fate of the Oxford Dodo

Assistant Editor, Sam Davies reports on a tour of Warwick Manufacturing Group where 3D technologies are uncovering new facts and curious fates.

By Sam Davies

/ 8 Jan 2019

The Oxford Dodo specimen exhibited at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History. - Credit: University of Warwick/ Oxford University Museum of Natural History.

No Shortcuts: How SCOTT Sports is applying 3D scanning to sports gear development

SCOTT Sports, producer of bicycles, winter equipment, motorsports gear and sportswear, leverages 3D technologies in development of safe and comfortable products.

By TCT Team

/ 12 Dec 2018

No Shortcuts: How SCOTT Sports is applying 3D scanning to sports gear development

The 3D Measurement Company signs reseller deal with Metronor as 3D measurement distribution business expands

The 3D Measurement Company has signed a deal to resell Metronor’s portable 3D metrology equipment in the UK as it expands its distribution offering.

By Sam Davies

/ 5 Nov 2018

TrackScan Metronor T3DMC Render of the TrackScan device, co-developed by Metronor and ScanTech, and distributed through the UK by T3DMC, being applied on the exterior of a car. - Metr...

Creaform inaugurates Cube-R coordinate measurement machine demo centre in Stuttgart

Creaform, a developer of portable and automated 3D measurement system, has inaugurated its new European demonstration centre for its Cube-R coordinate measurement machine.

By TCT Team

/ 31 Oct 2018

Creaform demo centre The Cube-R demo centre in Stuttgart. - Creaform

New order in the court: 3D printed anatomical models making their impact in the courtroom

Assistant Editor, Sam Davies explores the emergence of 3D printed anatomical models as a demonstrative evidence tool in criminal and malpractice court cases.

By Sam Davies

/ 3 Oct 2018

WMG Skull A 3D print of a skull segment with hammer and spanner imprints.

Shining 3D launches two wireless portable 3D scanners at IMTS

Chinese 3D printer and 3D scanner manufacturer, Shining 3D, has announced the introduction of its first wireless handheld 3D scanners at IMTS 2018 in Chicago.

By TCT Team

/ 10 Sep 2018

New Wireless FreeScan X5+ & X7+ metrology scanners provide up to three hours of continuous operation.

TCT Show 2018: The latest in metrology and inspection

Inspex to put the spotlight on inspection and measurement technologies at TCT Show 2018 with products from Renishaw, Nikon, FARO and more.

By TCT Team

/ 3 Sep 2018