Metrology, Inspection & 3D Scanning

3D imaging 'key to future of automotive'

Imaging technologies such as 3D scanning and object recognition have been named crucial to the development of the automotive industry.

By Rose Brooke

/ 7 Jul 2014

Automotive 3D scanning 3D scanning technology is put to the test live at TCT Show 2014.

Matter and Form 3D Scanner ready for launch

Matter and Form's 3D scanners are due to start landing in customers' hands very shortly.

By Rose Brooke

/ 2 Jul 2014

Introducing the iSense

3D Systems launch their latest consumer 3D scanner peripheral, which clips simply onto the back of your iPad, enabling you to capture three-dimensionally on the go.

By Daniel O'Connor

/ 25 Jun 2014

LMI Technologies to acquire leading 3D metrology tech supplier

LMI Technologies has signed an agreement to buy 100 per cent of GFMesstechnik's shares in a takeover that serves to galvanise LMI's international presence.

By TCT Team

/ 23 Jun 2014

Scanning and Printing President Obama

To celebrate the first ever White House Maker Faire and the burgeoning maker movement, the Smithsonian Institute have scanned and printed President Barack Obama.

By TCT Team

/ 20 Jun 2014

Creaform launches next gen handheld 3D scanners

Creaform has unveiled two next generation portable 3D scanners that have been optimised for reverse engineering and modelling.

By TCT Team

/ 17 Jun 2014

FARO 3D scanning used in Rome church restoration

FARO 3D scanning technology has been used to record the exact dimensions of historic architecture and decorative edifices in Rome as part of a Masters degree programme.

By Rose Brooke

/ 16 Jun 2014

Church of St Maria Maddalena, Rome - By Lalupa, via Wikimedia Commons

Crown and glory

King Henry VIII's crown has been 3D scanned and printed, ready for you to download on Thingiverse.

By TCT Team

/ 30 May 2014

Not the Hunchback Shakespeare Span

With the help of 3D Printing, scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered that Richard III aka The King in the Car Park was not a "bunch-backed toad".

By Daniel O'Connor

/ 30 May 2014

Creaform launches new Pipecheck release for pipeline integrity and degradation assessment

Combined with the new HandySCAN 3D scanner, Pipecheck 2.2 offers never-before-seen speed and accuracy when evaluating pipeline degradation and remaining service life - a major shift from traditional assessment methods.

By TCT Team

/ 29 May 2014

TCT + Personalize Asia 2015 - World-leading 3D printing event launches Asia edition in Shanghai

TCT + Personalize is proud to announce the launch of TCT Asia in partnership with VNU Exhibitions Asia. The debut TCT Asia will take place in Shanghai in March 2015.

By Rose Brooke

/ 29 May 2014

Shanghai - Ricky Qi, via Wikimedia Commons

TCT + Personalize Asia 2015 - World-leading 3D printing event launches Asia edition in Shanghai

TCT + Personalize is proud to announce the launch of TCT Asia in partnership with VNU Exhibitions Asia. The debut TCT Asia will take place in Shanghai in March 2015.

By Rose Brooke

/ 29 May 2014