Metrology, Inspection & 3D Scanning

Ten 3D scanners at TCT Asia 2025

With TCT Asia kicking off in Shanghai next week, here is your complete guide to the 3D scanning solutions that are either making their Asia debut or being unveiled for the very first time.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 14 Mar 2025

Sandvik acquires Barefoot CNC, CAD/CAM Solutions, and CamTech Engineering Services

Additionally, the company will also acquire the CIMCO probing technology and post processor business.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 6 Mar 2025

Sandvik announces Barefoot CNC, CAD/CAM Solutions, CamTech Engineering Services acquisitions. - Sandvik

Creaform unveils Laser Projection Add-on for its inspection module

Part of the Creaform Metrology Suite, the new add-on claims to provide “never-seen-before” possibilities.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 5 Mar 2025

Creaform Laser Projection Add-on. - Creaform

Backflip AI model turns 3D scans into 3D printable CAD files 'in minutes'

The start-up has unveiled two new tools including a plug-in for SOLIDWORKS that translates 3D scan data into fully-featured parts in SOLIDWORKS’ native file format, and a web app that converts 3D scans into parametric CAD files.

By TCT Team

/ 5 Mar 2025

Hexagon collaborates with JDC-Miller MotorSports to push performance boundaries in IMSA racing

The racing team will benefit from adopting the MARVELSCAN scanning solution and portable coordinate measurement machine, the Hexagon Absolute Arm.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 3 Mar 2025

Hexagon collaborates with JDC-Miller MotorSports. - JDC-Miller MotorSports

LK Metrology offers affordable CMM change racks

Speeding up inspection and measurement times, the new racks aim to have more ports than its competitors and can be used on various measuring machines.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 28 Feb 2025

LK Metrology launch modular range of CMM change racks. - LK Metrology

Creaform adds Scan-to-CAD Pro module to its Metrology Suite

The new Pro edition hopes to act as a gateway between 3D scanning and CAD software, speeding up the conversion of 3D scan data to a mesh and into a highly detailed CAD model.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 26 Feb 2025

Creaform addes Scan-to-CAD Pro module to Metrology Suite. - Creaform

Bruker Alicona enhances precision and reliability on the shopfloor with FocusX

The FocusX Shopfloor Enclosure improves durability, reliability, and usability in production settings.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 25 Feb 2025

FocusX Shopfloor Enclosure is a self-contained workstation. - Bruker Alicona

ZEISS to reveal seven new metrology technologies and software updates on Live Tech Reveal

The digital event, exclusively for the USA and Canada, will take place on Thursday, February 27th, 2025.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 24 Feb 2025

ZEISS to reveal seven new metrology technologies and software updates. - ZEISS

#218 Turning failure into success: CEO Humna Khan on the first test lab dedicated to additive science

Humna Khan joins the Additive Insight podcast to discuss the learnings she has made from a career in aerospace and defence, the specifics of the ASTRO Test Lab offering, and how the business works with its manufacturing partners.

By TCT Team

/ 21 Feb 2025

Creaform launches new software innovations, Creaform.OS and Creaform Metrology Suite

The new solutions boast improvements to usability, adaptability, and customisation, that can be tailored to each user’s requirements.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 21 Feb 2025

Vision Engineering unveils its new 4K digital microscope solution, the EVO Cam HALO

Providing enhancements to clarity, precision, and consistency in measurement and inspection tasks, the new solution can be used in a variety of applications.

By Rhiannon Temporal

/ 20 Feb 2025

Vision Engineering's EVO Cam HALO in action. - Vision Engineering