3D laser scanner enhances image clarity

As well as offering greater clarity, accuracy and portability, 3D laser scanners have higher sensitivity for better detection of objects that are distant, darker and more oblique.

Faro Technologies has launched a family of 3D Laser Scanners called Photon 80 and Photon 20.

The new Photons offer greater clarity, accuracy and portability and replace the company's Laser Scanner LS 880, 840 and 420 models.

Faro's president and CEO, Jay Freeland, said: "The Photon is Faro's sixth new product release in seven months.

It represents not only our commitment to this product line and the diverse markets it benefits, but also our dedication to developing innovative 3D laser scanner technology faster than any other company in the world".

The Faro Photon Laser Scanner is a portable, computerized measurement device that scans, digitally recreates and records all of an object or area's dimensions, creating what looks like a 'photograph' on the computer screen - but in 3D.

The captured data can be used to create a digital model for reverse engineering, quality assurance, inspection, CAD-to-part comparison, factory planning, investigation, and automatic object recognition in modelling.

The new Photon's sleek styling is fortified by technological advancements, including the following.

* 300% less noise for greater clarity.

* 200% better positional accuracy.

* Higher sensitivity for better detection of objects that are distant, darker and more oblique.

* Easy high-quality colour overlay.

* Increased mirror rotation speed.

* Shorter minimal scanning times.

Among the new accessories is a high-definition colour bracket as well as a handle for safe and simple portability.

When combined with the super-compact power base battery, the Photon offers more than six hours of uninterrupted scanning performance.

"Customers who field tested our new Laser Scanner are excited," said Dr Bernd-Dietmar Becker, Faro's director of Laser Scanner Marketing and Product Management.

"The Photon is a breakthrough and offers huge opportunities for markets that require very high fidelity 3D image capture.

This embodies Faro's reputation as the leading provider of high-quality measurement and imaging devices".

The Photon will be beneficial in various industries, including process, piping and power Industries, aerospace, automotive and shipbuilding, automated quality assurance systems, foundries, forensics, tunnel and mining, cultural preservation, architecture as well as toy reproduction.

"The Photon's attractive pricing, ease of use and solid customer support make it painless for businesses to adopt this powerful technology," Freeland said.

* About Faro - with more than 16,000 installations and 7,400 customers globally, Faro Technologies Incorporated designs, develops, and markets portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to create digital models - or to perform evaluations against an existing model - for anything requiring highly detailed 3D measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory planning and asset documentation, as well as specialised applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites.

Faro's technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing the amount of on-site measuring time, and the various industry-specific software packages enable users to process and present their results quickly and more effectively.

Principal products include the following.

* World's best-selling portable measurement arm - the FaroArm.

* The world's best-selling laser tracker - the Faro Laser Tracker.

* The Faro Laser ScanArm.

* Faro Laser Scanner LS.

* The Faro Gage, Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE.

* CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software.

Faro Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory registered.

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