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Surphaser – 3D Laser Scanners

surphaser-3d-laser-scanners3D scanning is a practice that is growing in popularity. With Surphaser 3D laser scanners, users are able to scan three dimensional objects and duplicate them on a 3D printer. Objects of different sizes have easily been converted into smaller models for study. For instance, the car industry will scan the parts of competitor vehicles in order to determine what sets them apart.

Everything from mechanical parts to tools can be duplicated.

Features & Requirements

For the best quality 3D scanning, the Surphaser offers the following:

  • High scanning speed, scan data quality, and high accuracy
  • Achieves a scan ranges between 1m and 120m
  • The scan rate is up to ½ million points per second
  • Low noise
  • Millimeter-scale for medium range models and sub-millimeter accuracy for short range
  • Image quality is similar to a 100Mpix digital photo
  • The design is splash- and dust-resistant, allowing the Surphaser to operate in outdoor and industrial environments
  • The datasets that are exported are clean and will export into 3rd party cloud processing applications
  • Lightweight and portable

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EMS Surphaser 100hsx 3D Scanner

This video demonstrates the new Surphaser 100hsx 3D Scanner. The Surphaser offers the highest resolution and accuracy in a long range 3D scanner. Surphaser® 100HSX Configuration Options: Configuration IR_100HQ4 IR_100HS4 ER_100HQ5 ER_100HS5 Recommended Work Range (m) 1-35 1-50 1.5-70 1.5-120 Ambiguity Range (m) 180 180 180 180 Angular Uncertainty1,3, arc sec 15 15 15 15 Range … Read more

GM Finds Out Competitor Car Details with 3D Scanning

GM-3D-scanning-serviceGM has been working hard to close the competitive gap between them and other car manufacturers, which is why it has turned to 3D scanning of competitor vehicles so they can learn as much about the automobiles as possible. They want to know what makes a Mercedes what it is or what makes a Chrysler what it is. To do this, they run the rival designs through computers and they analyze them.

What is surprising is that this is not a practice that GM just started doing. In fact, they have performed 3D scanning of competitor models for over 10 years. What the practice does is turn 3D objects (cars, trucks, and SUVs) into data on a computer screen. They don’t always do this for reverse engineering or benchmarking, but to turn a clay model into mathematical data. With the more widespread usage of 3D printing, this mapping of competitor designs could result in the engineers at GM being able to easily and quickly upgrade their vehicles.

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EMS Adds a Surphaser 100hsx to its 3D Scanning Arsenal

Tampa, Florida – October 27th, 2013 With already a very impressive arsenal of 3D Scanners, 3D Printers and related software, EMS has purchased Surphaser’s new 100hsx 3D Scanner.  The 100hsx builds on the legendary accuracy and resolution of the Surphaser 25hsx long range 3D scanner.  The new scanner offers even higher accuracy and data quality … Read more

3D Scanning Used to Track Easter Island Moai Statue Damage

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Technology has come to the rescue yet again. Thanks to 3D scanning, scientists will now be able to track the damage that has been done by both nature and vandals to the Moai statues on Easier Island. Back in 2008, a tourist defaced one of the statues by removing an ear lobe from it. Thankfully, damage from people is minimal and rarely occurs. However, damage from natural events is quite common and poses a much greater threat to this world heritage site.

Beginning in 2007, a HafenCity University Hamburg team began cataloging all of the statues using 3D scanning tech. The project was slated to last for five years and would make it possible for scientists to keep track of damage and assess future threats by creating an accurate baseline analysis to compare to. This also makes it possible to keep track of damage caused by erosion.

Now, here comes the tricky part: it’s illegal to touch the statues. So, non-contact laser scanning was used to fully capture all of the required data without resorting to breaking any laws. During the five-year project, researchers scanned 11 sites and 46 individual Moai statues. All of the collected data was processed through the 3D Systems’ Geomagic Studio software. This produced highly detailed scans from which scientists can now make accurate assessments as to the condition of the statues.

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