Dimensional Measurement & Inspection Probes
Laser Design Laser Scanners Fully Integrated with Wenzel CMMs
MINNEAPOLIS, MN; August 17, 2007 - Laser Design Inc., the leading supplier of 3D laser scanners since 1987, announced that its ultra-precise, line-laser Surveyor Laser Probes (SLP®) are now fully integrated with Wenzel CMMs. This means that Wenzel CMM systems can be quickly and easily retrofitted with Laser Design laser scanning probes for exponentially increased speed in all types of measurement applications, both simple and complex.
The Laser Design CMM laser probe package is designed to mount precisely and take full control of the system's motion control electronics with its Surveyor Scan Control (SSC) software. The SSC software also controls the Renishaw PH10 motorized indexing heads. Laser Design also offers an optional 4th axis, high-precision rotary stage. The PH10 and rotary stage options allow automatic unattended scanning with the laser probe.
Once the laser kit is installed, the Wenzel CMM can output high density scan data to the system's bundled software for both inspection/verification and reverse engineering solutions. Easy to set up, 3D laser scanning inspections are fully automated and accurate to 12 microns. Results are shown via color error maps comparing the scan data to the original CAD model. Specific feature measurements can also be extracted from the point cloud data and, once set up, reports are generated automatically.
Laser scanning is typically ten times faster than the most advanced touch probes' speed; Laser Design's SLP lasers are able to collect over 75,000 3D coordinates per second. CAD surface models are output in the IGES or STEP formats, or as parametric solids models. Wenzel CMM customers will be amazed at the time and cost savings of using laser scanning, with superb accuracies.
"This is a great option for Wenzel CMM owners who have been asking for laser scanning capabilities," commented C. Martin Schuster, President of Laser Design. "The retrofit laser scanning probe is basically plug-and-play, so the incredible speed and accuracy of non-contact laser measurement can be added to Wenzel systems quickly and easily."
Laser Design, Inc. has been the leading supplier of ultra-precise, 3D laser scanning systems and services since 1987. Used for capturing the 3D shape of objects with complex geometries and free-form surfaces, Laser Design's Surveyor line of automated and portable scanning systems are ideal for 3D scanning applications involving inspection and reverse engineering of complex shaped parts or tools. The company's patented laser line-probe technology dramatically reduces scanning time by collecting data substantially faster and more accurately than conventional metrology technologies. Laser Design integrates scan data processing software with its laser scanners to provide complete solutions for reverse engineering and inspection applications.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company also has an R&D lab in Seattle, a regional sales and support office in Detroit, and distributors throughout Europe and Asia. Laser Design also operates GKS Inspection Services (www.GKS.com), an in-house service bureau division offering complete 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and dimensional inspection services.
For further information, contact Marty Schuster, by phone (952-252-3402), fax (952-884-9653), via email to sales@laserdesign.com or visit Laser Design's web site at www.laserdesign.com.
