Dimensional Measurement & Inspection Probes
Arm-Mounted Laser Probe minimizes scanning time.
Press Release Summary:
Designed for use with portable CMM articulating arms, SLP-330 scans parts up to 12 ft long without moving base of arm or any size if arm is moved. It employs 2 detectors that view laser line from as many different angles, reducing number of scanning passes required to capture steep sidewalls and deep geometries. Able to capture up to 50,000 points/sec, product can also interface with Surveyor 3D scanning systems and Renishaw PH10 indexing system.
Original Press Release:
Laser Design SLP-330 Laser Probe Cuts Scanning Time on Articulated Arm by 1/3+
(June 24, 2005) -- Laser Design has introduced what company executives say is the industry's fastest laser scanning probe on an articulated arm, providing a 33% to 50% reduction in scanning time on any complex part. The company's new SLP-330 Scanning Laser Probe is designed for use with the Romer CimCore Infinite, 3000i, and Stinger II - Portable CMM Articulating Arms, providing the ability to scan parts with dimensions as long as 12 feet without moving the base of the arm or of any size if the arm is moved. Another advantage of the new laser probe is that dual detectors view the laser line from two different angles, reducing the number of scanning passes required to capture steep sidewalls and deep geometries.
"Our new SLP-330 laser probe can improve productivity of most any inspection or reverse engineering application by providing the fastest scanning solution on most available Portable CMM - Articulated Arms," said C. Martin Schuster, President of Laser Design. "This probe provides additional productivity improvements through its dual detector approach that captures much more part geometry per pass than single receptor lasers. At $32,000, we also offer the industry's lowest cost probe and arm package that includes Romer CimCore arm. The new probe is designed primary for customers with large parts that require scanning, such as companies in the automotive, aerospace, off-road equipment, and trucking industries.
The SLP-330 probe captures up to 50,000 points per second (application dependent) and weighs less than a pound. Besides being integrated with Romer CimCore arms, they interface with Laser Design's Surveyor 3D scanning systems and the Renishaw PH10 indexing system. Romer CimCore Infinite articulating arms are available with measuring ranges of 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12 feet. Infinite series arms feature Romer's patented infinite rotation of the principal axes that allows inspection of hard-to-reach areas and avoids damaging the arm against rotational hard stops. Laser Design's scanning packages are also offered with Raindrop Geomagic STUDIO software that develops CAD models directly from the 3D scan data or can provide Inspection Reports from its QUALIFY Inspection software. Geomagic can also fill holes in the scan data in areas difficult to access with its curvature based hole filling features.
Laser scanning systems work by projecting a line of laser light onto surfaces while integrated cameras continuously triangulate the changing distance and profile of the laser line as it sweeps along, enabling the object to be accurately digitized. Laser scanners are able to quickly measure large parts while generating far greater numbers of data points than mechanical touch probes without the need for templates or fixtures. Laser scanning can reverse engineer parts that would be practically impossible to reverse engineer one point at a time.
For further information, contact Laser Design, 9401 James Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55431 USA. Phone: 952-884-9648, Fax: 952-884-9653, Internet: www.laserdesign.com
