Laser Trackers include CAD/CAM solution.
Press Release Summary:
Laser Trackers come with HighRES LITE Reverse Engineering Software module, eliminating need for users to import 3D data from stand-alone platforms. Plug-in brings real-time and on-screen viewing of laser probe's position on part into CAD. It also integrates complete suite of HighRES features including 3D/2D and cutplane options.
Original Press Release:
FARO Laser Tracker Adds Powerful HighRES CAD/CAM Solution
Lake Mary, Fla. - March 16, 2004 - FARO Technologies, Inc., the market-share leader in the portable coordinate measurement machine (CMM) field, and HighRES, Inc., providers of CAD/CAM integrated 3D digitizing software, announced they have successfully integrated the FARO Laser Tracker with HighRES 3D reverse engineering software modules.
"Our hardware's open architecture, combined with arrangements with cross-platform vendors like HighRES, makes our technology even more accessible to a greater number of facilities that want to improve their products and processes - while using software they're already familiar with," said FARO CEO and President Simon Raab.
FARO will ship the LITE Reverse Engineering Software Module with all new FARO Laser Trackers, thus completely eliminating the need for FARO's customers to import 3D data from stand-alone platforms. It will also significantly increase productivity by allowing users to work directly with several CAD program options.
"It's an ideal addition to our CMMs' current CAM2 Measure 4.0 software," said Ken Steffey, FARO Software Product Development Manager. "The FARO Tracker HighRES package affords our customers the flexibility to use their existing SolidWorks, Autocad, Mechanical Desktop/Inventor, Mastercam or CADKEY application with our measurement system."
Braxton Carter, President of HighRES, Inc., added: "This integrated software solution will deliver an immensely powerful tool to the marketplace. The HighRES plug-in brings major feature enhancements to the hardware device - such as real-time and on-screen viewing of the laser probe's position on the part - into your CAD. It also integrates the complete suite of HighRES features including 3D/2D and cutplane options."
FARO will continue to review proposals from other third-party software companies in order to further broaden the digitizing options for its clients. FARO and HighRES will demonstrate the Laser Tracker at the WESTEC Show (Booths #3832 and #3379, respectively) in Los Angeles March 22-25, 2004.
About FARO
FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO) and its international subsidiaries design, develop, and market software and portable, computerized measurement devices. The Company's products allow manufacturers to perform 3-D inspections of parts and assemblies on the shop floor. This helps eliminate manufacturing errors, and thereby increases productivity and profitability for a variety of industries in FARO's worldwide customer base. Principal products include the FARO Laser ScanArm, FARO Gage, Platinum and Titanium FaroArms, Control Station measurement system, the FARO Laser Tracker, the Advantage FaroArm and Advantage Tracker, and a CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO 9001 certified and Guide 25 approved. Learn more at faro.com. Contact Darin Sahler: (407)333-9911, ext. 1137
About HighRES, Inc.
HighRES, Inc. develops markets and supports advanced 3D reverse engineering software and 3D digitizing hardware solutions worldwide. The company develops and markets plug-n-play software tool sets for Pro Engineer, Solidworks, MasterCAM, AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, Inventor, Unigraphics, and Cadkey that easily translate raw digitized data from portable CMM's, as native CAD/CAM entities, completely eliminating data translations issues applicable to reverse engineering applications. Further information on HighRES is available at reverse-it.com. Contact Linda Levorchick: (858) 488-5231
