3D Measurement Technologies in the Plastics Industry: Creaform at Fakuma 2012
Creaform at Fakuma 2012
August 15, 2012
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, August 15th, 2012 - Creaform, market leader in portable
3D measurement technologies and
3D engineering services,
will be exhibiting for the first time at
Fakuma
and presenting its 3D measurement solutions for the
plastics industry.
Manufacturers using molds and dies production methods such as stamping, casting and plastic injection must deal with physical
phenomena like shrinkage and spring back effect, which complicates the match with the CAD geometry. Complete surface measurement
of the parts and its tooling through 3D scanning can actually help in assessing to which extent the phenomena are impacting the
part. Results obtained through the 3D scan provides good insight during the tooling iterative design process, while accurately
monitoring the die and mold geometry and the corresponding produced parts will help in reducing the number of design iterations
and producing parts that will perfectly match the CAD reference.
Creaform’s portable 3D measuring technologies capture the dimensions and shapes of plastic molds and prototypes with high accurate
and give all necessary information required for the manufacturing or modification of the plastic part. The
Handyscan 3D portable 3D
scanner, the
MetraSCAN 3D
optical CMM scanner and the
HandyPROBE
portable CMM all produce accurate, repeatable and high-resolution
3D data. They also provide complete and accurate .stl models, regardless of the measurement environment. Even shiny plastic parts
can be easily digitized with the MetraSCAN 3D.
Hall B3, Booth B3-3223
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