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Has your business ever dealt with a bottleneck caused by your inability to check parts quickly? Have you ever missed a shipment deadline because your coordinate measuring machine (CMM) couldn’t measure a production batch in a timely manner? Could you manufacture more parts if you only had the ability to inspect them faster? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then laser scanning technology may be the solution for you.

Laser scanning has been around for more than 20 years, and although there is no shortage of applications for these systems, there are plenty of reasons why more and more companies have started replacing their old measuring technology with laser scanners. First and foremost, laser scanners dramatically increase inspection productivity, both through acquisition speed and ease of programming. Second, they tend to offer better insights into deviations earlier in the process, offering fewer and shorter design iterations and a decreased time to market. In addition to these benefits, this noncontact method of inspection eliminates the need for costly and bulky holding fixtures as required with a conventional tactile probe.

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