(Creaform: Leinfelden-Echterdingen) -- Creaform, leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D Engineering Services, announces the installation of probing optical technology and noncontact 3D measurement systems at the BMW plant in Munich, Germany. The TRUaccuracy technology, which is integrated in all Creaform systems, was a key factor in the decision.

Since October 2012, several Creaform 3D measurement tools have been in use throughout the BMW plant, including the MetraSCAN 3D optical CMM 3D scanner, the HandyPROBE arm-free coordinate measuring machine, and the EXAscan portable self-positioning 3D scanner from the Handyscan 3D product line. Also, the BMW Rosslyn plant in Pretoria, South Africa, has been using the HandyPROBE portable coordinate measurement system since 2011.

Creaform probing and noncontact 3D measurement systems were chosen not only for their flexibility, measurement speed, accuracy, and ease of use, but for the possibility to integrate seamlessly to existing structures. The systems are used for the evaluation of supplier parts, body circumferences, and entire vehicles.

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