(FARO: Lake Mary, FL) -- FARO Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement, imaging, and realization technology, announces the acquisition of kubit GmbH, a global leader in the development of software for surveying and as-built documentation. The acquisition also includes substantially all of the assets of the company’s U.S. distributor, kubit USA Inc.

Located in Dresden, Germany, kubit has been developing field-proven software products to enable and simplify the use of real-world objects in CAD applications since 1999. Initially launched to link total stations directly to AutoCAD, today kubit is the industry leader in providing tools to integrate 3D laser scan data with CAD environments such as Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD. kubit’s software is hardware-independent, giving customers the flexibility to utilize any hardware offering, thus ensuring maximum productivity.

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