(FARO Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, Florida) -- FARO, the world’s leading provider of portable measurement and imaging systems, has announced that delivery of a new generation of 3-D laser scanners will begin in the second quarter of 2009. Two new models, the FARO Laser Scanner Photon 120 and 20, both feature measuring rates of up to 976,000 points per second. The 120 also offers an unprecedented operating range of up to 153 meters (503 feet) making it the longest-range phase-shift laser scanner in the world. The Photon 20, in comparison, has been designed for scanning objects within a range of 20 meters. The recent innovation provides an eightfold increase in speed and a double unambiguity interval compared to the previous-generation FARO offerings.

The company also announced the upcoming release of FARO Scene V4.6, the latest version of its scan-processing software, which accelerates the registration of scans by 90 percent compared to manual completion.

FARO presented the market’s fastest 3-D laser scanner and its new processing software at the SPAR 2009 conference in Denver, March 29–April 1. In conjunction with the new system offerings, an upgrade path from previous generation FARO laser scanners was made available to current users.

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