As technology rapidly advances, its uses are benefiting nearly every industry, and the world of art is no exception. Brad McConnell, a mechanical design instructor at John T. Blong Technology Center in Davenport, Iowa (Eastern Iowa Community College), wanted to expand the types of projects offered for the school’s mechanical design program. He hoped to incorporate one of the newest types of advanced technology—3D scanning, which can quickly and accurately capture the image of a person or an object with white light to create a 3D model.

Knowing that the school wasn’t equipped with the latest equipment, McConnell reached out to Exact Metrology, a metrology services provider with a complete line of 3D scanners, industrial CT scanners, 3D printers, reverse engineering and quality inspection. Exact Metrology stepped in and readily agreed to provide their scanning services to the school.

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