(Creaform: Lévis, Quebec, Canada) -- Creaform, a leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, has launched the MetraSCAN-R series of robot-mounted optical CMM 3D scanners for automated inspection on and off the production line. The devices were premiered last week at the CONTROL trade show in Stuttgart, Germany.

Manufacturers trying to remain competitive are facing major challenges, as they have to answer to a demand for more complex and superior quality products and deliver them within ever-shortened turnarounds and production cycles. Within this atmosphere and with existing measurement technology, they are struggling to achieve high levels of accuracy when it comes to inspecting their parts to guarantee fabrication quality.

Creaform addressed this issue and is now presenting manufacturers with a robot-mounted scanner that can inspect a wide range of parts directly on the shop floor, thanks to the TRUaccuracy technology and extensible measurement volume. The device’s scanning speed and the fact that it is robot-mountable make it possible to inspect directly on the production line.

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