3D Scanning


  • Minimising Production Downtime Using 3D Scanning

    Minimising Production Downtime Using 3D Scanning

    This case study details how we helped a customer upgrade their production line using 3D scanning technology. By capturing precise models of the machinery and its surroundings, we enabled a right-first-time design solution with minimal downtime.

    Author:


  • Modern Techniques in Historic Preservation – 3D Scanning Vulcan Bomber XL426

    Modern Techniques in Historic Preservation – 3D Scanning Vulcan Bomber XL426

    As part of Vulcan XL426’s 2023/2024 winter restoration, we helped the Vulcan Restoration Trust by providing on-site 3D scanning and creating a digital model of their internal fuel tank.

    Author:


  • Precision Window & Stonework Restoration with 3D Scanning Technology

    Precision Window & Stonework Restoration with 3D Scanning Technology

    Read about how we helped with the restoration of St Alban’s church, Retford, following a devastating fire. Through innovative use of 3D scanning, we helped the builders restoring the church to get a clean and elegant finish around the traditional windows.

    Author:


  • How We Reverse Engineered a Casting into a Custom Manifold

    How We Reverse Engineered a Casting into a Custom Manifold

    Our customer, a prominent player in the automotive aftermarket industry, approached us with a specific challenge: they needed a solution for creating a custom machined Subaru Impreza High Volume Inlet Manifold from a Cosworth Intake Manifold Casting.

    Author:


  • Enabling CAD-based Product Design through Reverse Engineering a Bicycle Hanger

    Enabling CAD-based Product Design through Reverse Engineering a Bicycle Hanger

    Our customer, a manufacturer of specialist bicycles, approached us with a challenge. They needed to fully model their bikes in CAD, but they lacked CAD models for the bought-out components. Specifically, they needed a CAD model for a bicycle hanger.

    Author:


  • Combining 3D Scanning and Printing To Save A Door

    Combining 3D Scanning and Printing To Save A Door

    Our customer required what should have been a simple replacement part for their door. However the design had changed since they installed the original door latch, meaning the current version is incompatible with older versions. Read how we helped avert the need to replace the whole door using 3D Scanning.

    Author:


  • Preserving the Past | 3D Scanning a James Chesterman’s Metallic Tape Measure

    Preserving the Past | 3D Scanning a James Chesterman’s Metallic Tape Measure

    Case Study: Preserving the Past by 3D Scanning of James Chesterman’s Metallic Tape Measure One of our experienced 3D scanning engineers, Robert, undertook a personal project to digitally preserve his great-grandfather’s James Chesterman’s Metallic Tape Measure. With over 10 years of metrology experience, Robert used a structured light scanner (150mm volume) with texture scan to […]

    Author: