Lévis, Québec, October 23, 2024—Creaform, a business of AMETEK, Inc. and worldwide provider of automated and portable 3D measurement solutions, announced today the latest advancements to its HandySCAN 3D|MAX Series. These improvements include a significant enhancement of the volumetric accuracy for large parts, additional measurement feedback to guide users confidently capture the right data on the first attempt, as well as other software upgrades designed specifically to enhance hardware performance, demonstrating once again Creaform’s commitment to its customers.
The HandySCAN 3D|MAX Series integrates the core benefits of the HandySCAN 3D™ lineup, optimized to obtain metrology-grade measurements in minutes for large and complex parts. This results in highly accurate 3D scans without requiring surface preparation, ideal for professionals in diverse industries such as mining, transport, energy, and heavy industries.
With the introduction of new algorithms, the upgraded HandySCAN 3D|MAX Series now achieves an accredited volumetric accuracy of up to 0.075 mm + 0.010 mm/m, which represents, for example, over 30% increase in accuracy on a 5 m part. A new target acquisition mode, enhanced target quality indicators, and a target deviation table have also been integrated to provide comprehensive measurement feedback, ensuring the quality of the 3D model, as well as an increase in speed, portability, and simplicity.
The HandySCAN 3D™|MAX Series offers significant ROI by drastically reducing the time and resources required for product development and quality assurance. With faster and more accurate measurements, companies can shorten their design cycles and accelerate time-to-market, providing a competitive edge by allowing quicker response to market demands and the ability to secure new business opportunities.
Key features and benefits:
- Enhanced accuracy: With an accuracy of up to 0.075 mm + 0.010 mm/m, a first on the market for a handheld device, it measures features with smaller tolerances, ensuring high precision.
- Versatility: It can measure and analyze any part regardless of size, shape, complexity, and finish.
- Extra large scanning area: Up to 2.0 m X 2.4 m (6.6 X 7.9 ft).
- Part size range: 1 m to 15 m (3.3 ft to 49.2 ft).
- Feedback on target deviation: Additional data for measurement confidence.
- Scale bar mode: Allows a large depth of field for seamless target acquisition from 0.3 m to 2.5 m.
- Reliability: With acceptance tests performed in ISO 17025 accredited laboratory.
- Simplicity: Its powerful and intuitive software provides an optimal user experience, even for non-experts.
“With the HandySCAN 3D|MAX Series, Creaform continues to lead the way in portable, high-precision 3D scanning, declares Olivier Plamondon, Product Manager at Creaform. There’s simply no other product on the market that offers such a high level of accuracy and volumetric precision for large parts.”
About Creaform
Boasting two decades of experience shaping the future of dimensional metrology, Creaform assists their customers achieve their measurement ambitions through cutting-edge 3D solutions. With its extensive hardware and software portfolio, Creaform enables its users to experience innovation firsthand through 3D scanning, reverse engineering, quality control, non-destructive testing, product development, and MRO. Thousands of professionals in various industries, like automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, heavy industries, oil and gas, power generation, consumer products, research and education, have discovered that with Creaform, Innovation Takes Form.
Headquartered in Lévis, Québec, Creaform is present in more than 85 countries, through its 26 locations all around the world and a network of over a hundred distributors. A presence that enables the company to build relations and provide unmatched customer service. Creaform is a business unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales of over $7.0 billion.
