September 2013

3D Laser scanners

& 3D capture scanning

technologies.

RAPID 2013 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

By: Juan Luis Sacayon

3D Laser scanners & 3D capture scanning technologies.

RAPID Conference and Exhibiton June 2013

Contents:

3d systems booth presented a GO SCAN 3D Scanner

by Creaform

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Breukmann white light

projection 3d scanner

Direct Dimensions

HDI Advance

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NIKON

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3d Systems

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Equality Tech INC

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This year at rapid 2013 we saw that the focus of the event was on 3d printing companies and there was about
a 70% of the show on 3d printers and 20% on 3d scanner companies and 10% on 3d printing supplies. So we
saw only a very small percent of 3d scanners this year the tendency is more on 3d printing and 3d scanning is
going more of to animation.

At RAPID 2013 the tendency was more on 3d printer companies.

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Breukmann white light projection 3d scanner

Since 2012 Breukman and AICON 3D systems are now a united company, which offer a full rage of 3d metrology
systems in RAPID 2013 they presented the Breukmann Stereo scan 3d HE 3d scanner. It is used for reverse
engineering, plastic industry and cultural heritage preservation

Juan Luis Sacayn FLAAR Reports 3d editor testing the Breukmann Stereo Scan 3d HE 3d Scanner.

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Breukmann Stereo Scan 3d HE 3d Scanner.

Breukmann Stereo Scan 3d HE 3d scanning process.

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Direct Dimensions
Shape shot from Direct Dimensions is now presented as a 3d photo booth where you can take your 3d image
like in a regular photo booth and then have it 3d printed at the same time. They have started selling this booth
around the US. Here are some nice 3d printed faces.

Direct Dimensions Shape Shot 3d photo booth.

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3d printed face by Shape shot 3d photo booth.

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At this booth we had the chance to also see a holographic display where you can see your 3d captured face in
a form of a hologram. This device has a very low resolution and you have to view it with a flashlight. You have
to remember that there is no animations on this device so you cant see it like a Star Wars hologram animation
instead you get photographic hologram in order to see it you have to move the display.

Direct Dimensions holographic display.

Direct Dimensions holographic display for better viewing the technician is using a flashlight.

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Direct Dimensions holographic display.

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HDI Advance
At the show we caught up with Thomas Thong. He used to be president and owner of 3D3 solutions and to our
surprise he told us that he had sold 3D3 solutions to HDI advance and that he was going to be sales representative and development engineer of the company. So now it is called HDI Advance. They are selling the 3d
scanners as HDI Blitz and HDI Advanced. Our best wishes for Thomas in this new venture in business. You can
learn more on our past report on 3d imaging technologies at rapid 2011 visit our website to download our free
3d reports:
http://www.3d-scanners-3d-software-reviews.org/3dscanner_3dsoftware-reviews_FLAAR-reports.php

HDI Advance new comapany displaying the 3D3 Systems 3d scanners.

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HDI Advance 3D3 Systems 3d scanners.

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NIKON
Presented the Metris 3d scanner with a MCAx premium portable arm. We had the chance to see the 3d Metris
scanner at work and Andy Stults senior sales applications engineer from Nikon Metrology explained what are
the advances in this technology. One feature is that the Metris can do 3d scanning on reflective objects witch
makes it a 3d scanner apart of other 3d scanning companies and the other feature is that it can 3d scan on black
objects with no difficult.

Andy Stults senior sales applications engineer from Nikon Metrology showing how the Metris 3d
scanner works.

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The Metris 3d scanner does a great job 3d scanning black and reflective objects.

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3d Systems
Presented at their booth two Creaform 3d scanners the GoScan 3d and a Handyscan 3d. These are two handheld portable 3d scanners that are very light and easy to use. The GoScan 3d is more portable and lighter scanner than other handheld 3d scanners Creaform compacted its size for easier handle and there is no need to do
any alignment and it is 10 times faster than standard 3d scanners.

3d Systems presented the Creaform GOScan 3d and the Handyscan 3d.

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Equality Tech INC

Desktop 3d scanner for dental applications.
Equality Tech INC presented the Rexcan CS2 a Structered-light 3d scanner its ideal for scanning small sized
objects in a highly accurate way. The interest of this 3d scanner is that you just have to put your object on the
tray and with the click of a mouse you get all the part 3d scanned in a few minutes with very nice detail, there is
no need of targets or manual aligning.

Equality Tech booth where they presented the Rexcan CS2 3d scanner for dental applications.

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Rexcan CS2 a Structered-light 3d scanner

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