The Benefits of ComScan Automated 3D Scanning Solutions
Posted by johnpreston on July 21st, 2016
There are a handful of 3D scanning solutions available in the market, but none that can rival the top-grade qualities of ComScan automated 3D scanning from an Illinois-based firm.
Developed and sold by Batavia, IL-based Gaspardo & Associates, ComScan is a suite of competitively priced 3D scanning solutions. It combines automation often found in large, six-axis scanning applications. Aside from providing accurate 3D scan measurement and 3D reverse engineering, this 3D scanning solution can help in high-value manufacturing.
According to Gaspardo & Associates, the ComScan solution is ideal for manufacturers in mission critical market sectors like aviation, aeronautics, healthcare/medical and transportation. With this reasonable investment, companies can achieve greater productivity and seamless repeatability.
The following are some of the benefits of this automated 3D scanning solution:
1. Easy to Operate. The system is easy to operate, setup, and change. With its proprietary algorithms, ComScan can ensure repeatability and reproducibility.
In this system, setting up a scan is quick and easy. Operators can set up a shot sequence using any of the four options available—canned-cycle shot, offline setup in CAD software, teach pendent setup, and conversational setup.
2. Quick results. ComScan systems are up to six times faster than a traditional coordinate measuring machine (CMM). Gaspardo& Associates’ customer case study reveals that a cylinder head measurement would take only 15 minutes to be scanned on ComScan, versusupwards of 90 minutes on a traditional CMM. Plus, an added benefit is the Computer Aided Verification (CAV) report generated by ComScan.
3. High precision and repeatability. ComScan systems ensure high precision measurement, as well as robust repeatability and reproducibility that set them apart from CMMs.
Backgrounder: A physical object space is needed in the use of coordinate measuring machines. The operator must be able to identify the location of the component within the work envelope. Any deviation to that relationship can result in inconsistency in the data results. CMMs, therefore, have to be designed to avoid physical deviations brought about by various factors like vibration, thermal expansion and bearing friction.
By contrast, the ComScan interferometer scan head is mounted on a separate robotic arm that does not connect to the object platform.These scanners have a mathematical relationship to the location of the component, but do not share a physical connection—thus creating a virtual object space that does not have the inherent problems that CMM’s must overcome. Combined with automated shot sequencing, this allows ComScan to gain fast, repeatable and reproducible results that beat the CMM competition.
For more information please visit our website: www.comscan.us
