The 3D laser scanner has incredible precision and resolution. Scanning can be done on any type of stable solid.

The 3D point cloud is processed and compared against precision measurement equipment, qage blocks/pins, to generate 3D or 2D CAD files in any format. These files are sufficient for replication of the component geometry.

A semi or fully-automated scanning process can be used to measure the variability and statistics of a manufactured component, and compare those measurements combined with a master design file and run Monte Carlo simulation(s) to generate valuable quality control monitoring and analysis.

There are a number of methods to determine the material make-up of a component or part of a component. Depending on the material and the analysis required, there are a wide range of analysis techniques to determine a material’s composition. XRF is used to determine atomic compositions, which is used to determine metal alloy or compound atomic compositions. For plastics and organic compounds a variety of techniques are imposed, including NMR, FTIR, and other spectrographic and chemical testing techniques.