1 MANUFACTURERS LAUNCH PRODUCTS FASTER WITH 3D LASER SCANNING LASER SCANNING PROVIDES HIGHLY EFFECTIVE INSPECTION Whatever the product, be it a car, hand drill or mobile phone, customers expect its tightly-toleranced parts to fit together and function perfectly and at the same time be of high quality and attractive design. But how do manufacturers ensure this level of precision without delaying the development and launch of the product? The answer is to digitise the 3D shape and features of the prototypes with a non-contact laser scanner mounted on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) or articulated arm and compare the results to the original CAD designs. B eing first to introduce a new product onto the market gives a manufacturer a competitive edge that may even determine th

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