Creaform handyscan
Creaform HandySCAN technology certified by Airbus.
Global 3D scanning company, Creaform has had its flagship metrology-grade portable 3D scanner series, HandySCAN 3D, certified by Airbus.
The aircraft manufacturer will add the scanners, the HandySCAN 300 and HandySCAN 700, to its next Technical Equipment Manual (TEM) release. The devices will be applied to a number of Airbus models, including the A320, A330/A340 and A300/A310.
This latest approval comes after the recognition of HandySCAN 3D’s specifications by the French National Laboratory for Metrology & Testing (LNE). Redesign Sport, a British car restoration company, has also had some recent success with Creaform technology, using the HandySCAN 700 to get a 1952 Ferrari 225 back on the race track inside an eight-week timeline.
Combined with Creaform’s powerful and easy-to-use VXelements software, HandySCAN scanners house capabilities to reduce measurement times by up to 80% compared to traditional methods. Creaform believe Airbus’ recognition of the company’s scanners attests to its ongoing support for the aerospace market.
“This certification by an industry leader like Airbus symbolises Creaform’s commitment to helping the aerospace as much as the automotive industries address their high-level of GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) requirements,” said Jerome-Alexandre Lavoie, Product Manager at Creaform. “With this certification, more and more industry players are turning to Creaform technologies to facilitate and speed up their 3D measurement processes to carry out accurate assessments of aircraft mechanical damage.
“Our goal is to provide user-friendly and highly advanced solutions to get aeroplanes back in the skies faster and enable airlines to slash the high costs associated with grounded aircraft.”
The HandySCAN 3D series enables user to digitise dent damage on metallic parts with an accuracy of up to 0.030mm and a resolution of up to 0.050mm, with high repeatability and traceable certificate. With intuitive design capabilities and real-time software visualisation, the HandySCAN is said to ensure ‘ultra-short’ learning curves. This allows operators of the devices to get critical information regardless of their experience levels. Meanwhile, since it is small and lightweight, it can be used in almost any work environment, such as a hangar or outdoors as it adapts to ambient and tarmac lighting. At Airbus, users will be able to easily perform 3D surface inspection of any part of any aircraft, including on and under the wings.
Meanwhile, Creaform has unveiled a new optical coordinate measuring system for large-scale metrology projects. The MaxSHOT Next follows on from the first generation MaxSHOT 3D. It is said to be 40% more accurate, possess an improved hardware reliability and enable visual projections with live go/ no-go feedback.
Creaform will showcase the MaxSHOT Next at Control 2017 in Stuttgart, Germany between May 9th and May 12th.
