FARO's All-New Laser ScanArm V3 Lighter, Faster and More Accurate
December 05 2007 - 1:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), the world market leader in
portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser tracker sales,
announced it has released an all-new Laser ScanArm V3. Among the
enhancements, the new technology is 30-percent more accurate,
33-percent lighter in weight, and offers better performance in
scanning dark or reflective surfaces than the Company's V2 models.
"The V3 marks our third version of the Laser ScanArm product line
and our third new product launch in four months," FARO President
and CEO Jay Freeland said. "Although the Quantum and Fusion
FaroArms and ScanArm all appeal to different markets, one thing
they have in common is that all were born from feedback on what our
customers need to succeed in the global marketplace." The Laser
ScanArm V3 - which is compatible with FARO's Platinum FaroArm and
new flagship portable CMM, the Quantum FaroArm - offers several
competitive advantages not found on any other device. The new
design includes: -- NEW - 30% more Accurate: 35 micron accuracy
compared to 50 microns on V2. -- NEW - Bluetooth(R) Cable-Free
Operation: When equipped on the Quantum Series, users can scan up
to 30 feet (10m) away without requiring cables or interface boxes.
-- NEW - 50% Faster Warm-Up Time compared to V2. -- NEW - 33%
Weight Reduction compared to V2. "The greatest challenge scanning
systems have is the ability to accurately model shiny or dark
objects," Freeland said. "The new Laser ScanArm rises to that
challenge, making it the ideal tool for inspection, point
cloud-to-CAD comparison, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering,
and 3-D modeling. It defies the limits of portable scanning
technology and empowers FARO customers to bring top-quality parts
and products to market more quickly." Introduced in 2003, the FARO
Laser ScanArm was the first-ever seven-axis contact/non-contact
measurement device with a fully integrated laser scanner. It
enables users to collect simple point variations with the Arm's
hard probe, then laser scan sections requiring larger volumes of
data - without the wasted time of adding or removing attachments,
untangling cabling, or having to use and import data from a
separate CMM. Compatible with Geomagic, Polyworks, Rapid Form and
many other third-party software programs, the new Laser ScanArm V3
makes its world debut at the 2007 EuroMold Show in Frankfurt,
Germany and will be available for sale globally in February 2008.
About FARO With more than 14,600 installations and 7,000 customers
globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets
portable, computerized measurement devices and software used to
create digital models - or to perform evaluations against an
existing model - for anything requiring highly detailed 3-D
measurements, including part and assembly inspection, factory
planning and asset documentation, as well as specialized
applications ranging from surveying, recreating accident sites and
crime scenes to digitally preserving historical sites. FARO's
technology increases productivity by dramatically reducing the
amount of on-site measuring time, and the various industry-specific
software packages enable users to process and present their results
quickly and more effectively. Principal products include the
world's best-selling portable measurement arm - the FaroArm; the
world's best-selling laser tracker - the FARO Laser Tracker; the
FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Laser Scanner LS; the FARO Gage, Gage-
PLUS and PowerGAGE; and the CAM2 family of advanced CAD-based
measurement and reporting software. FARO Technologies is ISO-9001
certified and ISO-17025 laboratory registered. Learn more at
http://www.faro.com/ DATASOURCE: FARO Technologies, Inc. CONTACT:
Darin Sahler, Global PR Manager of FARO Technologies, Inc.,
+1-407-333-9911, Web site: http://www.faro.com/
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