LAKE MARY, Fla., Jan. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- FARO® (NASDAQ:
FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement and
imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design,
construction BIM/CIM, public safety forensics and 3D solutions and
services applications, announces a new entry price-performance
standard for its entire FARO Focus laser scanner portfolio. The
FARO FocusM 70 solution (www.faro.com/focus) provides an
ideal entry point for all professional users considering laser
scanning in the construction BIM/CIM and public safety forensics
markets.
The FARO FocusM 70, coupled with FARO SCENE, is the
first professional grade scanner solution to be offered for under
$25,000 that does not compromise on
the industrial grade performance included in the award winning FARO
Focus Laser Scanner portfolio. Key features include an
Ingress Protection (IP) Rating of 54 for use in high particulate
and wet weather conditions, HDR imaging, an acquisition speed of
almost 500,000 points per second and extended temperature
range. Additionally, users have unrestricted freedom of
choice to leverage the software tools most beneficial to their own
workflow as data captured by the FARO FocusM 70 can be
used with various third party software packages.
The FARO FocusM 70 is specifically designed for both
indoor and outdoor applications that require scanning up to 70
meters and at an accuracy of +/- 3 mm.
"With the FocusM 70 scanning solution, professionals
in construction and public safety considering laser scanning now
have an ideal entry point with a best-in-class price/performance
ratio," stated Simon Raab, Ph.D.,
FARO's President and CEO. "By introducing our new laser scanner
platform, we have reset our price/performance ratios for the entire
laser scanner portfolio. FARO has once again disrupted the
marketplace with best-in-class performance."
The FARO FocusM 70 Laser Scanner solution is
available for immediate shipment and can be seen by requesting a
web demonstration at the following link:
www.faro.com/Focus-demo
This press release contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 that are subject to risks and uncertainties,
such as statements about demand for and customer acceptance
of FARO's products, and FARO's product development and product
launches. Statements that are not historical facts or that
describe the Company's plans, objectives, projections,
expectations, assumptions, strategies, or goals are
forward-looking statements. In addition, words such as "is,"
"will" and similar expressions or discussions of FARO's plans or
other intentions identify forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and are subject to various known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual
results, performances, or achievements to differ materially
from future results, performances, or achievements expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements. Consequently, undue
reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking
statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to:
- development by others of new or improved products, processes
or technologies that make the Company's products less competitive
or obsolete;
- the Company's inability to maintain its technological
advantage by developing new products and enhancing its existing
products;
- declines or other adverse changes, or lack of improvement,
in industries that the Company serves or the domestic and
international economies in the regions of the world where the
Company operates and other general economic, business, and
financial conditions; and
- other risks detailed in Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2015.
Forward-looking statements in this release represent the
Company's judgment as of the date of this release. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or otherwise, unless otherwise required
by law.
About FARO
FARO is the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement,
imaging and realization technology. The Company develops and
markets computer-aided measurement and imaging devices and
software. Technology from FARO permits high-precision 3D
measurement, imaging and comparison of parts and complex structures
within production and quality assurance processes. The devices are
used for inspecting components and assemblies, rapid prototyping,
documenting large volume spaces or structures in 3D, surveying and
construction, as well as for investigation and reconstruction of
accident sites or crime scenes.
FARO's global headquarters are located in Lake Mary,
Florida. The Company also has a
technology center and manufacturing facility consisting of
approximately 90,400 square feet located in Exton,
Pennsylvania containing research and development,
manufacturing and service operations of our FARO Laser
Tracker™ and FARO Cobalt Array 3D Imager product
lines. The Company's European regional headquarters is located
in Stuttgart, Germany and its Asia
Pacific regional headquarters is located in Singapore. FARO has other offices in the
United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Italy,
Poland, Turkey, the
Netherlands, Switzerland,
India, China, Malaysia, Thailand, South
Korea, Australia and
Japan.
More information is available at http://www.faro.com
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