Scanning or digitising is the process of gathering data about an undefined 2D or 3D surface. It can be used for many different types of applications, & currently there are over 2,500 systems installed worldwide.

During the digitising process a stylus is commanded to contact & move back & forth across the unknown surface. During this process the system records information about the surface in the form of numerical data. This data may then be used to create a CNC programme to machine a replica or geometric variant of the shape. Alternatively the data may be exported to a CAD/CAM system for further processing. In the case of laser digitising the process is the same, but in this case the contact stylus is replaced by a laser spot.

Digitising is used in such diverse industries as footwear, jewellery, rapid prototyping, turbine blade manufacture & inspection, moulds & dies, automotives, coins & medals, dentistry, pattern-making, confectionery & many more. It can be used wherever there is a need to reproduce a complex free-form shape.

• Do you need to get information about an unknown shape into your CAD/CAM system?
• Do you need to create mould tools from physical patterns / prototypes?
• Do you have a physical pattern that needs to be scaled up or down?
• Do you wish you had access to a reliable sub-contract digitising service?

If the answer to any of the above is YES, then you should contact us; we will be glad to discuss your particular application in detail.