Application history of 3D scanning:
solving various tasks in real production facilities
solving various tasks in real production facilities
Reverse engineering, geometry control, non-contact measurements, creation of equipment for scientific experiments, virtual museums, product design and other applications of 3D scanners
Digitization of a metal mold for vacuum forming
Intek 3D specialists digitized a metal mold for vacuum forming thermoplastics for further refinement and optimization of the design.
Intek 3D Tyumen company provides 3D scanning, modeling, printing and reverse engineering services. They were approached by a manufacturing company with the task of digitizing a metal mold for vacuum forming thermoplastics. It was necessary to create an accurate 3D model of the shape for subsequent modification and optimization of the design in CAD systems.
Decision
A RangeVision Helix handheld 3D laser scanner was used to scan the mold, which provided high accuracy scanning of the shiny metal surface. Before scanning, the form was covered with markers.
Next, Intek 3D specialists optimized the polygonal grid, cleaned the model of artifacts and noise, and prepared it for transfer to CAD systems.
Result
The customer received ready-made 3D scans of the molds, which he used to develop solid-state models of new shapes and fit parts in his CAD system.
Effect
The use of 3D scanning allowed the customer:
- Reduce the time and resources needed to produce molds
- Ensure accurate fitting of the end products to the mating parts
- Minimize costly design errors
3D scanner in this project
Handheld laser 3D scanner
Accuracy up to 0.03 mm
Resolution up to 0.15 mm
Accuracy up to 0.03 mm
Resolution up to 0.15 mm