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Case Study: Small Tool, Big Potential

From Matrox Imaging
 

 

There is no question that Henry Ford revolutionized the manufacturing industry; it was the Ford Motor Company, after all, that was first to build mass-produced cars on an assembly line. Almost one hundred years since the first Model T, modern auto makers still face many challenges in terms of design and production.
Perceptron (Plymouth, Michigan) understands the demands of today's auto industry. Founded in 1981, the company was a pioneer in the field of machine vision, and has since developed a number of technical innovations used by the world's largest auto makers. One example is ScanWorks®, a versatile 3D scanning tool launched in 2000. A mechanical arm equipped with a V4i Sensor having a custom laser, camera, and control electronics, along with an off-the-shelf industrial computer, ScanWorks® simplifies reverse engineering, point cloud-to-CAD comparison, 3D visualization and inspection applications.

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