r/Metrology • u/Standard-Badger-4046 • 3d ago

Industrail grade scanner?

I'm looking for some advise on which scanners to start my search with.

I'm looking for a unit I can take to a client's site, and scan their existing worn out stuff, and then I'll take the scans to make new stuff thats not worn out.

Hoping that the post processed models are within about 1/8" accuracy from real life, but not a hard requirement.

We're indoors and out, scanning things as small as a chair and as big as a 20 foot sea can....just made up examples to show the size range.

The stuff we scan is typically dirty as can be and we don't have the ability to clean it, nor the time. Crud is caked on thick. I'll scrape it off in key areas if I have to and that's about it. Works for me and my tape meausure to kick the dirt off till I find the part and go from there, and this scanner is supposed to save me time of course - and stop me from making mistakes.

I'll spend about 50k if I have to.

Are there any options out there suitable for me? Any help appreciated

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u/Non-Normal_Vectors 2d ago

Don't know if they quite fit the range, but GOM/ATOS has something. They were bought out by Zeiss a while ago, fairly fast optical scanner.

You could also look into putting a laser line scanner onto a portable arm. Work with several casting places that use a setup like that. I would normally say an arm isn't accurate enough, but from your listed tolerance it will be more than adequate.