September 25, 2013
EuroMold: Hall 11, Booth E 677
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, September 25, 2013 – Creaform, leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D Engineering Services presents at EuroMold its portable and flexible 3D scanners and tactile measurement solutions for the tool and mold making sector.
What the Industry Needs
Manufacturers using molds and dies production methods such as stamping, casting and plastic injection must deal with physical phenomena like shrinkage and spring back effect, which makes it complicated to match the CAD geometry. Complete surface measurement of the parts and its tooling through 3D scanning can actually help in assessing to which extent the phenomena are impacting the part. Results obtained through the 3D scan can provide good insight during the iterative design process of the tooling, and accurately monitoring the die and mould geometry and their corresponding produced parts will help in reducing the number of design iterations and producing parts that will perfectly match the CAD reference. Besides, 3D scanning is a proven solution to reverse engineer the original tool.
Benefits of the Handyscan 3D Solution
Tooling design requires dimension acquisition on parts of various shapes and complexity, which could have to be performed in any kind of environment. The Handyscan 3D can perform the acquisition directly at the design studio, but also at the supplier's plant, on the customer's premises or on the production floor. The Handyscan 3D will provide complete and accurate mesh models.
Mold designers need to consider shrinkage and spring back in the process in order to end up with a perfect molded part and CAD reference match. To get there, the acquisition must be accurate and hold all the information needed for the design or modification of the required tooling.
3D-Measurement Solutions for the Educational Sector
Today, students who specialize in tool and mold making get to learn and use the latest 3D measurement technologies already during their training at schools and universities. In early September, Creaform introduced its new educational program, which targets researchers and educators from various study fields and learning programs such as science and engineering, applied science, industrial styling and design and natural sciences and archaeology. Each package has been put together and tailored to meet the specific needs of the educational field and offer significant discounts on the Creaform technologies such as 3D scanners, PCMM or optical coordinate measuring system.
