Laser Design’s 3D Laser Scanning Systems with 64-bit PCs

Greg Hetzler, Director of Engineering at Laser Design, said, “Sixty-four-bit computing opens up new doors for laser scanning.  In addition to increased data processing speed, 64-bit systems allow for double to quadruple the amount of system memory vs. a standard 32-bit system.  This allows users to capture and work with significantly larger point clouds, and consequently perform tasks that would have been impossible before."

When scanning at a high density, file sizes can quickly balloon, occasionally causing the system to crash.  The 64-bit computers make that a thing of the past.  The larger RAM capacity combined with the SLP probes and the improved Surveyor Scan Control (SSC) software reduce both time and effort in data capture and in creating a 3D point cloud.  As the SLP laser probe projects a line of laser light onto a part, cameras continuously triangulate the changing distance and profile of the laser line as it sweeps along. The system measures fine details and captures complex free-form geometry so that the object can be exactly replicated and inspected. Laser line scanners quickly measure articles, picking up tens of thousands of points per second, and generating huge numbers of data points without the need for templates or fixtures.

With the new high-performance laptops that have recently become available, Laser Design can offer the same expanded file capacity and processing speed on the portable Surveyor FA-Series systems as well.  FA-Series systems use the articulated FARO arms which are easy to set up and can scan on-site anywhere. 

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