For those in need of a portable, fast and accurate optical measurement solution, a new option has just become available. Artec 3D has launched their Metrology Kit, a briefcase containing a standalone solution for optical measurement of all sizes.
Key highlights:
- Portable, precise measurements in under 15 minutes
- Standalone optical measurement, or a referencing tool for better 3D scanning
- Point-based accuracy up to 0.002mm + 0.005mm/m; length measurement accuracy up to 0.015mm + 0.015mm/m
- Compatible with software such as Geomagic Control X, PolyWorks and more
- Two versions: ‘Professional’ and ‘Entry’
The Artec Metrology Kit is both DaaKS and VDI certified and provides point-based accuracy (RMS) up to 0.002mm + 0.005mm/m and length measurement accuracy up to 0.015mm + 0.015mm/m. As a standalone kit, it comes with everything that’s needed for fast, accurate measurements: a 30.3-megapixel camera equipped with a 28mm wide-angle lens, measurement targets, adapters, scale bars, as well as the Metrology Kit plugin, which gives users the entire photogrammetry workflow inside Artec’s own software platform, Artec Studio. It’s also compatible with other software solutions like Geomagic Control X, PolyWorks, and more.
“At Artec 3D, we are proud to provide industry-leading metrology solutions and continue to invest a lot of resources into evolving our products and our product line, delivering ever better solutions for our customer base,” said Artyom Yukhin, President and CEO of Artec 3D. “We are confident that the Metrology Kit delivers a most effective solution for inspection projects, where high accuracy and minimal accumulated error are essential. We are excited to see how our users respond.”
The Kit is a widely applicable solution, either standalone or as a referencing tool for improved 3D scanning performance. It takes less than 15 minutes to set up and use, and can even capture targets in motion. It’s already in use in a number of industries, particularly in the automotive industry.
Automotive industry
The Metrology Kit has been put to use by a major car manufacturing production line in Germany, where the position of welding studs on every fourth chassis were analysed. The results of the analyses were then used to program and adjust the welding robot. For tests relating to autonomous driving, the kit was used to determine the exact position of sensors on a car body, so that they could be correctly placed within the car’s coordinate system.
Aerospace & defence
Optical measurement is ideally suited for the accurate inspection of large components of things such as aircraft, ships and wind turbines. The Artec Metrology Kit boasts accuracy even when the target object is in motion. Given as an example is that the UK, German and Japanese defence organisations use the Metrology Kit for deformation analysis on the main- and sub-panel systems of large satellite antennas tilted at various angles.
Deformation analysis
Indeed, deformation analysis is one of the strong points of the Metrology Kit. Because of the short time needed to operate the system, it’s well suited to situations where inspection time is limited, such as in high temperatures and humidity.
Oil and gas
The unstable conditions of offshore stations in the North Sea and Baltic Sea are listed as examples where the short “measuring time, easy workflow, and dynamic referencing make the Metrology Kit an ideal solution.”
Referencing for 3D scanning
The Metrology Kit produces a point cloud that can then be used as a reference to improve 3D scanning results over distance. This is especially useful for larger objects or areas. When used in conjunction with Artec scanners, such as the Leo or Eva, volumetric accuracy can be improved by as much as 14 times.