Military Aircraft Parts Re-Engineered Using 3D Laser Scanning, Structured Light Scanning and GD&T Best Practices
3D Engineering Solutions was recently hired to re-engineer military aircraft components, including parts for large helicopters and jets.
Entries by Rob Glassburn
Long Range Laser Scanning & Digital Mapping Helps Move Church More than 1,000 Miles
At 3D Engineering, we are ecstatic about our latest long range laser scanning and digital mapping project. As part of our BIM services, we employed long range laser scanning and digital mapping to capture exact position and orientation of each stone of an historical church building being relocated more than 1,000 miles from Middletown, Ohio […]
Color Mapping Technology for First Article Inspection
As part of our ISO 17025 quality inspection services at 3D Engineering Solutions, we now provide color mapping technology for first article inspection of cast parts, a service many other engineering firms still do not offer. Color mapping provides qualitative illustrations that show the difference between a scanned object and its nominal design. We provide […]
United States Department of State Grants 3D Engineering Solutions ITAR Registration
3D Engineering Solutions received International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) registration from the United States Department of State, enabling the company to provide its engineering services to the government and other companies working with government equipment and data.
Leading Edge Scanning Technology Helps Improve Part Verification & Accuracy
We recently finished a project here at 3D Engineering that used scanning technology to verify the accuracy of plastic injection molded refrigerator parts. In one sense, this is nothing unusual; we frequently using scanning to verify part accuracy. Most companies, however, still use a fixed based Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) to conduct part verification. CMM […]
Popular Airsoft Guns Reverse Engineered, Helping Bring Back Offshore Manufacturing and Secure 300 U.S. Jobs
Recently, my company had the opportunity to reverse engineer parts for popular Airsoft guns once manufactured abroad. When this particular gun maker learned that its offshore manufacturer was using its proprietary tooling to “back door sell” guns made with the equipment, it closed down operations and moved manufacturing back to the United States, which helped secure 300 domestic jobs. […]
Long Range Laser Scanning & Building Information Modeling (BIM) Help Safely Move Massive Equipment into Fortune 100 Energy Facility
Using long range laser scanning, 3 software platforms and Building Information Modeling (BIM), a team of our engineers at 3D Engineering Solutions created a clash detection simulation that highlighted interferences preventing replacement turbines from entering a Fortune 100 coal-fired power plant. After our team calculated interferences, workers were able to cut away concrete from a […]
New Structured Light Scanning Tool Enhances Our 3D Scanning Service
At 3D Engineering Solutions we’ve recently added another tool to our 3D laser scanning services. We now regularly use a new structured light scanning device—the Steinbichler Comet L3D. It uses LED blue light technology and can capture up to two million points in 1.5 seconds. We’ve already employed the technology for turbine blade and […]
3DES Captures Cincinnati’s Union Terminal Using Long Range Laser Scanning
Recently my company—3D Engineering Solutions—used high-speed long range laser scanning to capture precise measurements of Union Terminal—a National Historic Landmark and massive art deco building here in Cincinnati. The Faro laser scanner we used is small, portable, and has a wide-range of uses. For this project we captured Union Terminal’s measurements with millimeter-accuracy in just […]
How to Properly Use Point Probes on FARO CMMs
Covered Topics: Point Probe Accuracy, Sharp Tip Point Probes, On-Site Measurement, How to Accurately Measure Trim Lines, Creating Non-Standard FARO Probes, Using Multiple Probes in One Inspection Session, Changing Probes During an Inspection
