FARO Focus3D has been honored with the iF Design Gold Award 2012!
For nearly ten years the iF product design award has been an internationally recognized label for award-winning design and the iF brand has become a symbol for outstanding achievements in design.
We are delighted to let you know that – out of 2,923 entries from 48 countries – FARO Focus3D has won the “iF Design Gold Award 2012″ and will be recognized with the renowned iF label.
The award ceremony took place in the auditorium of the “BMW Welt” in Munich on February 10th 2012.
Webinar: FARO and Autodesk – Point Cloud Technology
We invite you to join our FARO and Autodesk Webinar – Point Cloud Technology which will take place at 12:00 PM (UK time) on February 17th.
A joint presentation with Autodesk and FARO, sharing best practice in taking surveyed and point cloud data into design applications such as AutoCAD Civil 3D, Revit and Plant 3D and sharing with Navisworks will be shown.
Date:
Friday, February 17, 2012
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM GMT (UK time)
Registration:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/890749050
More Information:
http://www.faro.com/content.aspx?ct=uk&content=news&item=4378&tab=1
FARO Focus3D awarded with the “Innovation Prize for Architecture and Construction”
At the exhibition DEUBAU 2012 the architecture magazines AIT and xia Intelligente Architektur (Intelligent Architecture) announced the tenth winner of the “Innovation Prize for Architecture and Construction”. A total of 18 different manufacturers competed with 21 products. This important award emphasises the significance of architecture in the construction industry.
This year the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D was awarded the coveted innovation prize in the “Product of High Architectural Quality” category. A jury of well-known architects and engineers awarded this prestige architecture and design prize.
The Focus3D particularly impressed the jury with its innovative design and its technical performance. Moreover, the jury judged that the increasing need for 3D data was an indicator for the importance of this product. This means that time-consuming work such as measuring or area and quantity surveying can be significantly shortened very easily with the aid of modern laser scanners – thoroughly, quickly and cost-effectively.
With its high degree of precision, the device is able to assist construction managers, structural construction companies and the tradesmen carrying out the work with quality assurance at the building site: for example in the construction of façades, in checking the precise fit of assembled elements, in checking formwork elements in concrete structures, in positioning structurally sensitive supports and in numerous other applications.
Treemetrics the Revolution for Forest measurement
The Faro Laser Scanner Focus3D is used for improved 3D measurement by Treemetrics, a company with deep forestry, forest measurement and supply chain optimisation experience. Get an impression of the usage of Focus3D for a catalogued forest!
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Dr. Bernd-Dietmar Becker @ BergamoScienza to present the Focus3D
Dr. Bernd-Dietmar Becker, Director of Product Management & Business Development 3D-Laser-Scanner, will present the Focus3D for 3D Documentation during BergamoScienza – the festival established in 2005 that will animate Bergamo and its province with 16 days (October 1st to October 16th 2011), full of free events that include conferences, panel discussions, meetings with Nobel laureates, renowned scientists and international guests, exhibitions, interactive labs, open days, theatre performances, films and documentaries.
Topic of the conference held by Bernd-Dietmar Becker will be “Laser Scanning: photographing architecture in 3D”.
When: October 6th at 9:00 o’clock PM.
Where: Auditorium, Piazza della Libertà, Città Bassa, Bergamo, Italy
Moderator: Prof. Alessio Cardaci, Università degli Studi di Bergamo
Organisation: Associazione BergamoScienza
Support: Università degli Studi di Bergamo (University of Bergamo)
FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D on 48 Hours
The Focus3D was featured last night on CBS’s “48 Hours Mystery“. The episode was about the murder investigation of the world championship boxer, Arturo Gatti.
In July 2009, Gatti’s wife was arrested for his murder but shortly thereafter Brazilian investigators determined that Gatti’s death was a suicide. Friends, family and fans refused to believe it and the Gatti family hired private investigators Paul Ciolino and Joe Moura to find out what really happened, as they were convinced the Brazilian police “bungled the investigation”.
Ciolino used the Focus3D to scan the inside of the beach-front condo where Gatti was found, and recreate the crime scene to determine if a suicide was possible. At the end of the investigation, the team delivered the news that Arturo Gatti did not commit suicide…he was murdered. Included in a 317-page report was data from the scans taken with the Focus3D analyzing the positioning of the supposed suicide along with blood spatter analysis – and the investigators and a team of experts all agree that Gatti was murdered.
Next Generation FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D Sensor for 3D Documentation
Today we are proud to announce new state-of-the-art 3D Documentation technology:
The all new FARO Focus3D Sensor (S) is now available. New hardware feature includes the Compass and Height Sensor which complement the existing Dual Axis Compensator for the FARO Focus3D S. The two new sensors deliver the orientation and the relative height against a set starting point for each scan. They significantly improve the automatic registration process, minimizing manual effort in post processing.
Learn more about those new features and discover how fast post processing can be. All about the new FARO Focus3D S
Nuclear Safety – Remote Deployment of Laser Scanners in Contaminated Environments
Figure 1: A Point Cloud is generated by using a 3D laser scanner. In radioactive controlled environment robot mounted scanners can be driven to position.
A key safety issue in the operation of any nuclear reactor or nuclear waste management site is the control and containment of radioactive material, making risk assessment and management by means of regular inspection a vital element as much as a regulatory requirement.
By Yoldas Askan, Nuclear Future, 4/2011
Given the challenges of working in radiation controlled environments and with limited choice of non-contact, remote examination techniques available, visual inspection has so far been most widely used technique despite its limitations to the detecting of obvious flaws, requiring good eyesight and illumination, and findings are often subjective and dimensionally uninformative.
In recent years, remote deployment of laser scanners in contaminated environments has allowed acquisition of more precise survey data. By the systematic emission of millions of laser beams, a 3D Laser Scanner (e.g. FARO’s Focus3D) collates accurate measurements of distances to objects, producing a 3D model often referred to as the “Point Cloud”. [more...]
Construction monitoring with the 3D laser scanner
Construction monitoring is one of the key applications of the 3D laser scanner. Starting with the inspection of the foundation excavations through to the weekly monitoring of the building shells, the laser scanner enables time and cost-efficient working. Any discrepancies between the building under construction and the existing plans are monitored. In this article we show how the laser scanner helps with construction monitoring and the advantages that are offered by the laser scanner compared with conventional measuring instruments.
Surveying the property using a 3D laser scanner
Monitoring the progress of an office building using the 3D laser scanner
A job in the construction industry might involve monitoring the progress of an office complex. The excavation for the foundations has already been completed. The client requires weekly documentation and monitoring of construction progress for legal and technical documentation. The property is a modern design with lots of free-form surfaces. Conventional measuring instruments cannot measure it comprehensively. Laser scanners are predestined for this purpose. They are also suitable for documenting any discrepancies between the existing building and the planning documents. Laser scanning saves time and money. With the appropriate software it is also possible to produce new plans if necessary.
Building Information Modelling using the FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D
Building Information Modelling is the biggest change in the construction sector, since CAD replaced hand drafting. Existing Building Information Modelling (eBIM) is the first step in the BIM workflow for retrofit & refurb projects.
BIM was developed as a way of managing the full development lifecycle of a building project. Used to facilitate new designs, build changes and communication amongst contractors and design teams, it has provided significant cost savings and efficiency gains. As these methods have become more robust, companies have looked to apply these techniques to a range of projects. Combined with the current downturn in the new build sector, many firms have seen the majority of their construction work switch to retrofit and refurb projects instead of new build. [more...]
