Corvette Racing Wins 24 Hours of Le Mans – with the help of FARO!
Corvette Racing wins 24 Hours of Le Mans
Congratulations to Corvette Racing for their historic victory in the most grueling race of the season, the 24 Hours of Le Mans! The win came as Chevrolet celebrates its 100th anniversary and the 10th anniversary of Corvette Racing’s first Le Mans victory in 2001.
FARO is a proud sponsor of Corvette Racing and a long-time partner with Pratt & Miller Engineering. Corvette Racing, which is run by Pratt & Miller, has used FaroArms in the design, quality control and race-specification compliance of their vehicles; the Gage validates parts in their precision machine shop; and the ScanArm reverse-engineers components. This allows the company’s engineers and technicians to accurately and efficiently produce everything from small, individual components and sub-assemblies to complete turnkey road and race cars.
Pratt & Miller used the FaroArm, FARO Gage and FARO Laser ScanArm in order to design, construct and analyze ‘virtual’ components, CFD (computational fluid dynamics), systems, and complete cars – every facet of a project from initial conception to the finished product. The combination of Pratt & Miller team’s expertise and FARO’s portable, computerized measuring technologies offers a total design solution, so Pratt & Miller has unmatched time and cost efficiencies, accuracy, and performance.
Webinar: FaroArm and PolyWorks, a powerful combination for quality inspection, 7th April
Webinar: FaroArm and PolyWorks, a powerful combination for quality inspection, 7th April
As the European partner of InnovMetric Inc., Duwe-3d is pleased to introduce to you the functionalities of PolyWorks, the universal 3D-metrology platform on April 7th. Offering Plug-Ins for the FARO Laser ScanArm as well as for FARO Laser Trackers and TrackArm combinations, PolyWorks equips you with all the capabilities you need to master today’s metrology tasks. You will have the chance to get a quick overview of the versatile analysis options in PolyWorks using probing and scanning data.
The aim of the webinar will be to make you familiar with the basic functionalities such as feature inspection from probing sessions and scanned point clouds. Furthermore you will be shown the easy and convenient workflow for the change of device positions – also auxiliary for the use of several devices during one session.
Webinar: SpatialAnalyzer, a software for every application and every instrument, 8th March
FARO webinar - SpatialAnalyzer
On March 8th you will have the chance to see the latest in SpatialAnalyzer’s metrology solutions for every application. It offers the simple tools for the everyday jobs and in depth suite of capabilities you need to tackle the tough jobs. It interfaces to every FARO instrument simultaneously and makes it easy to get the results you need quickly. The depth of the SA architecture and graphics provides the traceability needed to validate the results under the most rigorous tests.
Quality on Tour 2010 – How portable measurement systems improve quality control
FARO is organising a European series of seminars called ‘Quality on Tour’ this autumn. The aim is to educate the participants on quality control topics. The seminars are carried out in conjunction with universities and measurement experts.
The seminar Quality on Tour consists of two days and features the topics ‘Portable measurement technology, articulated arm Coordinate Measuring Machines and laser scanners’ as well as ‘Measuring large volumes and laser trackers’. During the mornings participants will hear theoretical introductions to measurement systems, how they work and where they can be employed. In the afternoons participants will have the opportunity to test and deepen their newly gained knowledge in workshops.
The Quality on Tour seminars are taking place in October and November in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, France and Italy. The UK event will take place on 16th and 17th November at Warwick University in Coventry.
More information can be found on http://www.qualityontour.com/.
Webinar: Efficient CAD to Part Measurement with CAM2 Q, 21st September
We invite you to join our webinar: “Efficient CAD to Part Measurement with CAM2 Q” on Tuesday, 21st September at 02:00PM (GMT).
The webinar will consist of a live demonstration of CAM2 Q showing its efficiency in the measurement of parts against a CAD model. The live demonstration will focus on the following elements of the measurement process:
• Importing / viewing of CAD files
• Performing a CAD to part alignment
• Measuring prismatic features
• Measuring points on CAD surfaces
• Performing part dimensioning
• Building a report
Visit us at Intergeo 2010!
We invite you to visit us at Intergeo 2010 which will take place from 5th – 7th October 2010 in Cologne, Germany.
Come to our booth 1B.112 in hall 11.1 and discover what’s new in the world of laser scanning. FARO will also demonstrate the new version 4.7 of SCENE which incorporates the new ‘one-click’ Web-Share functionality. The SCENE Web-Share feature allows for easy and secure sharing of scan data via the Internet.
You will also meet our software partners on the stand.
We are happy to welcome you on our booth and we offer you free entry tickets to visit us.
Application Case | Brinksway Tool save time and money using FARO Gage
Brinksway have employed the Gage Plus for 2 years to inspect Aircraft tooling, jigs and fixtures for major manufacturing companies around the world.
The company belonging to the Hyde Group offer a full ‘turnkey’ service utilizing the state of the art equipment they have invested in. Using the FARO Gage they were able to reduce downtime due to on-machine inspection.
Brookhouse purchase FARO Gage to complement their existing suite of FARO hardware
Faro Technologies UK Ltd, the world’s leading provider of portable 3D measurement and imaging solutions, announces that Brookhouse Group have purchased a FARO Gage to complement their existing suite of FARO measuring equipment.
Managing Director Paul Atherton commented, “The ability to give confidence to our customers that we have the latest measuring capability in place to prove conformance is paramount. The FARO Gage provides us measuring capability that is highly flexible and provides operator interaction whilst delivering speedy results in defined customer formats.”
Seen on the web | Quality & Metrology Professionals have their own Blog
The Metrologist’s Blog is up and operational and the internet space for Professional Metrologists to communicate with fellow professionals. Quality and Metrology related posts will be added daily; add your comments, views or posts on issues, experiences or share your problem solving and practical knowledge.
In today’s global manufacturing economy the role of the Metrologist is often misunderstood and for sure rarely appreciated. Through this Blog the Metrologist will gain in stature and power as we all strive to ensure the word is full of quality products as we strive to perform our respective and critical metrology functions.
Laser Trackers in Aerospace Tooling
Laser trackers give aircraft builders the ability to manage the entire manufacturing process – from design to final dimensional checking.
Due to its enormous range, precision, and speed the laser tracker enables users to be more cost competitive by shifting the whole process of design and development into the virtual realm.
