Laser Scanning

We can achieve about 5 mm accuracy for large areas with our plant laser scanners, and even up to 2 mm for small precision objects. Scanning can be done in grayscale or colour. In addition to laser scanning, a tachymeter can be used to bind the scan to the desired facility coordinates and ensure overall accuracy. Project sites can be far away, the equipment is transported as flight luggage.

Point clouds

The material is always delivered as an easy-to-use application that opens in a web browser without any application installation. You can navigate in the app through 360-degree panoramic photos and take measurements with the measurement tool. In addition, the point cloud is delivered in a suitable format for the CAD system in use. Designing a change directly on a point cloud is a cost-effective way for smaller modification design or device installations.

3D point cloud modelling

Laser-scanned materials can be further processed into true surface models with plant modelling accuracy, allowing it to be utilised in the same way as normal 3D modelling. This is a good way to maintain a 3D model of your plant for future needs.

Orthophotos

If 3D systems have not been taken into use on projects and 2D systems are used instead, the laser-scanned materials can be used as orthophotos. They are dimensionally accurate, overhead projected views of the scanned materials, which are read, for example, in the background of an Autocad factory layout. This is a cost-effective way to update old 2D layouts.

Cloud server

Point clouds can be published on a secure cloud server to which permission can be granted to different users. This makes it easier to share material when there are multiple parties involved in a project. The platform is also suitable for sharing comments and it is possible to link external documents.

An agile, hand-held laser scanner with approximately 0.1mm accuracy is used in part scanning. The measured objects range from match-sized to passenger car-sized objects. The surveyor travels to his destination with the devices, or easily-movable parts can be delivered to our office for measurement.

Triangulated mesh

Instead of a point cloud, a triangulated mesh surface pattern is created directly in part scanning. It is read with coordinates directly in the CAD system used. From this, you can take measurements and design-related parts or tools.

3D surface / solid model

A scanned triangulated mesh can be modelled into a real 3D model with a dedicated application, making it more useful, for example, for modification planning or structural analysis.

2D drawing

The 3D model produced from the laser-scanned materials can be used to make manufacturing drawings for the production of spare parts.

Shape analysis

Shape analysis compares the scanned materials and the original design template with a dedicated application. The method provides the magnitude and direction of deviations in the form of a report. It is used in quality control of component manufacturing, in damage inspections and in inspections of machining allowance. 

Drone mapping is based on photogrammetry. It produces a 3D point cloud and a triangulated mesh model, which at its best produces an accuracy of up to 10 cm. The method is suitable for the measurement of large outdoor areas where the main need for design is the use of space, such as conveyor lines, new buildings or equipment placement outdoors. The method is also used for floor area and volume measurements.

The close-range photogrammetry method produces a 3D point cloud or triangulated mesh surface model based on a series of photographs that are systematically taken. The method can provide up to one millimetre accuracy. The material can be used, for example, in spatial planning or visualization materials, as the model has realistic texturing.