Additive Manufacturing
Artec 3D scanners for additive manufacturing
Streamline your design, prototyping, inspection, and manufacturing workflows with 3D measurement solutions developed with automakers in mind.
3D scanning for additive manufacturing
High-quality 3D models are crucial for additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) whether it’s for flight-worthy components in the aerospace industry, orthopedic implants, dental devices, pre-surgery models in the medical sphere, or any number of applications in the development of consumer products. Artec 3D scanners are industry-leading precision instruments that enable you to produce geometrically complex monolithic objects that will pass even the most stringent performance standards today. Our high-precision 3D scanning solutions cut the time and cost of capturing object data, offering unrivaled convenience and seamless compatibility with a variety of CAD and CAM programs.
Benefits
Our 3D scanners are remarkably simple to use while meeting tolerance benchmarks well below 1 mm even without targets – our desktop 3D scanner achieves as high as 10-micron accuracy.
Artec scanners require very little training, so in less than 2 hours you can be scanning your objects of choice, confidently and effectively.
All our scanners are contact-free, so you can scan a full spectrum of surfaces without worrying about any risk of deformation or damage.
3D Scanning Additive Manufacturing Applications
Prototyping
Speed up prototyping and quickly actualize design concepts using our 3D scanners to create high-resolution models that you can 3D print and test.
Inspection and quality control
Optimize your QC process by quickly scanning your 3D-printed objects, and use the resultant high-accuracy, high-resolution 3D models to compare printed objects to your original designs.
Reverse engineering
This process has never been easier as you capture existing parts with Artec 3D’s high-resolution scanners and use Artec Studio to seamlessly go from 3D scan data to editable CAD models that you can 3D print
Prototyping
Speed up prototyping and quickly actualize design concepts using our 3D scanners to create high-resolution models that you can 3D print and test.
Inspection and quality control
Optimize your QC process by quickly scanning your 3D-printed objects, and use the resultant high-accuracy, high-resolution 3D models to compare printed objects to your original designs.
Reverse engineering
This process has never been easier as you capture existing parts with Artec 3D’s high-resolution scanners and use Artec Studio to seamlessly go from 3D scan data to editable CAD models that you can 3D print
Additive Manufacturing success story
Creating a revolutionary 3D-printed prosthesis with Artec Eva
“3D scanning and printing offer O&P providers what traditional fabrication methods simply can’t deliver: superior accuracy and patient comfort, low material and labor costs, fewer office visits, exceptional design possibilities, and so much more.”
Matt Filkins, Reality 3D
30 mins
To go from beginning a scan, processing it in Artec Studio software, then exporting it as a complete STL file over to Geomagic Freeform.
In The Media
Artec 3D solutions in additive manufacturing
See how Artec 3D technology has made life easier for countless teams across many different industries and brought massive benefits to a variety of workflows.
