A Bird Damaged Boeing 737 Returns to Service in 48 Hours
Swift work by NVision, Inc., a leader in 3D non-contact optical scanning/measurement for more than 29 years, helped a major U.S. airline quickly repair a bird-damaged Boeing 737 wing and return the restored jet back to flight in just two days. The rapid turnaround helped the airline avoid the financial losses typically incurred by grounding aircraft.
3-D Measurement: An Essential Time-Saving Tool for Industry
The science and technology of 3-D measurement has evolved dramatically in recent decades. Accordingly, a wide range of industries continue to adopt 3-D scanning as a key tool for ensuring optimal quality of manufactured goods, reverse engineering and other related processes. And many more advantageous uses remain unexplored.
Obtaining precise 3-D dimensions of an object enables its rapid reproduction and redesign. The same data can be used to perform quality control and inspection analysis for a fast “go/no go” decision in manufacturing.
Reverse Engineer Obsolete Parts with 3D Scanning
A semiconductor manufacturer faced a production shutdown when some of its suppliers could no longer provide replacement parts for its aging production equipment. After reverse engineering the parts with 3D scanning, the manufacturer now regularly reproduces and reinstalls the discontinued parts as they age.
3D Scanning Accelerates RedBone Production of World-Champion Goose Calls
After scanning two key components of a call--the barrel and the insert--NVision (Southlake, Texas) provides RedBone with computer-aided design (CAD) files containing all the dimensional details of the hand-built parts, which are then used for reproduction.