Creaform, the worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and engineering services  announced that Pipecheck version 4.0 will soon be available.

Building upon Pipecheck’s powerful and highly accurate NDT software for pipeline integrity assessments, this latest release features major interface enhancements to provide incomparable ease of use for technicians of all levels of expertise. Whether they’re beginners or seasoned experts, any users can benefit from Pipecheck 4.0—and at any point during their assessment workflows.

Pipecheck 4.0 features a simple Pipecheck Wizard, which will enable users to take advantage of:

Guided corrosion and mechanical damage assessment workflows, with step-by-step processes based on what the customer is trying to accomplish; Pipecheck 4.0 offers pre-configured workflows and the ability to custom-build simplified workflows to save for future use.
An enhanced, user-friendly interface, which carefully explains parameters and the steps a user is currently undertaking.
Tips and tricks to optimally use Pipecheck as well as generate fast and accurate results.
Pipecheck 4.0 will help to reduce learning curves and training times so that engineers and technicians can quickly use the solution for their mission-critical NDT needs.

“Pipecheck has been renowned in the industry for its speed, accuracy and flexibility for generating 3D measurements for pipeline corrosion and mechanical damage analyses,” explained Jérôme-Alexandre Lavoie, Product Manager at Creaform. “Now, we’re bringing a new level of usability to the table. NDT service companies can now rely on a sophisticated software module that is unbelievably easy to use for all types of on-site inspections as well as detection and characterization of pipe defects. Pipecheck 4.0 will help gather the critical information service companies need for safer decision making.”

The Red Dot Award recognizes the HandySCAN 3D impressive industrial design that offers an unmatched user experience

Creaform, worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, today announced that it has won the venerable Red Dot Award: Product Design for 2015, which benchmarks and recognizes the innovation efforts of forward-thinking companies in product development and design. In its 60th year, the Red Dot is the largest and one of the most influential independent product competitions in the world.

This year, Red Dot received nearly 5000 entries from over 1900 participants. The HandySCAN 3D handheld scanner, the fastest and most reliable self-positioning metrology-grade scanner for industrial applications, was acclaimed for its forward-thinking design that truly fulfills customer needs:

• In-line configuration, compact and lightweight design for maximum freedom of movement
• Designed to ensure intuitive ease of use and speed of execution
• Bellows to protect from dust infiltration to maximize use in all environments
• Unprecedented speed and accuracy, regardless of ambient conditions
• Integrated color LED distance meter informing users of proper scanning distance without deviating their focus from the object
• Multi-grip handle aligned with the scanner’s gravity center
• Multi-function buttons ensuring increased user efficiency and complete integration with Creaform’s 3D software platform, VXelements

Thanks its true portability and ability to withstand even the most complicated measurement environments, including production shop floors, hard-to-reach places and harsh outdoor conditions, the HandySCAN 3D scanners can be used in a variety of applications, including design, prototyping, testing and simulation, assembly and production, quality control, reverse engineering, architecture and preservation, restoration and digital archiving.

“We had to set aside our current paradigms and challenge each aspect of the product’s design to meet the evolving needs of our current clients—and particularly unspoken needs of various market segments as a whole” explained François Lessard, Nicolas Lebrun and Yoakim Martin, the two industrial designers and mechanical engineer who spearhead the HandySCAN 3D’s design and mechanical development. “We are thrilled that our design and technical prowess in 3D measurement technologies has been acknowledged by such a reputable organization.”

“This recognition underscores the hard work of our employees as well as just how attuned our R&D is to market needs. Creaform is continuing to redefine 3D measurement—and the Red Dot Award: Product Design for 2015 is a testament to this excellence,” said Simon Côté, Product Manager for the HandySCAN 3D.

Make a note to visit Creaform’s stall at IMTEX 2015 as the companies is showcasing its revolutionary portable 3D scanners, HandySCAN 3D. IMTEX is south East Asia’s one of the biggest machine tool show and Creaform will be available at Booth B115, Hall 3C. The company will be highlighting its HandySCAN 300 and HandySCAN 700 apart from other scanners & Optical Portable CMM HandyPROBE with C-Track.

The HandySCAN 3D handheld scanners of new generation have been optimized to meet the needs of product development and engineering professionals on the lookout for the most effective and reliable way to acquire 3D measurements of physical objects.

Creaform’s flagship metrology-grade scanners underwent a complete re-engineering, building on its core assets. They are now more portable and they are faster at delivering accurate and high resolution 3D scans while remaining overly simple to use. Yet, it is their true portability that has changed the rules and set a whole new trend in the 3D scanning market.

Creaform is once again part of the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). Creaform will be showcasing new generation of HandySCAN 3D handheld laser scanners. The Creaform flagship metrology-grade 3D scanners underwent a complete re-engineering, and are now more portable and faster at delivering accurate and high-resolution 3D scans, while remaining very simple to use. The new Go!SCAN 3D white-light handheld 3D scanners, now offered in two versions, offer unprecedented ease of use and the capability to scan any object in full color.

Creaform also presents its highly accurate quality control solutions: the HandyPROBE, the MetraSCAN 3D and the MetraSCAN-R. They provide the most accurate, simple and portable metrology solution even in an environment where temperature and humidity vary and where vibrations and human mistakes happen regularly.

Also, during the show, Creaform’s product manager Daniel Brown will present an educational conference on the 3D scanning industry, and will explain how to select the right device for the customer’s need. He will be answering questions about the 3D market in general as well as quality control and measurement solutions. The presentation will be held on Wednesday, September the 10th at 9 am, in the room W-192B.

Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, today announced the release of Pipecheck 2.2, its new and upgraded pipeline integrity assessment software. When used with the new HandySCAN 3D scanner, Pipecheck 2.2 enables NDT service companies and pipeline operators to quickly and accurately perform evaluations of pipeline degradation and remaining service life.

“New and advanced software capabilities, when combined with the impressive performance levels of our next-generation HandySCAN 3D scanner, makes Pipecheck the fastest and simplest pipeline integrity assessment solution on the market. It represents a significant leap compared to the assessment methods traditionally used in the oil and gas industry,” said Jérôme-Alexandre Lavoie, Product Manager at Creaform.

Creaform also introduced Pipecheck Analyze, a new software module designed to address a parallel workflow for end-users. The advantages these two solutions provide users—efficiency and accuracy—can be experienced in numerous ways:

• Pipecheck: A single software solution for pipeline corrosion and mechanical damage assessment.
• Pipecheck Analyze: Use Pipecheck’s powerful, yet affordable, assessment tool for on-site analysis or from a remote location. For example, field technicians can now send acquisition data, acquired in a ditch, to be analysed in more detail by a pipeline integrity engineer.
• Virtual pit gauge: A completely new algorithm ensures that users can benefit from all the scanned parent material. The optimized virtual pit gauge features the stability of a two-sided pit-gauge and flexibility of a one-sided pit gauge.
• Surface merging: Pipecheck also gives users a brand-new method to optimize workflows when working on the same pipe joint with multiple units. Scans that share an overlap of targets can now be realigned together using their common targets—dramatically increasing productivity in the field.

Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, recently announced the release of VXremote, its remote access software application combined with Creaform-certified rugged tablets (7 in. or 10 in. tablets). VXremote increases users’ efficiency in the field by providing fast and easy remote access to VXelements, the 3D software platform that powers Creaform’s entire fleet of 3D scanning and measurement technologies.

VXremote enables users to better visualize real-time scanned data and change parameters—even when they are far from their laptops. VXremote is particularly useful when scanning large objects or when the scanning has to be performed in constrained or remote areas. Examples of reverse engineering and quality control projects with which the VXremote can provide remote scanning capabilities and improve efficiency—without sacrificing data quality—include:

• Airplanes, cars, boats, trains, trucks
• Refineries, pressure vessels and large diameter pipes
• Industrial installations
• Outdoor heritage, art, or natural objects
• Rope access scanning

VXremote features a simplified process to connect the tablet to the computer and does not require users to have an Internet access to log into their accounts. In addition, as VXremote is optimized with VXelements, it automatically diagnoses connection issues and provides detailed messages to help resolve issues. VXremote is also architecture-ready for future updates.

At the same time as the VXremote release, Creaform announced the availability of a brand-new 3D scanner external battery. This optional battery helps users to use Creaform’s 3D scanners when access to electricity is unavailable or too far away, which ultimately increases mobility for outdoor applications as well as scanning large parts or products that are in remote locations.

Creaform, a worldwide leader in portable 3D measurement solutions and 3D engineering services, today announced the launch of VXmodel, its 3D scan data post-treatment software module. VXmodel enables users to finalize 3D scan data to use directly in any CAD or 3D printing software.

VXmodel is simple, yet powerful. It includes only the features necessary to complement CAD software. Because it is fully integrated with VXelements, Creaform’s 3D software platform, it eliminates the need for design professionals to open, learn and use third-party software for most applications. With VXmodel acting as an integrated bridge, users have all the tools they need to prepare their 3D-Scan files for CAD or 3D-print solutions in one easy-to-master, intuitive application.

Within VXelements, VXmodel offers several advantages:

• Alignment: Use VXmodel’s tool to constrain 3D scans using datums/entities so that users can start their design processes on a strong foundation.
• Geometrical entities and cross-sections: VXmodel’s highly flexible and user-friendly interface lets users quickly segment a mesh into all the primitive entities, cross-sections and surfaces required to complete the final CAD design.
• Mesh improvement: VXmodel enables users to improve 3D scan meshes and make them more suitable for their CAD or 3D printing processes. A variety of sophisticated tools are available to ensure users have the perfect files before they begin their reverse engineering or 3D printing.
• Mesh editing: VXmodel helps to modify the 3D scan mesh, making it watertight and quickly generating print-ready files.

At the same time as the VXmodel release, Creaform launched the revolutionary new HandySCAN 3D laser scanner, which has been completely re-engineered for optimum speed, accuracy and portability. In addition, Creaform released and two new versions of the Go!SCAN 3D white-light scanner , which provide unmatched fast and reliable 3D measurements, while offering the easiest portable 3D scanning experience on the market.