Aerospace & Defence
3D scanning is being used in aerospace and defence applications for inspection, modelling and measurement.
3D scanning is vital to industries like general aviation, vintage restoration, and defence manufacturing. Precise 3D scans inform decisions, streamline processes, and enhance safety making for a stable, efficient development.
Applications
- Reverse engineering obsolete OEM parts
- Aerodynamic CFD and FEA analysis
- Damage assessment from hail, bird strikes or wear
- Ensuring fitment within an existing assembly
- Ensure straightness or true-to-design of surfaces
Shorten Development Cycles
When there are no replacements, suppliers or CAD, create new data from the old
Blade surface inspection
The smallest inaccuracies on turbine or propeller blades can create several concerning behaviours
Surface damage assessment
Damage is not always visible and it can be very difficult to measure the true extent of damage
Assembly spatial analysis
Knowing a new part, a redesigned housing or fresh ducting will fit in the assembly provides peace of mind