Creaform has introduced a completely re-engineered and refined update to its HandyScan 3D range – the HandyScan Black – a third-generation version of Creaform’s patented metrology-grade scanner.

The HandyScan Black is made for professionals who need an effective and reliable tool to capture accurate dimensional measurements of physical objects.
The device combines high-performance 3D scanning with improved optics, multiple blue laser technology and a sleek, ergonomic design. As the company’s flagship portable metrology-grade 3D scanner, the HandyScan Black is said to set the standard for measurement, regardless of size, material or complexity, within seconds, anywhere.
In comparison with previous-generation units, the HandyScan Black offers four times higher resolution and three times faster measurements. A larger scanning area featuring 11 blue laser crosses that take up to 1.3 million measurements per second, ultimately cuts down
the time between data acquisition and workable files. Volumetric accuracy is 0.02 mm + 0.04 mm/m based on VDI/VDE 2634 part 3, as well as
ISO 17025.
“Our HandyScan Black packs the benefits of its predecessors and further takes on quality assurance inspection in the shop, at the machine, in process – where the customers need it,” says Simon Côté, product manager at Creaform.
HandyScan Black made its European debut at the Control international trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany, which took place on 7-10 May.
For further information www.creaform3d.com

Romi recently participated in the second edition of Expomafe, one of the biggest exhibitions for the metalworking sector in Latin America.

The event took place at the São Paulo Exhibition & Convention Centre. Romi’s stand took up of 750 sq m of space, where the company displayed 11 machines. This selection included the latest Romi Line D – New Generation, an advanced version of existing machining centres featuring a larger working area. The machines stand out for their thermal and geometrical stability, and high force-absorption capacity.
For further information www.romi.com

Last month, German tooling manufacturer Paul Horn GmbH opened its doors in Tübingen to customers and business partners for the seventh time, using the event to help celebrate its 50th year of trading.

In addition to sharing in the celebrations, Horn offered the 4700 visitors eight in-depth lectures with corresponding practical demonstrations.
They included: From powder to finished component; Trends and perspectives in the precision tool industry; Machining of sintered carbide; Gear cutting; Milling at the highest level; and Successful grooving and parting off.
For further information www.phorn.co.uk

Holistic process planning, connected solutions and production analyses; digitalisation is prompting a staggering change in the manufacturing industry.

The topic of a ‘lunch and learn’ event held by Okuma and Sandvik Coromant was ‘Digital Factory’, which took place on 9 July at the Okuma Technical Centre South in Langenau, Germany. The programme included expert presentations and live demonstrations of industry 4.0 technologies on the latest CNC machine tools.
For further information www.okuma.eu

Lantek has entered into a collaborative agreement with the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM).

The agreement reached by both organisations focuses on developing new models of applied mathematics and algorithms that will enable metal-forming industries to reach high levels of efficiency in their calculations.
BCAM was conceived by the Basque Government, the University of the Basque Country and Ikerbasque in 2008, and is supported by the Provincial Government of Bizkaia and Innobasque. The organisation currently has a staff of over 90 researchers, who work in areas from data science to mathematical modelling.
Throughout industry it is becoming increasingly necessary to resolve situations where the calculation of machining and the optimisation of material consumption is highly complex. As a starting point, the collaboration framework aims to explore new avenues for approaching parts nesting.
The goal of Lantek is to constantly improve its nesting methods, and this collaboration will result in the development of an advanced algorithm that achieves the optimisation of 2D nesting from different potential approaches. Researchers from the computational mathematics group at BCAM have extensive experience in geometric modelling and optimisation, and are pouring their knowledge into the Lantek collaboration with the following objectives: to design an efficient algorithm for the optimisation of 2D parts nesting; to design discreet pairing measures; to improve the current method, which uses the representation of areas (pixels), through the representation of boundaries; and to develop software that both increases the speed of calculations and optimises material management.
This agreement with BCAM opens up the possibility of approaching the improvement of sheet-metal parts nesting from new and innovative directions, which may bring about significant advances, contributing to the efficiency of the industry.
For further information www.lanteksms.com