3D Scanning Services
Use our 3D scanning service to generate 3D CAD models of your small or large objects for a variety of applications including reverse engineering, inspection and industrial design.
From Physical to Digital
Convert your objects into 3D CAD models with our cutting-edge 3D scanning and processing services.
Our industrial 3D scanners are extremely accurate and scan in brilliant colour and high resolution, processing up to two million points per second with up to 0.1mm accuracy.
Lightweight and battery compatible, we can take our scanners anywhere and scan anything using both handheld, mobile scanners and desktop scanners, covering both small components like jewellry and large objects such as a car or plane using our long-range Artec Ray 3D scanner.
To maximize your capabilities, we are also offer 3D printing services.
Service Benefits
Addressing Your 3D Scanning Challenges
Advanced Technology
Using advanced 3D scanning technology from Artec 3D and ZEISS, offers unparalleled reverse engineering services that address the core needs and challenges faced by various industries.
High Accuracy
Precision matters. Our advanced scanners capture even the smallest details, ensuring no project is too complex to digitise accurately.
Complex Geometries
From fine jewellery to curved automotive parts, we flawlessly scan intricate shapes, delivering CAD models that truly reflect the original.
Streamlining Processes
The traditional route from concept to prototype can be time-consuming and costly. Our reverse engineering services streamline this process, enhancing efficiency and significantly reducing time to market for your projects.
Integration with CAD Software
Central Scanning ensures seamless integration of scanned data with major CAD software, addressing compatibility concerns and facilitating a smooth transition from scanned data to usable design files.
Cost-Effective Solutions
Recognizing the financial constraints of our clients, we offer solutions that balance cost with quality, including access to our expertise, state-of-the-art equipment, and comprehensive support, ensuring you get the most value from your investment.
3D Scanning Process
How we capture and generate your model data
1. Scan your object
You can drop off your object at our office or we can visit your location and scan the object on-site.
2. Fuse & Optimize
Optimize the size of your final file by reducing the number of polygons from millions to thousands while maintaining the high quality of the mesh.
3. Texturize & Export
Add high quality texture to your model in no time! Export to a variety of different CAD systems including SOLIDWORKS.
3D Scanning Excellence
Our 3D scanning facilities in Bromsgrove are equipped with the best in 3D scanning technology – Artec 3D and ZEISS scanners, supported by comprehensive software solutions such as Geomagic Design X, SOLIDWORKS, ZEISS RE, and Siemens NX. This blend of hardware and software enables us to offer solutions that are both innovative and impeccably accurate:
- NURBS Modeling: Perfect for capturing ‘as is’ replicas of organic shapes and complex designs, ensuring that every curve and detail is preserved.
- Design Intent Modeling: Adapting scanned data to reflect original design intentions, correcting imperfections, and standardising dimensions for manufacturing readiness.
Example 3D Scanned Models
Interact with examples created with the our 3D Scanners
Applications
3D scanning services for a variety of applications
Reverse Engineering
Whether you have a part to reproduce for which no drawing or 3D model exists, or you need to quickly redesign or simply modify an existing part and either mill or 3D print it; Central Scanning service can do the job.
Accelerate your design, prototype, and production cycle by weeks and save thousands in the process.
Quality Inspection
Across a variety of industries, there is a growing need for ensuring that product quality levels are as high as possible.
Delivering extremely-high-precision scans provides 3D measurements that are among the best in today’s cutting edge scanners, providing comprehensive part inspection.
Medical & Dental
We provide 3D scanning services for medical and dental practices, providing precise CAD/CAM-ready 3D scans for lab use and 3D printing. Medical practitioners and dentists no longer need to approximate models for their prosthetics and implants.
Heritage, Art & Design
We can scan and create replicas of cultural objects, allowing you to preserve them for posterity and digitize collections.
We also provide digital assets for the game, visual effect and 3D visualization industries by scanning people, or existing physical models.
Our Customers
Learn how businesses in a wide variety of industries are using 3D scanners to reverse engineer and inspect their products. Our services are pivotal in OEM manufacturing, product design, and more, showcasing our versatility and adaptability to different industry needs.
How do we ensure data accuracy?
Utilising scanners known for their precision, we guarantee data that faithfully represents your physical object, enhanced by software that allows for detailed analysis and CAD model perfection.
What sets Central Scanning apart?
Our commitment to excellence is evident in our status as an approved supplier, a Gold Ambassador for Artec 3D, and our ‘world-class’ standing. With Central Scanning, you’re choosing a partner dedicated to advancing your projects with the latest in 3D technology.
3D Scanning FAQs
Get answers to your 3D scanning questions
Do you come to our company for 3D scanning or do we take parts to Central Scanning?
Is there a difference in the costs?
What do we get from the scanning process?
Typically, you would use those parts to reverse engineer and/or inspect at your facility if you have the right software or perhaps to 3D print from.
What about if I need Inspection, Reverse Engineering, or 3D Printing after the scanning?
Central Scanning offer all of the above services. We have various inspection and reverse engineering software packages, about 14off 3D printers on-site and several more with partners we work with when needed.
How long does 3D scanning take?
A very simple job can be an hour. Some of the more complex jobs, such as scanning a car bodyshell, can take several days and a complex assembly of parts could take over a week. It is very much dependent on the complexity of the items and the number of surfaces and features used to make up the final design.
How do we know that the scan data matches the physical object?
Using inspection software, we can show you that the object and scan data match. Our experienced engineers can provide you with reference information if required.
What is Inspection and what is involved?
As with many things in data to day life, inspection is the process of comparing a ‘reference’ against an ‘actual’ item. The ‘reference’, often referred to as the ‘nominal’ is the item that the part being made should be dimensionally the same as. (You could use a calliper or tape measurement for a simple measurement).
With scan data, you create an alignment between the ‘nominal’ and the ‘actual/scan data’ which sets the datum for measuring and you then compare the 2 items using a graphical colour/heat map or you can take measurements digitally on screen. You can then repeat the measurement analysis if you have multiple parts to measure.
Do you only Inspect your own scans?
All of the work is done under NDA to make sure that you or your client is comfortable that the data is kept securely. At the end of a project, if required we can delete all of the project from our server and sign an agreement to confirm.
Which software do you use to Inspect Parts?
If I have a batch of, for example 30 parts, can the inspection process be automated?
How are the costs affected with batch inspection?
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Central Scanning Limited
Unit 9, Wildmoor Mill,
Mill Lane,
Wildmoor,
Bromsgrove,
Worcestershire,
B61 0BX.
Mon – Thu: 08:30am – 5:30pm
Fri : 08:30am – 4:30pm
Sat – Sun : Closed
Company Reg. No: 5792923 | VAT No: 883949261