Creaform, a world-wide provider of portable and automated 3-D measurement solutions that is represented in the UK by Peterborough-based Measurement Solutions Ltd (
www.measurement-solutions.co.uk), has recently introduced the HandyScan Aeropack.
This is a 3-D scanning solution that addresses the challenges of aircraft quality control, such as assessing damage from hailstorms or aircraft incidents, as well as flap and spoiler inspections.
It can also be used for reverse engineering, maintenance and repair operations, and designing hard-to-acquire spare parts.
The HandyScan Aeropack solution includes: HandyScan 3D (a metrology-grade portable 3-D scanner designed to acquire accurate, repeatable and reliable measurements — even in difficult environments); SmartDent 3D (aircraft surface-inspection software for assessing aircraft flaps, spoilers and fuselage, for example); Vxinspect (a dimensional inspection software module for quality control work-flows and inspection reports); and Vxmodel (a post-treatment software module to finalise and further process 3-D scan data in any CAD solution).
HandyScan 3D is listed in the Airbus Technical Equipment Manual, which is referenced in its Structure Repair Manual.
It is also part of Boeing’s Service Letter, so it can be used to record the physical attributes of dents on all Boeing commercial aircraft.
Jérôme-Alexandre Lavoie, product manager at Creaform, said: “The aerospace industry is facing increasing challenges, due to manufacturers’ accelerated innovation, stricter regulatory standards, heightened concerns for passenger safety, mounting costs of grounded aircraft, and profitability targets.
“Because the HandyScan Aeropack package was developed with these challenges in mind, aircraft and MRO companies can tackle them head-on with our solution suite.”