3D Scanning of Parts and Components
High-precision digitisation with Creaform HandyScan Max. Reverse engineering, dimensional quality control and complex geometry capture with sub-millimetre accuracy.
Creaform HandyScan Max
Portable 3D scanner with sub-millimetre precision for capturing parts, components and complex surfaces. State-of-the-art blue laser technology.
Creaform HandyScan Max
For parts, components and complex surfaces. Portable blue laser technology with sub-millimetre precision.
- Accuracy: ±0.15 mm
- Range: parts from 1 to 10 m
- Technology: blue laser + cameras
- Ideal for: parts, moulds, tooling
High-Precision Blue Laser Technology
The short wavelength of blue laser light enables higher precision on shiny, dark and complex surfaces that conventional lasers cannot resolve.
How Does It Work?
The Creaform HandyScan Max uses blue laser technology combined with two high-resolution cameras that capture the geometry of surfaces as the operator moves the scanner around the part.
The result is a triangle mesh that faithfully reproduces the part geometry with an accuracy of ±0.15 mm. For parts between 1 and 10 metres, it is the perfect tool.
The system uses reflective targets placed on or around the part for positioning and alignment during scanning, ensuring accuracy even on large parts.
Our Team Scanning in the Field
This is how we work: we scan directly at the client's facility and obtain the 3D model in real time.
On-site scanning
Our technician captures the machinery geometry directly on-site with the Creaform HandyScan Max.
Real-time result
The 3D model is generated while scanning, allowing instant verification of coverage and capture quality.
From the Physical World to the Digital Model
The sub-millimetre precision of the HandyScan Max opens three major fields of industrial application.
Reverse Engineering — Equipment Modernisation
Cast iron frame of a 1960s hardness tester, originally analogue and fully mechanical. The client wanted to reuse it and bring it up to date with a digital display, USB ports and LED lighting. The problem: the original drawings had not been preserved and it was very difficult to work out the available spaces inside to install the new electronics. 3D scanning allowed us to map the interior geometry with precision and design every component with the certainty that it would fit.
Hardness tester frame
Interior CAD model
Dimensional Inspection and Quality Control
Comparison between the scanned part and the nominal CAD model. We generate chromatic deviation maps that visually show the differences, along with detailed measurement reports with tolerances.
Chromatic deviation map
Inspection report
Reverse Engineering — Automotive
The age of the vehicle made it impossible to source the original replacement part. The solution: scan the bumper to capture the exact geometry of the surface undulations, model the part in Solid Edge and 3D print it, ready for painting and installation.
Scanned bumper
Modelled in Solid Edge
Manufactured and installed part
Need to scan industrial facilities or large spaces? See 3D Scanning of Facilities →
Our Scanning Process
An optimised workflow that guarantees precision, efficiency and professional quality results.
Analysis
We evaluate the part or component, define the capture strategy and prepare the reference targets.
Capture
We scan the part on-site with the Creaform HandyScan Max, ensuring complete coverage of all surfaces.
Processing
We align and merge the captures. We generate triangle meshes, NURBS surfaces or solid CAD models as required.
Delivery
We deliver in the format you need: STL mesh, STEP/IGES surfaces, editable CAD solid or dimensional inspection report.
Sectors That Trust Our Scanning
Proven experience in the most demanding industrial sectors in the Basque Country and northern Spain.
Automotive
Scanning of components, tooling and dimensional control of body parts.
Aeronautics
Digitisation of aeronautical parts, inspection of critical components and tooling.
Industrial Machinery
Reverse engineering of equipment, facility documentation and component redesign.
Naval
Scanning of hulls, structures and naval components for repair and retrofitting.