3D Printing
Engineers in the aerospace, automotive and healthcare industries are taking advantage of 3D printing faster prototyping and economically viable short production runs. They create parts that go into race cars, airplane interiors, medical devices and much more. But even these examples hardly break the surface of what 3D printing can accomplish or the extent of its benefits.
3D Scanning
In the world of 3D scanning, reverse engineering is the process of taking an existing physical object and creating a 3D CAD model. The advantage of using a 3D scanner for this process is that it is much more accurate and faster than any manual measurement methods for complex parts. A basic rule of thumb is that if it’s difficult to measure using manual methods such as scales, tape measures, calipers and gauges then 3D scanning is the best method to use.