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Title: Laser system is a bright idea for faster product development: by using a laser scanning system mounted on the arm of a portable CMM and some clever algorithms that provide automatic feature extraction, vehicle manufacturers can further accelerate their time-to-market by having faster turns from CAD to prototypes to production.(Equipment & Applications)
Author: Gary S. Vasilash
Publication: Automotive Design & Production (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2004
Publisher: Gardner Publications, Inc.
Volume: 116 Issue: 4 Page: 44(2)Distributed by Thompson Gale

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Laser scanning systems in auto assembly plants are often referred to as the "Perceptron," almost in the way that facial tissues are often referred to as "Kleenex." Chances are good in both cases that the products in question actually are those of the names, as they have become so pervasive in their arenas. In the case of Perceptron, Inc. (Plymouth, MI), the company makes on the order of 5,000 sensors per year. So they know a little something about things like gallium arsenide laser systems (eye-safe, 670-nm wavelength lasers, as in the case of the system we'll get to here). Generally, the people who have been using Perceptron systems are those who are dealing with quality control issues...


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