A Scantech 3D laser scanner and CARSO CAD/CAM brings out the best in your CNC-machine: 

To see an example, select this link  Digitized Molding Example

To see turnkey digitizers and available software, follow this link  Laser Digitizer's

To have a look at Reverse Engineering packages

An extra dimension and new possibilities!

  • Easy-to-operate scanner
  • Especially designed for stone and wood carving
  • Fits all modern CNC-machinery
  • Expands use of CNC-machine
  • Gives new possibilities
  • Complete artistic freedom
  • Inch and metric

Scantech offers a complete range of 3D laser scanners for easy installation and copying on any

modern 3-5 axis CNC-machine or CNC-turning lathe.  Laser scanning is safe, accurate and quick.

Scanners for mounting on new or existing CNC-machinery:
The 3D laser scanner can be mounted on any 3-axis, 4-axis, 5-axis CNC Mill,  Router or Router Table or lathe allowing real 3D scans on the object. 

Mounting the 3D laser scanner on a CNC-machine is a simple job for a technician.

3 axis CNC-machine

4-5 axis CNC-machine

3-axis CNC-machine

5-axis CNC-machine

3 axis CNC-turning lathe machine

3-axis CNC-controlled turning lathe

 

 CARSO series from Scantech

The Scantech 3D laser scanner can be mounted on any CNC-machine equipped with encoder feed back from X,Y and Z axis. The data acquisition is done on a separate PC that interface to the machine axis and the scanner.

  • All systems include a 3D laser scanner with 100 (+/- 0.05mm) (3.94 in), 200 (+/- 0.1 mm) (7.87 in) (or 400 mm (+/- 0.2 mm) (15.75 in) scan range.
  • Interface board for PC ISA or PCI that interface to scanner via RS422, up to 4 axes encoder interface XYZ & W. Digital input output PLC compatible 24 VDC logic.
  • Encoder interface to:
    1. Square pulse TTL
    2. Sinusoidal pulses 1Volt pp
    3. Sinusoidal 11my Amp pp
    4. Fanuc Alfa I64 digital encoders
    5. Mitsubishi OSE253 digital encoders
    6. Stepping motor interface Direction and Clock pulse
  • Board with screw terminals to mount in CNC-machine
  • Cable to connect CNC-machine and PC board
  • The scanner comes in a wood box for transportation and storage.

Any CARSO product can be upgraded to another level in software.

NB: Encoder interface Square pulse is standard, the other are optional. 

 

Electrical connections - How to install the scanner on your machine

 

 

All you need is to connect the encoders of your X- and Y-axis and 24 VDC to the board with screw terminals.

  1. X-encoder signals. Four wires to connect: +A,-A,+B and -B signal
  2. Y-encoder signals. Four wires to connect: +A,-A,+B and -B signal
  3. Power to scanner. Two wires to connect: 24 VDC/5 Watt plus and minus
              You can also interface to the Z-axis with our system.

Software Included with the Laser Digitizer

CARSO/digitize software features:

  • Digitize on a 3-5 axis CNC-machine: polylines and points
  • Exports DXF-format
  • Exports PRO/E ibl-format
  • Exports Scantech Metafile format
  • Exports ASCII format (X, Y, Z Output)
  • Automatic data reduction of polylines (based on curvature analysis)
  • Inch or metric output

CARSO/Digitize will export data points to any Reverse Engineering or CAD/CAM software system that reads the above formats.