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GKS Inspection
Services Opens Laser Scanning and CAD Modeling Office in Singapore
 MINNEAPOLIS,
MN, GKS Inspection Services, a global provider of dimensional
inspection, 3D laser scanning and terrestrial scanning services since
1981, announced that it has recently opened a laser scanning and CAD
modeling office in Singapore. “GKS Singapore is an important part of
our strategy for becoming the global leader in the 3D laser scanning
services industry,” said Armando Alonso, Vice President of GKS. “GKS
Singapore increases our worldwide reverse engineering and CAD modeling
capabilities while also giving us entry into the Singaporean
marketplace.” GKS Inspection Services is a division of Laser Design,
Inc., based in Minneapolis, MN.
GKS Inspection
Services’ Singapore team of highly skilled engineers provides reverse
engineering, first article inspection, and prototyping services. The
Singapore team can also perform failure analyses for their customers.
With their 3D laser scanning expertise, the engineers create surface
models from the 3D scan data (or “point clouds”), in a process known as
reverse engineering. GKS Singapore also uses inspection software to
create a color error deviation map that clearly delineates variations
between the as-built part and the design intent. GKS Singapore has a
wide array of equipment including a Laser Design Surveyor DS-2020 laser
scanner.
GKS Singapore’s
current customers are mainly in the consumer electronics and
telecommunication market, and in the plastics molding and die-casting
industries. The company is considering expanding into Malaysia in the
next two years, as well as adding more engineering staff.
 Laser scanning
systems project laser light onto surfaces while cameras continuously
triangulate the changing distance and profile of the laser as it sweeps
along, enabling the object to be accurately replicated. Laser scanners
can quickly measure large parts while generating far greater numbers of
data points than touch probes without the need for templates or
fixtures. Laser scanning replicates the complete geometry of a complex
part to a high level of accuracy, often to within 1 thousandth of an
inch.
Many companies
would like to take advantage of the improved accuracy and speed provided
by laser scanning but need to scan only a relatively small number of
parts. Such companies have difficulty justifying the cost of acquiring a
laser scanner and training operators in its use. GKS Inspection
Services, headquartered in Detroit with offices in Minneapolis, India,
and now Singapore, offers outsourced laser scanning services on a
project basis. A company simply sends a part to GKS and they create a
very accurate CAD model or inspection report in a short period of time
at a reasonable cost. Alternately, GKS can dispatch trained
metrologists to the customer’s site using portable measuring devices.
GKS Inspection
Services has been a leading provider of dimensional inspection, 3D laser
scanning and terrestrial scanning services for over
25 years. The company’s Plymouth, MI lab (Detroit metro area) is
accredited by the A2LA for Mechanical Testing and Calibration and
features numerous CMMs, vision systems, 3D laser scanners,
surface analyzers and other inspection equipment. GKS also has U.S.
offices in Minneapolis and Seattle and international locations in India,
Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore,
and the Netherlands. The company’s metrologists and engineers are
experienced in the automotive, defense, electronics and many other
manufacturing industries.
More Information
For more information
about how GKS Inspection Services can improve your manufactured product,
save you money and decrease your development time, call Larry Carlberg
at 952-252-3433 or send email to
measure@gks.com or visit GKS Inspection Services’ web site at
http://www.gks.com. |
