FARO and Creaform Combine and Form Two Business Units

FARO Technologies and Creaform, businesses of AMETEK, Inc., are announcing a major new chapter in their history, transforming their approach to metrology and reality capture, according to the companies. Now, FARO’s 3D Measurement business segment combines with Creaform, giving rise to FARO CREAFORM, a business unit delivering dimensional measurement solutions, the companies report.

In parallel, FARO’s reality capture business segment will become FARO INSIGHT, a business unit that will focus on delivering reality capture solutions.

Under the leadership of Fanny Truchon, FARO CREAFORM reportedly aims to make metrology more mobile and usable. Led by Dietmar Wennemer alongside Virtek Vision, FARO INSIGHT will deliver a reality capture ecosystem that moves teams from field data to impact, enabling capture, point cloud conversion, and data management and sharing for digital‑twin workflows across architecture, engineering and construction; public safety; and geospatial.

“FARO CREAFORM is more than a consolidation. By combining the strength of two leaders, we’re opening possibilities that will empower industries to move from hindsight to foresight. FARO CREAFORM aims to become the undisputed leader in portable metrology,” explains Fanny Truchon, business unit manager of FARO CREAFORM.

“FARO INSIGHT’s approach is simple: we want to digitize the world. Our hardware and software solutions reduce ambiguity to help track building progress, document changes, digitize crime scenes, structures, mines, forests, and landscapes to provide insights customers can build on,” adds Dietmar Wennemer, business unit manager at FARO INSIGHT and Virtek Vision.

Building on FARO’s more than 40 years of leadership in 3D measurement and reality capture and Creaform’s handheld metrology innovation since 2002, this next phase introduces a unified structure, the companies report.

About FARO CREAFORM

With headquarters in Lévis, Québec, Canada, and Lake Mary, FL, USA, FARO CREAFORM is the result of the combination of FARO’s 3D Measurement business segment and Creaform’s metrology solutions. With roots dating to 1981, FARO has been a global leader in portable measurement arms, laser trackers, and reality capture technologies. Creaform, founded in 2002 in Lévis, Québec, has focused on handheld 3D scanning and automated inspection, serving professionals in automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, and research. 

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.