Reverse engineering is the process of creating the design and engineering specifications for a product based on an existing physical product. Technologies such as 3D scanning and computer-aided design (CAD) software are often used to aid in this process.
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FARO Creaform Reduces Laser Line Probe Time to Data
Solution helps improve inspection, reverse engineering, and workflows when scanning dark, shiny, and high‑contrast parts, company shares.
Authentise Launches AM Reverse Engineering Solution
RREQAM means Rapid Reverse Engineering & Qualification for Additive Manufacturing.
Creality Unveils Scan-to-CAD Workflow
Creality's 3D scanner lineup—including the Raptor, Otter, and Sermoon series—offers up to 0.02 mm accuracy, high-speed capture, and multi-mode scanning.
Hexagon Buys Geomagic Software From 3D Systems
The Geomagic software solutions will be supported and sold to the discrete manufacturing market.
Creaform.OS and the Creaform Metrology Suite Released
The software, known as VXelements, has been revamped and features capabilities related to reverse engineering, inspection and automated 3D scanning.
Verisurf Partners with ScanTech
3D scanning and optical tracking solutions powered by Verisurf Software.
Launching the Revopoint MINI 2 3D Scanner
The updated Revopoint MINI 2 3D scanner provides professional-level ultra-detailed small object scanning capabilities.
2023 Fusion 360 Faro and Romer Arms Add-In Now Released
Customer input drives shop floor reverse engineering and 3D scanning workflow.
Securing 3D Printing
With 3D printing an engine for distributed manufacturing and localized supply chains, new security techniques are emerging to ensure part authenticity and manufacturing resiliency.
Simplifying 3D Scan-to-Print Workflows
Lower cost offerings and AI-enabled automation help streamline scan-to-print workflows in light of more interest in reverse engineering and quality assurance use cases.
University of Toronto Engineering Team Reverse Engineers the Heart
The team built a bioartificial left ventricle, a lab-grown model made with living heart cells and capable of pumping fluid inside a tube, according to the University of Toronto.
Artec 3D Launches Artec Studio 17
New release provides full inspection and reverse engineering workflows, as well as CGI features and user experience updates.
3D Printing, CT Scanning for Supply Chain Resilience
Desktop Metal and Lumafield create all-in-one scanning and additive manufacturing solution to copy and produce parts anywhere.
CT Scan for Engineering Parts
Lumafield offers scanner to reveal hidden structures inside parts
Exact Metrology Debuts Next Generation of Artec Micro
This is a high-precision industrial desktop 3D scanner, designed to deliver scans in one click, the company reports.
