Materialise Offers Scanning, Measurement Services

Materialise_logoLEUVEN, Belgium, Sep 18, 2014 – With 20+ years of experience in the 3D Printing Industry, Materialise has become a trusted partner for many companies and individuals looking to prototype and manufacture projects using a wide range of 3D printing technologies. Continuing this tradition, Materialise announced that its design and engineering team – which is currently supported by 100+ Additive Manufacturing machines, specialists for every technology, and a battery of software developers – has now added a Scanning and Measurement Service. This new service allows them to now offer a complete solution for the design and realization of high quality, 3D printed parts.

091814_Materialise_scan_001With its huge degree of design freedom, 3D Printing has introduced a new way of thinking about design. Materialise’s team of creative engineers are experts in working with customers to build designs specifically for 3D printing. With the addition of a Scanning and Measurement Service, the team is able to offer additional possibilities for quality control, reverse engineering and scan for 3D printing. In this way, the service completes a comprehensive approach on design for the additive manufacturing of end parts and allows for the integration of full dimensional quality control and inspection into the company’s Rapid Prototyping services. By integrating in-house scanning and measurement into their portfolio, Materialise’s Design and Engineering Service now offers a full solution for those looking to take full advantage of the benefits offered by 3D Printing.

091814_Materialise_scan_003Jurgen Laudus, director of Additive Manufacturing Solutions at Materialise had this to say about the new service, “Materialise is committed to providing its customers with high-quality, 3D Printed products. The Scanning and Measurement Service is a result of our continued efforts to provide expertise at every step of the design process and help our customers realize the full added-value offered by 3D printing. Combined with our expertise in software, design, and engineering, this new service helps us truly become the innovators our customers can count on to push the boundaries of 3D printing technologies.”

About Materialise

With its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium, and branches worldwide, Materialise has been playing an active role in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM) since 1990. In addition to having the largest capacity of AM equipment in Europe, Materialise also enjoys a solid reputation as a provider of innovative software solutions. They have used their experience and expertise to create a better and healthier world through their involvement in AM for industrial and medical applications, and by providing biomedical and clinical solutions such as medical image processing and surgical simulations. Materialise has developed unique solutions that make a world of difference for its many customers with their prototyping, production, and medical needs. These customers range from large companies in the automotive, consumer electronics, and consumables sectors; to famous hospitals, research institutes, and clinicians; to individual consumers interested in bringing their own unique creations to life through i.materialise or who want to purchase a celebrated .MGX design.

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