1. Team 4 Technology Briefing: Faro Laser Scan Arm

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4. Technology Category Digital Prototyping: – Provides conceptual design, engineering, manufacturing, and sales and marketing departments the ability to virtually explore a complete product before it’s built. – Changes development cycle from traditional design-build-test-fix cycle to design- analyze-test-build cycle. – Benefits include reduction in number of real physical prototypes built, lower project costs, reduced development time. The FARO Arm Technologies, Inc. is the company providing high-precision 3D measurement, imaging and scanning devices.

5. Technology Category However, the concept of digital prototyping became a reality about 10 yrs ago Some of the software companies – like AutoDesk & PTC – made reliable software that could create sophisticated 3D modeling www.castleink.com/265/images/3D.jpg

6. Cost The specific FARO product that our company is implementing is called FARO Arm Laser Scan Arm. Purchase - $60,000 plus $1250 annual license fee. Lease - $15,000 per year (license fee included)

7. Timeframe for Adoption Three months– – modifying software – synchronization with our ERP, installation – setting up the quality lab to host the equipment – training relevant personnel to operate the equipment. Initial application - quality inspection at receiving area and existing non-conformance products. Long term ROI from the R&D group where engineers are now capable of using the “Arm” to apply reverse engineering

8. Product Features FARO Laser Scan Arm is a device that introduces rapid turnout and high precision measurement to a process previously known to be very time- consuming and often done with either rudimentary or bulky equipments. Specific Features: –.016 mm Precision, Overload Sensors, Temperature Sensors and improved scanning of dark reflective surfaces – 30% more accuracy and 50% faster work of capturing the highest-quality data – Bluetooth®Cable-Free Operation, Multi-Probe capability, Universal Quick-Mount - versatility of use and portability – Internal Counterbalancing and Ergonomic Handles – more comfortable to use for an extended period of time.

9. Real Life Examples The Indianapolis-based Andretti Green Racing (AGR), whose racing cars have won many Indy and Le Mans Championships, have leveraged the Arm’s versatility and high-degree precision for their competitive advantage. – First, they have ended costly reliance to third parties with whom they had outsourced the measurement jobs to. Previously, the process was very problematic mainly due to the length of time it consumed and difficulty communicating between the two parties. – Secondly, the Arm gives AGR a complete measurement solution by having a portable coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) and surface scanner together in one device. – Thirdly, higher process productivity facilitated by the Arm gives AGR engineers more time available to make aerodynamic improvements for each car part in conjunction with using the wind tunnel.

10. Strategic Implementation FaroArm - versatile and affordable solution that offers key functionalities that fit very well to small, medium and large companies. – A relatively small sized equipment that can easily be moved from place to place to perform different jobs. – Works with objects at any manageable size and shape, providing the true one-do-all scanning device. – Reduces the traditional measuring process from days/weeks to just minutes/hours. – Perfect for business that requires detail scanning and measuring of manageable simple or complex objects for inspection, point cloud-to-CAD comparison, rapid prototyping, reverse engineering and 3D modeling. Several product lines tailored for different cost figures and application purposes: – FaroArm Quantum (cheapest), Platinum and Fusion mostly provide the basic 3D surface measuring and calculation, such as point-cloud to CAD measuring. – The Faro Laser ScanArm is an upgraded model that can provide a more versatile contact/non-contact measurement device. It will complete the job much quicker and is best suited for complex objects. – The Faro Magnalite 240 is another version of the Laser ScanArm designed to quickly scan larger parts. – The Faro LaserScanner can scan an entire environment, such as an accident scene or even an entire building into 3D data