Hexagon Pairs Handheld Scanner With Geomagic Design X to Speed Up MRO Reverse Engineering

Hexagon‘s Portable Metrology Division has introduced a reverse engineering workflow for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) teams that connects its ATLASCAN Pro handheld 3D scanner directly to Geomagic Design X software. The company says the combination lets engineers rebuild a CAD model up to eight times faster than with mainstream CAD tools, addressing a common problem in aviation and defense maintenance: replacing parts for which no CAD data exists.

Addressing a Persistent MRO Bottleneck

Civil aviation and defense MRO teams frequently need to reproduce aging interior components, such as seat shrouds, armrests, tray tables, galley doors, latches and hinges, that are cracked, delaminated or no longer manufactured. On-demand manufacturing has become a common response to this gap. The