2D inspection has long been playing only limited roles to the market requirements of in-line product inspection, particularly on testing of the varieties of specimen's shapes.
To meet these requirements, Opton has successfully developed non-contact 3D scanners embedded with enhanced performances of speed (1/1000 ～2 seconds), point density ( 1.4million/5million) and accuracy (0.0１～0.1mm ).
One set of 3D scanner performs scanning on the partial areas of specimen shape, or in-lined several 3D profiling scanners can work for full-shape profiling of a specimen, with both applications being employed for data comparison with 3D design data to evaluate the produced part quality.
With the scanner, following inspection has become realistic for100% parts being produced :
　　① Faulty 3D shape of part caused by dusts attached on the press molds.
　　② Faulty 3D shape caused by wear of the molds.
　　③ Faulty 3D shape derived from poor quality of work material, etc.
The quality data of the part shapes produced are statistically collected for extended application of the data to prevent ill-production at any earlier stage.
The series include PRO Series for accuracy-oriented industrial application and COM Series for cost-oriented production of consumer products.

The development concept
① The 3D Scanners are Opton's full-of-proud products in which the fruits from Opton 's quarter-century long and unique R&D have been heavily materialized.
② The in-line testing by non-contact 2D-image processing had once spread worldwide. This owes to the outcome of high performance CCD camera, establishment of reliable profiling lighting technology and related data processing engines.
③ 2D image processing has yet left many inspection aspects out of its reach where testing is needed to 3-dimmensitonal parts. These needed to be met only by specialty fixtures at high cost and/or visual check by rich-experienced operators.
④ The 3D Scanner products described here is claimed to be the ultimate 3D sensor that allows momentary 「patch-sized」 profiling over a stipulated surface size of work piece. The collected three-coordination data of 1.4 million pixels per 「patch」 are then processed within a few seconds order which may be slightly longer than the time with 2D sensor, but are capable to go for far more convenient- and easy-to-handle functions.
⑤ There are many good applications expected with 3D Scanners. Examples may include the best-suited application to inspect quality parts in mass-run production by the outstanding power of its high repeated accuracy, and/or to finding the quality of non-mass production part by comparing the data collected on Absolute accuracy based on CAD data with those of CAD data.
⑥ Although the product is supplied to the market with the "maintenance-free" concept, Opton keeps ready for product replacement so that the client can expect the quickest resumption of production if in case.
　⑦ Upon an inquiry being reached to Opton with practical requirement, Opton is pleased to prepare the plan and/or quotation for visiting discussion. 2 sets of 3D cameras are installed on the ceiling section of the top table sized 1000 x 2000mm (type 2000) where the camera motions are controlled in traversing and tilting by motors.
the camera executes quick profiling over the total shape of a work piece and then traverses automatically over the full surfaces for detailed data collection. These function are executed for finding the detailed 3D information without "teaching work" being involved but simply placing a work piece on the testing plate.