With the world’s fleet of affordable airworthy aircraft aging, owners and operators are continually challenged with obtaining replacement parts. When parts have become obsolete from the original manufacturer or are otherwise unavailable, maintenance groups are tasked with finding a source to reverse engineer and then fabricate a small quantity, often only 1, as a replacement. Maintenance facilities also recognize the value in alteration parts that fit perfectly the first time after a reverse engineering and fabrication effort. In addition, inspections with time consuming measurement efforts in damage assessment or verification of dimensions can greatly benefit from the speed and accuracy of 3D laser scanning.
Aeroscan derived from its parent company’s expertise in WWII aircraft restoration AirCorps Aviation LLC and success in applying 3D scanning to its reverse engineering efforts. This success, has allowed Aeroscan to service and provide solutions to the larger aerospace industry. Aeroscan has the ability to inspect or reverse engineer utilizing state-of-the-art 3D laser scanning technology that makes measuring, modeling, and finally fabricating, complex shaped aerospace parts accurately a reality. Traditional means of measurement utilize tools that do not provide the level of precision nor the speed of dimensioning that 3D scanning can. Portable 3D laser scanning was selected by Aeroscan not only because of it’s accuracy combined with speed of data acquisition but it’s versatility in the size, material or location of objects to be scanned. While there are other scanning servicer’s available, it is Aeroscan’s evolution from an aviation company that ensures the expertise necessary for aerospace efforts. In addition, Aeroscan’s ability to reverse engineer and then deliver fabricated aircraft parts to spec quickly is what solidifies them as full service provider.
3D laser scanning is also beneficial for many other challenging measurement efforts in the aviation industry. Applications include: RVSM inspection, corrosion inspection, hail damage depth, fixture measurement, first article inspection, part archival, cabin retrofits, propeller comparison, fuselage measurement/ straightness and tooling measurements. Aeroscan LLC. operates from the Anoka county airport in Blaine, MN. For more information and 3D scanning aerospace applications, visit their website at www.3daeroscan.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/3daeroscan.
