Laser Design Offers SLP-500 High-Speed Laser Probe

By DE Editors

Laser Design Inc. has announced that its line of 3D laser scanning probes has a new member, the SLP-500.

The lightweight SLP-500, with a laser line length of 50 mm,  scans at high speeds with an accuracy of up to 20µ and is primarily used for mid- to large-sized objects such as molds, stampings, and sheet metal. All the SLP models, which also include the SLP-250 designed for small parts, the SLP-400 for medium-sized objects, and the SLP-2000, can be used with the company’s integrated WS-Series and DS-Series lines of CMM-based scanning systems as well as with Faro portable CMMs.

In response to the needs of the automotive, aerospace,  automobile and other industries whose parts may bend or warp when repositioned and are well suited for onsite inspection on the factory floor, the SLP probes were designed to be fully integrated with portable 7-axis articulated CMMs like Faro arms. By using a portable arm, the flexible part can remain stationary while laser probe moves around it to capture the as-built geometry. The SLP laser probes can also be integrated with the Renishaw PH10 indexing system used on most traditional CMMs.

The new SLP-500 probe gathers data with higher densities than before, upping the resolution by 50 percent to 750 points along the laser line.

For more information, visit Laser Design.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.