A 3D scanner company’s technology might come back from the dead.
Scoobe3D is a German startup company that has developed a unique 3D scanning system. The small handheld device achieves 0.1mm resolution through a combination of three different scanning technologies: photogrammetry, point distance and polarization. The Scoobe3D Precision is even able to overcome light reflections through their polarization method.
The device was pricey, however, at €5494 (US$5950). Over time financial challenges grew and the company declared bankruptcy in February of this year.
Since then the company’s website has disappeared entirely, and a receiver has been put in charge of dealing with the remains of the company.
This week there was news: an investor has been identified. According to a report on 3Druck, the administrator has made arrangements to sell the assets of Scoobe3D, including patents and other technology, to a digital manufacturing company, Immensa.
Immensa a Dubai-based digital inventory firm, providing an ability for customers to create digital warehouses of parts for production using additive manufacturing. The digital inventory concept is slowly catching on, as it allows manufacturers to dramatically increase the efficiency of their spare parts processes.
It would seem that Immensa could use a scanning solution as part of their inventory creation process, or perhaps as a way to validate the precision of parts being produced on demand.
Immensa CEO Fahmi Al Shawwa told 3Druck:
“The acquisition of Scoobe3D’s technology fits perfectly with Immensa’s mission to revolutionize spare parts supply chains through digitalization and advanced manufacturing. This high-precision 3D scanning capability will improve our ability to create accurate digital twins of critical spare parts. In addition, the mobile and user-friendly nature of the Scoobe3D scanner will significantly accelerate our mass digitalization efforts and enable us to quickly build comprehensive digital inventories for our customers in the energy sector.”
This is good news for this unique scanning technology; it will live on within Immensa’s orbit.
Via 3Druck (Deutsch) and Immensa (Hat tip to Benjamin)
