The Journey from Scan to CAD to Part at Hill Manufacturing, 404

My shop has been restoring a 1959 Ford F10. When we decided to recreate a digital dash for the truck, we decided to ask the LinkedIn world for help. That’s when I met Ira Laughy with rapid3D. 

Rapid3D exists to solve complex measurement challenges to empower confident decision-making. We scanned the space and current dash and Ira and his team helped us reverse-engineer the process to design a CAD model to ultimately create the part we need.

Ira shares how you can use a 3D scanner to reverse engineer a part in this fascinating forward-thinking episode of MakingChips. Because if you can’t make the part you need, you won’t be MakingChips, and you won’t be making money. BAM! 

— Mike Payne

Segments

• [2:28] Manufacturing Leadership Spotlight: Robin Moore
• [5:37] Introducing Ira Laughy with Rapid3D
• [9:44] What inspired Ira to launch Rapid3D
• [12:18] The cost associated with a 3D scanner
• [16:51] From scan to CAD to part
• [20:50] Make the move to Netsuite by Oracle
• [22:10] Ira’s experience bringing designs to life 
• [24:22] Working through a real-life scenario
• [28:41] The future of 3D scanning technology

Resources mentioned on this episode

• Rapid3D.ca 
• Email Ira at Ira@Rapid3D.ca
• Connect with Ira on LinkedIn
• Creaform 3D scanners
• Geomagic Design X
• Autodesk Inventor
• SOLIDWORKS
• Netsuite by Oracle

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