Creaform's Blog - News, Opinions, Tips & Tricks about 3D technologies » Business http://blog.creaform3d.com News, Opinions, Tips & Tricks about 3D technologies Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:55:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Product Manager Dan Brown’s Column in Quality Digest http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/11/product-manager-dan-browns-column-in-quality-digest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=product-manager-dan-browns-column-in-quality-digest http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/11/product-manager-dan-browns-column-in-quality-digest/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:46:28 +0000 Isabelle Roy http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=993 Daniel Brown’s latest column just got published on the Quality Digest’s website. He talks about the evolution in optical measurement and how optical reflectors can actually shorten measurement process and help increase time and cost efficiency.

“All you have to do is attach optical reflectors onto the part, and the optical sensor analyzes the reflectors and automatically generates a local coordinate system, which ultimately eliminates errors resulting from manual measurement. Any instability in the environment will have absolutely no effect on the accuracy level because there are no physical links between the part and the measuring tool.”

Read the complete article

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/11/product-manager-dan-browns-column-in-quality-digest/feed/ 0 The green side of Creaform: how we helped in building an electrical car http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/10/the-green-side-of-creaform-how-we-helped-in-building-an-electrical-car/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-green-side-of-creaform-how-we-helped-in-building-an-electrical-car http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/10/the-green-side-of-creaform-how-we-helped-in-building-an-electrical-car/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:28:07 +0000 Isabelle Roy http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=984 Yes, we do have a conscience and we are concerned about planet Earth’s health. That is why we were thrilled when we got called to work on inspecting battery trays prototypes that will be used in the next all-electric car of a renowned French automotive car manufacturer. S&I_Image 2

Find out all about it and about our ongoing promotions, Tips&Tricks, News and more in Creaform’s October Newsletter.

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/10/the-green-side-of-creaform-how-we-helped-in-building-an-electrical-car/feed/ 0 Win a free 3D Engineering Projet (valued at $20,000) http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/08/win-a-free-3d-engineering-projet-valued-at-20000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=win-a-free-3d-engineering-projet-valued-at-20000 http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/08/win-a-free-3d-engineering-projet-valued-at-20000/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:12:34 +0000 Émilie Girard-Tremblay http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=960 prius_transparent
PUT US TO THE TEST…ONCE AGAIN!
We are proud to launch the 2nd worldwide edition of the PUT US TO THE TEST 2011 CHALLENGE.

By entering this contest, you have the opportunity to make the project you’ve always dreamed of a reality! You know, the project that you’ve been cherishing for ages, and for which time, human resources and/or required technology you simply couldn’t find…

Among the candidacies received, we will pick the 3 most challenging of them to put our 3D Engineering skills to the test…once again.
- One (1) Nothing is impossible! prize ($20,000 value)
- Two (2) Consider it done! prizes ($2,000 ea. value)

We are eager to push back our limits whether we’re talking 3D scanning, long-range scanning, inspection, reverse engineering, design or FEA.

Do you have a great project to submit?

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/08/win-a-free-3d-engineering-projet-valued-at-20000/feed/ 0 Handyscan 3D Data Acquisition Technology Applied to Orthotics and Prosthetics http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/06/handyscan-3d-data-acquisition-technology-applied-to-orthotics-and-prosthetics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=handyscan-3d-data-acquisition-technology-applied-to-orthotics-and-prosthetics http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/06/handyscan-3d-data-acquisition-technology-applied-to-orthotics-and-prosthetics/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:00:37 +0000 Isabelle Roy http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=915 In its edition of July 2011, Medical Design Briefs published an article in which we explain our development strategy for the medical industry.

Basically, we have decided to further development in this field through original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreements. Creaform_TechMed3D

We have developed an application programming interface to increase the adaptability of our data acquisition software. Ultimately, this API ensures reliable, clear, and seamless translation and communication with our OEM partners’ proprietary software.

Read the complete article: http://www.medicaldesignbriefs.com/component/content/article/10225

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/06/handyscan-3d-data-acquisition-technology-applied-to-orthotics-and-prosthetics/feed/ 0 Q1 of 2011: We Are Off to a Very Good Start! http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/05/q1-of-2011-we-are-off-to-a-very-good-start/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=q1-of-2011-we-are-off-to-a-very-good-start http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/05/q1-of-2011-we-are-off-to-a-very-good-start/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 17:32:25 +0000 Isabelle Roy http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=847 Wow! This is actually really good news.

We have had our 2nd best quarter in history, with $8.2 million sales and a YOY growth of 56%. The month of March alone was SPEC-TA-CU-LAR, with 54% of the total revenues.

Overall Creaform technologies sales and 3D Engineering services are doing great with respectively 77% and 51% growth over Q1 of 2010.

According to our CEO, Martin Lamontagne, “Since the foundation of the company, this has been our busiest Q1 ever. We have exceeded our budget estimates in almost all business lines, and show exceptional results. This is very promising for the remaining of the year, but we have no intention in resting on our laurels. We rather see this as a challenge to work harder at trying to surpass our 2011 goal of $34 million in sales”.

North America and EMEA have shown sky-rocketing growth in technologies sales, with 191% and 132% respectively over 2010. As for Asia, our subsidiaries over there show the strongest sales figures overall and managed to increase their sales by 25% over 2010.

Read the complete press release.

Looking forward to yet another successfull Q2!!

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/05/q1-of-2011-we-are-off-to-a-very-good-start/feed/ 0 3rd edition of JMA (Metrology in Aerospace Day) Coming up on April 28th in Montreal http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/3rd-edition-of-jma-metrology-in-aerospace-day-coming-up-on-april-28th-in-montreal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3rd-edition-of-jma-metrology-in-aerospace-day-coming-up-on-april-28th-in-montreal http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/3rd-edition-of-jma-metrology-in-aerospace-day-coming-up-on-april-28th-in-montreal/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:37:50 +0000 Isabelle Roy http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=777 If you are involved with metrology, live in the province of  Québec and understand French, you need to book your day next April 28th and attend the 3rd edition of the JMA. Numerous metrology specialists will gather at École Polytechnique and exchange about metrology, new technologies, etc. JMAlogo

The official agenda is not available just yet, but those of you who know they want to attend can register today. For learn more about this event, visit the JMA’s minisite.

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/3rd-edition-of-jma-metrology-in-aerospace-day-coming-up-on-april-28th-in-montreal/feed/ 0 Interesting article on Quebec’s Entrepreneurship in today’s Gazette http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/interesting-article-on-quebecs-entrepreneurship-in-todays-gazette/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=interesting-article-on-quebecs-entrepreneurship-in-todays-gazette http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/interesting-article-on-quebecs-entrepreneurship-in-todays-gazette/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:56:09 +0000 Isabelle Roy http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=767 “Quebec, like the rest of Canada, is at the stage of development where jobs and prosperity increasingly depend on knowledge-based activity, or innovation. Entrepreneurs are the people most adept at identifying and pursuing new opportunities – and creating new businesses – from the new knowledge that comes from research and development.”

Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Celebrating+entrepreneurial+successes/4399747/story.html#ixzz1G2HULmFB

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/interesting-article-on-quebecs-entrepreneurship-in-todays-gazette/feed/ 0 Creaform Breaks Own Sales Record in Q4 of 2010! http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/creaform-breaks-own-sales-record-in-q4-of-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creaform-breaks-own-sales-record-in-q4-of-2010 http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/creaform-breaks-own-sales-record-in-q4-of-2010/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:38:26 +0000 Isabelle Roy http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=764 In 2010, we have had our best year since the creation of the company! In a nutshell, here are the financial highlights for 2010:

  • $27.3 million annual sales – 25% growth YOY
  • $9.6 million Q4 sales – new record in the history of the company!!!  This represents a 49% increase YOY
  • 35% increase in technologies sales – sales of HandyPROBE probing systems surged 179%
  • $4 million in investments, of which the acquisition of 2 companies

And we’ll leave the concluding word to CEO Martin Lamontagne: “Creaform boasts excellent year-over-year figures in 2010, and this is made even more impressive by the fact that 2009 was a good year for Creaform in spite of the difficult economic climate. Of course, record sales of our newly-launched MetraSCAN optical CMM 3D scanner have been a definite asset in reaching such levels.”

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/03/creaform-breaks-own-sales-record-in-q4-of-2010/feed/ 0 Creaform Welcomes Minister of State (EDAC) Denis Lebel http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/02/creaform-welcomes-minister-of-state-edac-denis-lebel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creaform-welcomes-minister-of-state-edac-denis-lebel http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/02/creaform-welcomes-minister-of-state-edac-denis-lebel/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:26:11 +0000 Isabelle Roy http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=747 Today is Commercialization Day in Canada. To mark the event, we welcomed Mr. Denis Lebel, Minister of State at Economic Development Agency of Canada to our facilities.

Mr. Lebel made a speech in which he emphazised the importance for his government to pursue financial support programs to new Canadian companies as per research and development. It is true that such grants come very helpful for start-up companies that choose innovation as their driving force. DL_Ministre_Web

Creaform’s president, Mr. Charles Mony, did confirm that Creaform  benefited  from the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive Program in its early years, and that federal government support proved extremely useful in supporting the company towards the development of the innovative Handyscan 3D portable scanning technology.

Full press release from the Government of Canada.
Extra pictures taken during the press briefing on Creaform’s Facebook fan page.

]]> http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/02/creaform-welcomes-minister-of-state-edac-denis-lebel/feed/ 0 Creaform Surfs the Wave of the Social Networks! http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/01/creaform-surfs-the-wave-of-the-social-networks/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creaform-surfs-the-wave-of-the-social-networks http://blog.creaform3d.com/2011/01/creaform-surfs-the-wave-of-the-social-networks/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:25:28 +0000 Émilie Girard-Tremblay http://blog.creaform3d.com/?p=734 From now on, you’ll be able to follow Creaform on all social networks: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Stay up to date on 3D scanning and optical measurement technological breakthroughs, get or share info on the topic with our experts or other followers!

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