In food and beverage manufacturing, the parts that fail at the worst possible moment are usually the ones nobody has a drawing for.
A custom gear on a packaging line. A stainless fitting from a supplier who no longer exists. A one-off bracket someone fabricated in 2009. When these go down, the lead time on a replacement is often longer than the production schedule can absorb.
That is the problem Professional CAD Systems Ltd is putting on display at EMEX 2026.
At Stand 2038, the company will be running live demonstrations of the portable 3D scanning equipment that has been deployed in Kiwi F&B plants for years, the same gear its customers use to capture an obsolete component in minutes and have a CAD-ready model on its way to a machinist before the shift ends.
At the heart of the PCS showcase is the Faro|Creaform Portable 3D Scanners lineup, featuring tools engineered to thrive in the demanding environments of modern production plants:
- HandySCAN 3D | EVO Series: Making a massive impression with its integrated on-scanner screen, this unit allows plant engineers to view real-time data capture directly on the device. With an astounding accuracy of 0.015mm, it ensures that even the most complex, high-hygiene valve or custom fitting is mapped flawlessly.
- HandySCAN 3D | BLACK Series: Renowned as the fastest portable metrology-grade laser scanner available, this is the ultimate tool for rapid quality control. It effortlessly captures intricate geometries on any surface material, even highly reflective stainless steel, without skipping a beat.
- Creaform Metrology Suite: This intelligent software unlocks the hardware's capabilities. PCS is demonstrating how the Scan-to-CAD module seamlessly translates physical scans into clean, editable CAD files, while the Dimensional Inspection module automatically analyses deviations against the CAD file from which it was produced.
What does this mean for an F&B plant manager? It means complete immunity to factory instability. Traditional scanning requires rigid setups, but Creaform’s TruAccuracy technology uses advanced algorithms that actively ignore floor vibrations, loud machinery, or shaky operator hands.
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