Geomagic Qualify 4.0 Wins NDES Show Stopper Award

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., March 22, 2002 Geomagic Qualify 4.0 software has been named one of the top 10 products at the 2002 National Design Engineering Show (NDES) by Cadence, a leading publication for the computer-aided design industry.

"Get ready for a new acronym and for Geomagic to be a path-breaking company in demonstrating the value of a new digital approach," the Cadence editors stated about Geomagic Qualify 4.0 and its new process for computer-aided inspection (CAI). "[Geomagic] Qualify allows laser scans of parts to be analyzed and compared against the part master in a fraction of the time manual metrology methods take - it's as much as 1,000 times faster. This represents breakthrough technology of the type that Geomagic has a well-earned reputation for developing."

Geomagic Qualify 4.0 enables automated, 3D graphical inspection for the following applications:

• first-article inspection
  
• tool validation
  
• wear analysis
  
• object alignment (datum-based, 3-2-1 or best-fit)
  
• 2D and 3D dimensional analysis (whole part, sectional or part print)
  
• reporting (graphical or tabular)
  

  The new software takes advantage of the latest technology in 3D laser scanners that can capture thousands of data points per second. It also works with large and small point clouds from CMMs, articulated arms and other data acquisition devices. Point clouds collected by the scanner are automatically processed within Geomagic Qualify and turned into 3D graphics displays to provide a visual comparison between the CAD model and the manufactured part or prototype.

  Geomagic Qualify will be available in May 2002, exclusively from Geomagic and its distributors. For more information, visit www.geomagic.com/products/qualify/.

  Geomagic (www.geomagic.com) provides 3D photography solutions for digital manufacturing, mass customization and quality assurance. In addition to its flagship products, Geomagic Studio and Geomagic Qualify, Geomagic offers customized software for vertical markets such as hearing instruments and dental devices. Manufacturers worldwide - including Toyota, Harley-Davidson, Fisher-Price, Align and many others - turn to Geomagic to provide the technology for customizing products, automating processes, and increasing throughput.

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