FARO Enters Countertop Market with New Digital Template FaroArm
12 April 2005 - 4:57AM
PR Newswire (US)
FARO Enters Countertop Market with New Digital Template FaroArm
LAKE MARY, Fla., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FARO
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), the only company with a complete
line of portable 3D coordinate measurement systems for the
Computer-Aided Measuring (CAM2) market, announced that, following a
market test period which began in 2004, it has launched a special
version of its traditional FaroArm called "Digital Template" for
the construction and home improvement industries. (Logo: NewsCom:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000522/FLM035LOGO ) "Several
countertop installation companies purchased our regular FaroArm to
improve their turnaround time and accuracy when measuring a new
countertop," said FARO CEO Simon Raab. "The response to our market
testing was so positive that we are releasing the Digital Template
as a new product especially for this market." Most kitchens and
baths in the industrialized world have countertops with a unique
geometry. Traditionally, countertops are fabricated using a wood
template of the countertop shape. If there was an error during
templating, it would not be discovered until the builder attempted
to install the countertop. Given the expense of the materials
involved and the time-consuming process, the cost of the
error-prone physical template method is very high. "When a
countertop doesn't measure up to specs, a builder's problems are
just beginning," said Ken Steffey, FARO Digital Template Product
Manager. "He has to scrap the material, reprogram the CNC, rework
the part, send the measurement crew back and forth to the job site,
and, even worse, tell the customer that the job is behind schedule
again." The new Digital Template FaroArm eliminates such errors by
capturing the data electronically, which enables the files to be
e-mailed to the shop and transmitted directly into the cutting
machine. It provides an immediate R.O.I. by saving time
dramatically, reducing scrap and re-work costs. The user-friendly
system allows builders and fabricators to create files for
countertops, backsplashes, side splashes, window sills, wall caps,
breakfast counters and other common shapes. One of the first
companies to incorporate the Digital Template FaroArm was Counter
Intelligence, a custom job shop that measures and cuts countertops
for kitchen and bath dealers -- as well as large retail outlets
such as Home Depots and Expo Design Centers -- throughout the
Washington, DC area. "We tried hard template digitizing,
photogrammetry, laser devices -- the countertops didn't fit;
customers weren't happy," Counter Intelligence president John
Murray said. "But the accuracy of Digital Template has almost
completely eliminated our rework. We simply don't have to go back
and re- measure because our first attempt did not fit. We estimate
that the efficiency of the Digital Template has added $150,000 per
week to our revenue stream." The system includes the FARO Digital
Template Measurement Arm and CAM2 Digital Template Software. About
FARO With more than 7,500 installations and approximately 3,800
customers globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO) and its
international subsidiaries design, develop and market software and
portable, computerized measurement devices. The Company's products
allow manufacturers to perform 3D inspections of parts and
assemblies on the shop floor. This helps eliminate manufacturing
errors and, thereby, increases productivity and profitability for a
variety of industries in FARO's worldwide customer base. Principal
products include the FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Laser Scanner LS;
FARO Gage and Gage-PLUS; Platinum, Digital Template, Titanium,
Advantage FaroArms; the FARO Laser Tracker X and Xi; and the CAM2
family of advanced CAD-based measurement and reporting software.
FARO Technologies is ISO 9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory
registered. Learn more at http://www.faro.com/ .
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: FARO Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT: Darin Sahler, Global Public Relations Manager, FARO
Technologies, +1-407-333-9911, ext. 1137, or Web site:
http://www.faro.com/
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