LAKE
MARY, Fla., Sept. 8,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FARO® Technologies,
Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader in 4D digital reality
solutions, today announced the release of FARO Flatness Check, the
company's first augmented reality app for the concrete industry
that will enable the immediate visualization of floor flatness and
floor levelness ensuring pours are completed on schedule, improved
quality of work, and the elimination of expensive rework typical in
high-rise residential and office construction.
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Flatness Check integrates with FARO Sphere, the company's
cloud-based and Software as a Service-enabled ecosystem and is
compatible with several generations of laser scanners, including
the new FARO Focus Premium Laser Scanner. Using an iPad, users can
document and analyze the floor flatness and floor levelness of any
concrete slab and share that data with additional project
stakeholders. The app also enables foremen guiding field crews to
identify out of tolerance areas within minutes and to fix those
deviations while the concrete is still wet. This near real-time
ability will ultimately cut costs for contractors and other
involved parties as improved quality means less rework. With
Flatness Check, schedules are adhered to and other trades can
continue their work in a timely and efficient manner.
"Together with key customers serving as industry experts FARO
has created a unique quality control workflow for the concrete
industry with the huge potential to reduce rework and costs," said
Alistair Wells, Director of Product
Management. "Flatness Check is the first of its kind, embedded into
the FARO Sphere ecosystem and marks the beginning of what will be
the rollout of additional construction quality control solutions.
"By helping the concrete industry prevent waste, reduce materials
usage and speed time spent on-site FARO is taking an important step
in its ongoing corporate sustainability efforts to reduce carbon
emissions and to ensure greener, cleaner communities wherever FARO
products are in use."
What distinguishes Flatness Check most is its intuitive design
and superior user interface. This allows maximum usability to
capture scan data directly into the app's analysis algorithms and
to generate augmented reality heat maps of a concrete slab.
Differentiated colors correspond to specific floor flatness and
floor levelness deviations. And all of that detail is readily
viewable on a standard iPad. The app is fully compatible with
Sphere and can trigger scan processing and registration, analyzing
all data collected from Focus Premium, M70, S70, S150 and S350
laser scanners.
"The ability to scan, analyze, and view a floor analysis on the
jobsite in augmented reality is a complete game changer," said
Ben Stocker, a Construction
Technologist with Skender, a Chicago-based general contractor. "It's a much
more immersive experience to all parties consuming the data."
Flatness Check is available for download now in the Apple App
Store or through the Sphere portal. Used in conjunction with Focus
Laser Scanners, documenting and sharing analysis results through
Sphere integration has never been easier or more complete.
About FARO
FARO serves the AEC (Architecture, Engineering &
Construction), O&M (Operations & Maintenance), 3D
Metrology, and Public Safety Analytics markets. For over 40 years,
FARO has been a pioneer in #RealityCapture, bridging the digital
and physical worlds through data-driven reliable accuracy,
precision, and immediacy, providing industry-leading technology
solutions that enable customers to measure their world and use that
data to make smarter decisions faster. For more information, visit
www.faro.com or www.holobuilder.com
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