Accelerating Reverse Engineering with Artec Leo

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Curtis Industries

Curtis Industries has been designing and manufacturing custom aftermarket cab enclosures for tractors, UTVs, golf cars and snow removal equipment since 1968. Every enclosure must fit precisely to the vehicle it is designed for, requiring engineers to capture highly accurate vehicle geometry before the design process can begin.

To support growing product development demands, Curtis sought a faster and more efficient alternative to traditional measurement methods. By implementing the Artec Leo wireless 3D scanner and Artec Studio software, the company transformed its reverse engineering workflow, reducing vehicle scanning times from up to eight hours to under one hour and cutting data processing from days to less than an hour.

The result is a faster, more flexible scan-to-CAD workflow that provides engineers with richer design data, accelerates product developmemt, and helps Curtis bring new products to market more efficiently.

Download the full case study to see the results in detail.

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“Because we design our products around scanned vehicle data, for us this is a massive leap forward in our design-to-build workflow”.

Steve Smith, Design Engineering Manager, Curtis Industries
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At a glance:

  • Industry: Agricultural & Utility Vehicle Manufacturing

  • Application: Reverse engineering and vehicle digitisation for cab enclosure design

  • Challenges Solved:

    • Vehicle measurement process taking 4-8 hours per scan
    • Data processing requiring 2-3 days before CAD modelling could begin
    • Limited measurement coverage from traditional CMM-based workflows
    • Need for faster product development and engineering responsiveness

  • Solution: Artec Leo, Artec Studio and Geomagic for SOLIDWORKS

  • Results:

    • Vehicle scanning reduced from 4-8 hours to under 1 hour
    • Data processing reduced from 2-3 days to less than 1 hour
    • Complete surface geometry captured instead of individual measurement points
    • Portable wireless scanning anywhere within the facility
    • Faster reverse engineering and product development workflows

Get in touch with us at Mark3D UK Limited to arrange a live demonstration at your facility, or to request a sample 3D printed part to test yourself!

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Curtis Industries transformed its reverse engineering process with Artec Leo, reducing scan times by up to 87% while capturing richer engineering data.

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