Top 5 Videos: ScanTech’s New Portable Scanner, SimScan, and more!

In this week’s selection of top 5 videos about 3D printing, we introduce to SimScan, the all new portable 3D scanner from ScanTech, currently the only palm-sized scanner available on the market. Next up is MINI’s brand new, and partially 3D printed, electric pacesetter, which will used as the safety car for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship races. Following this you can watch the replay of our webinar with Aconity 3D on process control in LPBF and find out more about SPEE3D’s new game/simulator for metal 3D printing. Last but not least, you can glimpse at the IAAC’s postgraduate 3D printing in architecture course. If you enjoy these, you can view even more 3D printing videos on our Youtube channel. Hope you’ll enjoy and have a great Sunday!

Top 1: ScanTech Launch Palm-Sized Portable 3D Scanner

After years of metrological development, ScanTech have finally released its portable 3D scanner, the only palm-sized 3D scanner currently available on the market. Possessing dimensions of only 203 mm × 80 mm × 44 mm, the device weighs just 1.3lbs (570g). Despite its size, equipped with a metrology-grade measurement system, the SimScan is able to produce highly detailed scans in a minimal amount of time, landing it a place on our top ten best professional 3D scanners listing. You can find out more about ScanTech’s portable 3D scanner in the video below:

Top 2: The All New Formula E Safety Car

The all new MINI electric pacesetter will now be the safety car for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship races. The vehicle itself is equipped with several 3D printed parts including 3D printed custom padding for seats, meaning that seats can be personalised according the build, weight and preferences of the driver. Official championship safety car driver Bruno comments “Agility, performance, and a cool looking car. the MINI Electric Pacesetter […] has it all”. You can find out more about the car by reading our article here, or watching the video below: