By employing laser beam light-sectioning technology which scans workpieces using a slit beam, The VIVID 910 acquires light reflected from the workpiece with a CCD camera. 3D data is then created by triangulation, determining distance information. A high-precision galvanometric mirror scans the laser beam, allowing 640 × 480 individual points to be measured per scan. Konica Minolta integrates unique high-speed image processing chips to ensure rapid measurement, with complete measurements available in just 2.5 seconds (or in as little as 0.3 seconds in FAST mode). In addition to distance data, color image data can also be acquired with the 3D digitizer. The VIVID 910 can create color image data for 640 × 480 points with the same CCD as used for distance data by employing a rotating filter to separate the acquired light,

Please note that the product series is called “VIVID” everywhere except in Europe, where it is called “VI” . The “VIVID” series name is used on this website.

Highly Accurate Measurement
The VIVID 910 utilizes a high-precision galvanometric scanner together with highly accurate adjustment-chart equipment to ensure high-accuracy calculation of 3D data . Furthermore, as a global leader in the field of luminance meters, illuminance meters, and colorimeters, Konica Minolta has put its expertise and experience for measurement devices to full use in the establishment of standard solid charts that are traceable to national standards.

Principal Applications

• Component examination and precision verification for injection molding and casting
• Creation of FEA data for pressed automobile-chassis components and the like, plus verification of analysis results
• Create 3D data for the evaluation of purchased parts and other accessories for which 3D CAD data are unavailable (i.e. reverse engineering)
• Conversion of plastic-surgery and dental-surgery data into database format
• Creation of interference-check data for mechanical components and design data from mock-ups
• Creation of plastic mockups through Integration with rapid-prototyping devices
• Comparison of competitor companies products with in-house products, and conversion of the acquired data into database format
• Archiving in research organizations and museums
• Data creation for CAE analysis
• 3D modeling of solid objects for a great variety of research purposes
• Information and communication engineering, muscle-movement analysis, expression analysis, logging of agricultural produce growth, and robot growth.
• Extensive video-authoring applications for varied purposes

As evidenced by the vast scope of applications, VIVID 910 fulfills a critical role in a wide range of diverse fields

Main Features

While Konica Minolta set the bar on 3D laser scanners with their previous models—the VIVID 700 and VIVID 900—the greatly enhanced VIVID 910 raises standards even higher for low cost, convenient operation, and camera sensitivity. This advanced scanner takes only 0.3 seconds for data input when operating in FAST mode, and that’s approximately twice as fast as the VIVID 900. Moreover, precision of ± 0.008mm and accuracy of ± 0.10mm can be achieved on the Z-axis when operating in FINE mode. If you have a wide range of digitizing tasks, the VIVID 910 will provide you with cost-effective and fast solutions.

Naturally, the inspection and development of all of our measurement devices meet ISO 9000 standards, and you can prove it to yourself with our traceability services and test-report issuance*1 as a guarantee of the quality Konica Minolta puts into this highly accurate, non-contact digitizer. And we won’t desert you after your purchase. We offer regular upgrades for system software and replace faulty components free-of-charge, so you can count on us even after your VIVID 910 installation

Even more, polygon-editing software is a standard accessory and is included with the product. With this software you can automatically align and combine a number of3D data sets acquired from a variety of angles. The alignment of data segments reach even higher levels of precision with the VIVID 910

It used to be that technologies couldn’t efficiently acquire data for surface sections that had both light and dark colors with just one pass. That is no longer true. The Dynamic Range Expansion mode—another cutting-edge technology offered by the VIVID 910—digitizes those surfaces with just a single scan, elimination the need for additional surface processing

*1: Test reports:

VIVID 910 Certification of Performance is available by special order. Konica Minolta offers certification quantifying the accuracy of individual VIVID 910 units when measuring reference objects traceable to national standards. This service is extremely useful in situations where ISO 9000 series quality assurance systems are being maintained.