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Laser Scanning Robot Dog
One way that companies are looking to make 3D laser scanning safer and more efficient.
Drones For Roof Inspections
A summary of benefits of using drones for roof inspections on commercial and industrial buildings.
Shape Changing Drone
Just a quick post - came across this "DRAGON" drone and thought it was great. Imagine the possibilities for this in a rescue situation where a drone needed to get through a tight space to reach people. https://youtu.be/zMi5v2KznU4
Drones and the Hierarchy of Control
We were recently involved in a job with one of our heavy industry clients to provide support with auditing the structural condition of a large exhaust stack. The stack was approximately 60 metres high, and had ladders and a number of platforms spaced all the way to...
3D Laser Scanning for those hard to reach places – and save time and money while you are there!
We have just completed another job for a client utilising 3D laser scanning. Our client has a large flange that they need to replace, but the flange is more than 30 years old, and there are no reliable drawings. To add to that, the shutdown window to replace the unit...
Applications for Internship or Graduate Positions.
Recently I have been receiving a lot of emails and applications for either unpaid internships or graduate engineer positions. Not being a large corporation, we do not have a formal intern placement system, so we basically review these as they come in. I have noticed...
NEBO Engineering Blog New breakthrough for 3D printing – usable muscle, cartilage and bone tissue!
A new printer called the integrated tissue organ printer (ITOP) has successfully printed muscle and bone tissue. It is a pretty impressive engineering feat - they actually designed microchannels to be printed into the biodegradable printed structure of the items....
3D Laser scanning not only saves time, but is safer on site
At Nebo, we do a lot of 3D laser scanning for our clients. The main reason we normally get involved is that it is the quickest way to measure lots of data in a short amount of time, while at the same time having confidence that the data is accurate. A shutdown window...
Improving Design with Virtual and Augmented Reality.
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are becoming much more popular thanks to hardware such as Vive and Oculus, as well as cheaper options such as Google Cardboard and games such as Pokémon Go. This is great for the gaming community, but we are also...