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The Gocator® 5000 series adds powerful line confocal imaging (LCI) technology to the Gocator® family of trusted laser and structured light 3D smart sensors.

LMI Technologies (LMI), a leading developer of 3D scanning and inspection solutions, is pleased to announce the official release of its new Gocator® 5500 series of smart 3D line confocal sensors. This major product release introduces the first line confocal sensor running Gocator® 's trusted smart sensor platform, complete with next-generation on-sensor IIoT vision web-based software, onboard measurement tools, I/O connectivity, and much more.

Gocator® 5500 sensors are unique among existing confocal technologies in that they feature a dual-axis design that delivers simultaneous generation of 3D topography, 3D tomography, and 2D intensity data. This allows Gocator® 5000 sensors to scan practically any material type including multi-layered, transparent/translucent, curved edge, shiny, textured, mixed, and many more with submicron precision, and at a level of quality and speed that outperforms competing confocal technologies.

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A quick look at Gocator 5500 sensor capabilities:

  • Simultaneous generation of multiple profiles from multi-layer structures
  • Generates 1792 data points per profile
  • Fast scan rates (Over 10 kHz with PC acceleration)
  • High X resolution, sub-micron Z precision
  • Handles wide variety of material types
  • Dual-axis optical design provides higher signal quality
  • Runs next-generation onboard measurement and inspection software

“The Gocator® 5500 Series introduces a powerfully effective line confocal scanning approach for the inspection of challenging material structures such as multi-layer, transparent and curved edge, and now with next-generation on-sensor IIoT vision software and Gocator’s renowned smart features and capabilities. The result is an end-to-end, user-friendly surface evaluation solution that provides customers with unmatched performance leveraging the industry’s first smart LCI technology“, said Mark Radford, CEO, LMI Technologies.

If you’d prefer to learn more details about this exciting new product before getting in touch, visit our Gocator 5500 product page.

LMI Technologies

As the global leader in 3D scanning and inspection, LMI Technologies works to advance quality and productivity with 3D sensor technology. Our award-winning, FactorySmart® laser, snapshot, and line confocal sensors improve the quality and efficiency of factory production by providing fast, accurate, reliable inspection solutions that leverage smart 3D technologies. Unlike contact based measurement or 2D vision, our non-contact solutions add 3D shape information that is critical to achieving 100% quality control.

To learn more about how LMI's inspection solutions can benefit your business, we invite you to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit us at www.lmi3d.com to explore the possibilities of smart 3D technology.

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Certified Integration with UR Robots Provides Smart 3D Guidance, Inspection, and Automation Capability

LMI Technologies (LMI), the global leader in 3D scanning and inspection, is pleased to announce its family of Gocator® Smart 3D Laser Line Profile Sensors has officially been Certified for integration with Universal Robots.

Universal Robots (UR) is the market leader in collaborative robot arms (called cobots) targeting companies of all sizes. Their easy-to-use and cost-efficient UR3, UR5, UR10, UR 16, and UR e-series models are deployed in several thousand production environments around the world today—in key factory automation applications such as pick-and-place, quality inspection, and packaging and palletizing.

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Previously, LMI Technologies’ UR certification applied to Gocator® 3D snapshot sensors, which use blue-LED stereo structured light technology to measure shape and orientation of parts for automating inspection, part movement, and guidance type applications.

Now, Gocator® Smart 3D Laser Line Profile Sensors have received their own certification for integration with UR cobots to deliver a smart 3D robot vision solution for applications such as measurement and inspection of elongated targets (e.g., cables, pipes, and conduits); applications that require larger fields of view not covered by Gocator® 3D snapshot sensors (such as large scale bin picking); and a wide range of vision guidance, flexible quality inspection, and smart pick-and-place applications.

Easy UR integration with Gocator® 3D laser profilers allows production engineers to get a complete vision-guided robotic solution up and running with minimal cost and development time.

Users are able to easily integrate both Gocator® 3D Laser Profilers and Gocator® 3D Snapshot Sensors into applications using UR devices with support provided by the Gocator® URCap plugin. The plugin allows engineers to connect to a robot controller or PC application to perform sensor hand-eye calibration and implement pick-and-place movement. There is no need for additional programming, making it easy to set up robotic systems for factory automation applications.

“UR and LMI share a common goal of building cost-effective, easy-to-use 3D solutions that drive greater industrial automation for markets around the globe. Connecting Gocator® smart sensors to UR’s industry-leading line of robots is a powerful approach to providing customers with machine vision-enabled industrial robot systems that can perform a range of tasks that would not be possible for either technology on its own. We are grateful to be able to continue to develop our partnership with UR by adding our popular 3D laser line profiler family to their roster of certified vision technologies,” said Mark Radford, CEO of LMI Technologies.

LMI Technologies

As the global leader in 3D scanning and inspection, LMI Technologies works to advance quality and productivity with 3D sensor technology. Our award-winning, FactorySmart® laser, snapshot, and line confocal sensors improve the quality and efficiency of factory production by providing fast, accurate, reliable inspection solutions that leverage smart 3D technologies. Unlike contact based measurement or 2D vision, our non-contact solutions add 3D shape information that is critical to achieving 100% quality control.

To learn more about how LMI’s inspection solutions can benefit your business, we invite you to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit us at www.lmi3d.com to explore the possibilities of smart 3D technology.
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