GKS Opens Laser Scanning and CAD Modeling Service Bureau in Seoul, Korea

DETROIT, MI - GKS Inspection Services, a division of Laser Design Inc, announced that its recently-opened laser scanning and CAD modeling office in Korea has experienced such dramatic growth that it is already one of the largest such operations in Korea. “GKS Korea is an important part of our strategy of becoming the global leader in the 3D laser scanning services industry,” said Armando Alonso, Vice President of GKS. “GKS Korea enhances the scope of our worldwide reverse engineering and CAD modeling capabilities while also giving us entry into the Korean marketplace.” 

GKS Inspection Services Korea consists of a team of 15 highly skilled engineers based in Seoul providing reverse engineering, inspection and prototyping services. As part of their 3D laser scanning expertise, the company’s engineers are highly skilled in creating surface models from the 3D scan data which is also referred to as a “point cloud”.  This process is known as reverse engineering. GKS Korea also uses inspection software to create a color error deviation map that clearly delineates any variations between the as-built part and the design intent. GKS Korea has a wide array of equipment including a Laser Design Surveyor DS-3040 laser scanner and a Stratasys Dimension SST 1200 for creating plastic prototypes.

Ki Seop Shim, General Manager for GKS Korea is a mechanical engineering graduate with 7 years of industrial experience. Shim has extensive experience in reverse engineering both interior and exterior automotive components, as well as inspection for injection molds. Kil Ho Jeong and Kyung Ha Lee, Team Leaders for GKS Korea, are mechanical engineering graduates. Jeong has 6 years of industrial experience reverse engineering nearly every type of interior and exterior electronic automotive component as well as performing turbine blade modeling. Lee has 6 years of industrial experience in reverse engineering all aspects of the automotive industry, however, he specializes in car engines. All engineers in GKS Korea have extensive experience with Imageware and Geomagic software. GKS Korea engineers also use CATIA, UG, I-Deas and Solidworks.

Laser scanning systems work by projecting laser light onto surfaces while cameras continuously triangulate the changing distance and profile of the laser as it sweeps along, enabling the object to be accurately replicated. Laser scanners are able to quickly measure large parts while generating far greater numbers of data points than touch probes without the need for templates or fixtures. Laser scanning can replicate the complete geometry of a complex part to a high level of accuracy, often to within 1 thousandth of an inch.

Many companies are interested in taking advantage of the improved accuracy and speed provided by laser scanning but need to scan only a relatively small number of parts. Such companies have difficulty justifying the cost of acquiring a laser scanner and training operators in its use.  GKS Inspection Services, headquartered in Detroit with offices in Minneapolis, India, and now Korea, offers outsourced laser scanning services on a project basis. By simply sending a part to GKS, the company will create a very accurate CAD model or inspection report in a short period of time at a reasonable cost.  Or, the company can dispatch trained metrologists to your site using portable measuring devices.

GKS Inspection Services has been a leading provider of dimensional measurement and 3D laser scanning services for 25 years.  The company’s Plymouth, MI (Detroit area) lab is accredited by the A2LA for Mechanical Testing and Calibration.  Their Michigan lab features numerous CMMs, vision systems, laser scanners, surface analyzers and other inspection equipment.  GKS also has branch offices in Minneapolis, India and Korea.  The company’s seasoned metrologists and engineers are experienced in automotive and many other manufacturing industries.

For more information about how GKS Inspection Services can improve your manufactured product, save you money and decrease your development time, contact Steve DeRemer, by phone (734-582-9600), fax (734-582-9610) or via email to info@gks.com.