News | April 11, 2005

FARO's Enters Countertop Market With New Digital Template FaroArm

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Lake Mary, Fla. - April 11, 2005 - FARO Technologies, Inc., the only company with a complete line of portable 3D coordinate measurement systems for the Computer-Aided Measuring (CAM2) market, announced that, following a market test period which began in 2004, it has launched a special version of its traditional FaroArm called "Digital Template" for the construction and home improvement industries.

"Several countertop installation companies purchased our regular FaroArm to improve their turnaround time and accuracy when measuring a new countertop," said FARO CEO Simon Raab. "The response to our market testing was so positive that we are releasing the Digital Template as a new product especially for this market."

Most kitchens and baths in the industrialized world have countertops with a unique geometry. Traditionally, countertops are fabricated using a wood template of the countertop shape. If there was an error during templating, it wouldn't be discovered until the builder attempted to install the countertop. Given the expense of the materials involved and the time-consuming process, the cost of the error-prone physical template method is very high.

"When a countertop doesn't measure up to specs, a builder's problems are just beginning," said Ken Steffey, FARO Digital Template Product Manager. "He has to scrap the material, reprogram the CNC, rework the part, send the measurement crew back and forth to the job site, and, even worse, tell the customer that the job is behind schedule again."

The new Digital Template FaroArm eliminates such errors by capturing the data electronically, which enables the files to be e-mailed to the shop and transmitted directly into to the cutting machine. It provides an immediate R.O.I. by saving time dramatically reducing scrap and re-work costs.

The user-friendly system allows builders and fabricators to create files for countertops, backsplashes, side splashes, window sills, wall caps, breakfast counters and other common shapes.

One of the first companies to incorporate the Digital Template FaroArm was Counter Intelligence, a custom job shop that measures and cuts countertops for kitchen and bath dealers-as well as large retail outlets such as Home Depots and Expo Design Centers-throughout the Washington, DC area.