Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology request
- POD Reference
- TRGB20240610010
- Term of Validity
- 10 June 2024 - 10 June 2025
- Company's Country
- United Kingdom
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
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UK SME focused on IT and hi-tech innovation projects. The company have mechanical and electrical design skills along with strong software development skills.
The business seeks a commercial agreement to leverage combined expertise and resources to further develop, enhance, and efficiently manufacture their 3D Rotational Scanning Platform, ultimately aiming to accelerate product innovation into the markets. - Full Description
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Description A 360-degree 3D body scan captures a comprehensive and detailed image of a person's body from every angle using multiple sensors and cameras. This technology is widely used in several industries such as fashion and retail. It also aids in custom tailoring and personalised clothing recommendations, enhancing fit accuracy. The health and fitness sector utilises it for precise body measurements, monitoring changes over time, and designing personalised fitness or diet plans. Video game and entertainment industries use these scans for realistic character modelling. Additionally, the healthcare sector uses it for patient monitoring, prosthetic design, and surgical planning, improving personalised care and treatment outcomes.
The scanning platform addresses the critical need for high precision and customisable scanning. Existing 3D scanning solutions often require cumbersome setups with fixed cameras or limited flexibility, constraining their use in dynamic or space-constrained environments. The company is looking to revolutionise this landscape by offering a modular, scalable system that adapts to diverse scanning needs. Unlike static camera arrays, the platform features rotating cameras that move around the object, capturing detailed images from multiple angles. This dynamic movement allows for comprehensive surface coverage, significantly reducing occlusions and ensuring high-fidelity models. The platform’s ability to adjust camera positions and configurations makes it incredibly versatile, suitable for everything from small intricate components to large industrial objects.
This UK company are aiming to present their project involving the development and commercialisation of the innovative 3D rotational scanning platform, designed to simplify and enhance 3D scanning across multiple industries. This platform integrates advanced technology allowing for flexible, scalable, and efficient 3D scanning with an emphasis on portability and user accessibility.
They are seeking strategic partners with proven R&D and production capabilities to collaborate on this project through a commercial agreement with technical assistance. The partnership aims to harness collective expertise to refine and enhance the existing technology, improve the system's scalability, and optimise production processes to meet global market demands. - Advantages and Innovations
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The 3D rotational scanning platform sets a new standard in the field of 3D scanning with several distinct advantages over competing products.
• Firstly, its modular design ensures unparalleled flexibility, allowing users to easily configure and adapt the system for a variety of objects and scenarios, from intricate facial scans to full-body models of large objects. This versatility is unmatched in the industry, where most systems require significant adjustments or different setups for varying scan sizes.
• Secondly, the innovative cable management system prevents tangling and allows for continuous, smooth operation.
• Additionally, their user-friendly app provides precise control over scan parameters—such as speed, angle, and rotation pause—making high-quality 3D scanning accessible without specialised training. This ease of use combined with the platform's portability, which allows for quick assembly and disassembly by a single person, offers significant logistical advantages. These features not only improve the user experience but also reduce operational costs, making their platform a highly competitive and attractive option for businesses across multiple industries.
These advantages and innovations are protected by patents in UK, France, Germany, and the America. All patents have more than 10 years left since their filing date and in the case of the US it is 14 years. - Stage of Development
- Under development
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGoal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- IPR description
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The ideal partner for this project should possess extensive technical expertise in both research and development and manufacturing processes related to advanced imaging and scanning technologies. Specific capabilities should include proficiency in mechanical and electrical engineering to enhance the design and functionality of our 3D rotational scanning platform. The partner should also have a strong background in scalable production techniques to facilitate the efficient manufacturing of high-quality, technologically sophisticated products. Familiarity with the latest advancements in 3D camera technology and automation systems will be considered a significant asset.
Partners with existing experience in or seeking to enter into the medical and healthcare industries would be an ideal fit as this is seen as the largest and fastest growing sector.
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Expected Role of the Partner The successful partnership will drive forward technological advancements in 3D scanning and establish a strong foothold as leaders in this cutting-edge field. Their goal is to create a collaborative environment where each partner's strengths are utilised to achieve shared success and ground-breaking outcomes in the realm of 3D scanning technology
They are looking for partners to engage in R&D innovation and enhance our manufacturing processes. The ideal partnership will propel technological progress in 3D scanning, establishing them as pioneers in this advanced sector. Their aim is to foster a collaborative environment where the unique strengths of each partner are leveraged to achieve collective success and break new ground in 3D scanning technologies.
Partners would be expected to fit into the following categories.
Mechanical Engineering Partners: Firms that can assist in designing the mechanical components of the platform, ensuring robustness and precision in the physical design.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Partners: Experts in designing circuitry, control systems, and integration of electronic components that manage the operations of the scanning hardware.
Partners will be expected to:
• Critically assess and provide constructive feedback on our current designs, offering innovative ideas and insights to enhance the product's functionality and efficiency.
• Take on responsibilities for prototyping activities, potentially covering both mechanical and electrical components, depending on their expertise and capacity.
• Collaborate closely with our existing technical team to ensure the development of a refined, automated product that meets professional standards. - Type and Size of Partner
- Big companyOtherR&D InstitutionSME 11-49SME 50 - 249SME <=10University
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Call details
- Coordinator required
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Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 3D printing01003008 - Data Processing / Data Interchange, Middleware01003012 - Imaging, Image Processing, Pattern Recognition
- Market keywords
- 02004004 - Other scanning related (incl. image processing, ...)
- Targeted countries
- All countries