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Product line · Industrial laser scanners
FreeScan is Shining 3D’s metrology line: blue lasers, ISO 17025-capable accuracy around 0.02 mm, often with built-in photogrammetry. Under that sit compact Combos, marker-free Trio/Omni, XXL UE Nova and the Trak systems that leave the part without stickers.
Current generation
The handhelds split into two ideas: Combo/Combo+ are small and hybrid (laser + IR), UE Pro 2 and Omni go wireless into inspection, Trio is marker-free laser with 98 lines, UE Nova takes large structures with a 2.6 × 2.2 m FOV.
The Trak family hangs a tracking bar in front: Pro 2 wired, ProW wireless, Nova modular with VPG. The older UE Pro stays the tethered predecessor of the UE Pro 2.
Hybrid in 620 g: blue laser and IR VCSEL, four modes, up to 0.02 mm, volumetric 0.02 + 0.033 mm/m, 1.86 million pts/s. The compact metrology entry.
Best for: Small to mid-size parts, lab and teaching, tight assemblies.
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The expanded Combo: the same 0.02 mm class and 0.02 + 0.033 mm/m volumetric, dual light sources, four scan modes – more lines and speed in the same compact format.
Best for: When Combo fits, but more lines and throughput are required.
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| Spec | Combo | Trio | Omni | UE Pro | UE Pro 2 | UE Nova |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AccuracyUE Pro 2 and Omni/Nova with photogrammetry or VPG; Combo volumetric 0.02 + 0.033 mm/m. | 0,02 mm | 0,02 mm | 0,02 + 0,03 mm/m | 0,02 mm | 0,02 + 0,015 mm/m | 0,072 + 0,012 mm/m |
| Connection | Cable | Cable | Wireless | Cable | Wireless | Wireless |
| Markers | Yes | No (laser) | VPG, no codes | Yes / PG | Yes / PG | VPG |
| Stand-out | Hybrid laser+IR, 620 g | 98 lines, 3.01M pts/s | Inspection on device | Videogrammetry, cable | Wireless successor | FOV 2.6 × 2.2 m |
Values from Shining 3D brochures and catalog: Combo, Combo+, Trio, Omni, UE Pro, UE Pro 2, UE Nova and Trak Pro 2 / ProW / Nova. Accuracies depend on mode and photogrammetry/VPG.
What changes
The same 0.02 mm class, but wireless, with photogrammetry 0.02 + 0.015 mm/m and three laser modes. UE Pro remains the tethered way into that accuracy league.
Trio (98 lines, self-positioning) and Omni (VPG, inspection on the scanner) take markers off FreeScan. Trak systems do the same via the bar instead of stickers.
UE Nova: 50 lines, FOV up to 2.6 × 2.2 m, VPG 0.072 + 0.012 mm/m, 1.6 kg, hot-swap batteries. Trak Nova pairs that with dynamic tracking and 0.046 + 0.012 mm/m with VPG.
Older models
Tethered metrology handheld: up to 0.02 mm, several laser-line modes, built-in video photogrammetry. UE Pro 2 takes that wireless.
Best for: Existing UE Pro stations where cables are not a problem.
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Scan, alignment, photogrammetry and mesh live in FreeScan software. Omni and UE Nova can start inspection on the device.
PTB-oriented actual-vs-nominal inspection on FreeScan data – the metrology step after the point cloud.
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Accuracy, markers, cables and part size pick the tier. We’ll set that against your inspection protocol.
The line’s first marker-free laser handheld: 98 lines, up to 3.01 million pts/s, 0.02 mm, with photogrammetry 0.02 + 0.015 mm/m, intelligent self-positioning.
Best for: Inspection where markers on the part are not allowed.
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Wireless metrology with VPG (no coded markers): 0.02 + 0.03 mm/m, with VPG 0.02 + 0.015 mm/m. Inspection on the scanner itself.
Best for: Shop-floor QC without standing up a measuring cell.
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Wireless successor to the UE Pro: three laser modes, 0.02 mm + 0.015 mm/m with photogrammetry, high frame rate, inspection software.
Best for: Classic part inspection when cables get in the way.
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Wide-FOV laser scanner: 2.6 × 2.2 m FOV, scan distance to 2.6 m, 50 lines, 1.6 kg, hot-swap, VPG 0.072 + 0.012 mm/m. For large structures, not tiny detail.
Best for: Castings, weldments, large sheet assemblies.
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Optical CMM: FreeTrak bar tracks the TE25 scanner, no markers on the part. 0.023 mm, 50 crossed lines, 3.07 million pts/s, optional FreeProbe.
Best for: Near-line QC, dynamic tracking, probing plus scan.
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Wireless Trak Pro idea: dynamic tracking, markerless, 0.023 mm, large tracking volume for halls and big assemblies.
Best for: Large cells where Pro 2 cables get in the way.
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Wireless, modular large-volume tracking: 0.02 mm scan, volumetric 0.046 + 0.012 mm/m with VPG, several scan modes, AI for materials.
Best for: Large, changing setups instead of a fixed measuring cell.
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