Z+F UK
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Founded | Wangen, Germany (1963) |
| Founder | Hans Zoller and Hans Fröhlich |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Laser scanners, LFM software |
| Owner | Dr. Christoph Fröhlich |
Number of employees | More than 300 |
| Subsidiaries | Z+F GmbH in Wangen, Germany Z+F UK in Manchester,UK Z+F USA in Pittsburgh, USA |
| Website | http://www.zf-uk.com |
Z+F (Zoller & Fröhlich) are suppliers of high-speed phase-based laser measurement and scanning systems.[1] The company supplies laser scanning hardware, software and scanning services capturing high resolution data. They develop hardware and software, and offer sales and product training.
Historical background[edit]
Z+F is a privately owned company, founded in 1963 by Hans Zoller and Hans Fröhlich. Since the death of Hans Zoller in 1975, the company has remained under the ownership of the Fröhlich family. The current Managing Director is Dr. Christoph Fröhlich, who is the son of Hans Fröhlich.
Z+F have several businesses existing within the Group umbrella. These include ferrules and ferrule machines, wiring systems and laser scanning. The company has specialised in supplying high speed laser scanning systems to customers since the early 1990s following the completion of a doctorate in this subject by Christoph Fröhlich.
3D Laser scanning Products[edit]
The IMAGER 5006 was the first true "stand alone" laser scanner, worldwide. The integrated hard disk[2] and power supply and operating methods enable a completely wireless operation.
Software[edit]
LFM (Light Form Modeller)[3] software has been designed to work with the high resolution data captured by the IMAGER 5006i 3D laser scanner.[2] LFM is used to take the data from the field, through registration and viewing, to delivery to the designers or operators desktop.
On 3 October 2011, AVEVA announced the acquisition of LFM (Light Form Modeller) software division of Z+F UK Limited.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Boehler, M; Marbs, A. (2002), "3D scanning instruments", Proceedings, International Workshop on Scanning for Cultural Heritage Recording, Corfu, Greece: 9–12
- ^ a b Shan, Jie; Toth, Charles (2008), Topographic Laser Ranging and Scanning: Principles and Processing, CRC Press, pp. 92–94, ISBN 978-1-4200-5142-1
- ^ Laser scanning hardware and software come together, The Engineer, 1 January 2002, retrieved 18 July 2010
- ^ "AVEVA acquires the LFM software division of Z+F UK". AVEVA. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
Further reading[edit]
- Dirk, Langer; Mettenleiter, Markus; Härtl, Franz; Fröhlich, Christoph (2000), "Imaging Ladar for 3-D Surveying and CAD Modeling of Real-World Environments", The International Journal of Robotics Research, 19 (11): 1075–1088, doi:10.1177/02783640022067986
- Stephan, A.; Heinz, I.; Mettenleiter, M.; Hartl, F.; Frohlich, C. (2002), "Interactive modelling of 3D-environments", Proceedings. 11th IEEE International Workshop on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, pp. 530–535, CiteSeerX 10.1.1.20.3714, doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2002.1045676, ISBN 0-7803-7545-9