Patent ID: 9324129
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G01N,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A system for scanning a part having an outer surface, the system comprising: a data gathering station; a material removal station including a vacuum, a hood, and a cutting tool that rotates about a Y-axis; and a table providing only vertical, Z-axis movement of the part relative to the data gathering station along a vertical path, wherein the part is encased in a potting material to form an assembly, wherein the material removal station is configured to move horizontally in an X-axis perpendicular to the Y-axis proximate the assembly to remove a thin and consistent portion of the assembly to expose a surface and the vacuum is arranged and configured to collect the removed portion of the assembly, and wherein the cutting tool has a cutting length in the Y-direction greater than an assembly width in the Y-direction.