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GKS Global Services

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GKS Global Services is an in-house service bureau division offering complete 3-D scanning, reverse engineering, and dimensional inspection services. The company’s metrologists and engineers are experienced in the automotive, defense, electronics and many other manufacturing industries. GKS also provides terrestrial scanning services for digitizing large-scale objects, for example, bridges, buildings, power plants, mines, and ships.

Fri, 10/09/2009 - 15:30
GKS Ensures Accessory Fit on
Tricked-Out ATV
3-D scanning saved development time and repeated rework
Tue, 07/05/2011 - 06:00
A Minnesota-based manufacturer of high-quality ATV, snowmobile, and motorcycle parts and accessories had a design and development problem with a snow blade that created a lot of time-consuming rework. Thanks to 3-D scanning from GKS Global Services…
Scanning a “Bot” from Mystery Science Theater 3000From six-foot original to six-inch collector’s item
Thu, 02/24/2011 - 05:00
Mystery Science Theater 3000, an award-winning television comedy, created many unique puppet characters during the course of its 20-year existence. The show quickly became a cult classic and is still popular today with a large devoted fan base…
Laser Scanning Helps Aspiring Car Designer Bring Clay Model to LifeNoncontact replication of design “so cool,” says young entrepreneur
Tue, 09/21/2010 - 05:30
Jamie Goldstein from Newton, Massachusetts, was 15 years old and an aspiring car designer when he sculpted an elaborate car design in clay. Having the foresight to create a design portfolio of his work, he wanted to make a more durable model of the…
3-D Scanning Helps Make Faster BikesBike manufacturer turns to scanning to improve design and create more speed.
Tue, 06/29/2010 - 07:25
A major manufacturer of high-tech bicycles with a worldwide distributorship and many professional endorsements to its name used  3-D laser scanning to maintain its competitive edge. Its mission is to promote bike riding through innovative products…
MIT Performs 3-D Scan of Record-Holding Electric CarSchool vies for Automotive X PRIZE
Mon, 05/24/2010 - 06:00
I n 2006, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) kicked off a project called the Vehicle Design Summit (VDS), which today has grown into a large international consortium of teams from universities and innovative companies seeking, among…
Laser Scanning Saves Company 90% in Development Costs3-D laser scanning by GKS Global Services helps speed toy scooter development from prototype to finished product.
Thu, 04/08/2010 - 10:25
A company based in the U.S. Southwest makes innovative optics for racing cars and other extreme vehicles. Recently the owners, who grew up in Southern California’s skateboard culture, came up with a new product idea for a kick scooter, mainly for…
Long-Range Laser Scanning Helps Replacement of Ice Rink Cooling SystemSystem replaced with minimal downtime and no revenue loss
Thu, 03/04/2010 - 07:00
A mechanical engineering firm was contracted to install new cooling equipment in a municipal ice rink’s mechanical room. The challenge was to design the equipment installation without tearing out the old equipment first, and to install some…
3-D scanning Technology Answers Forensics QuestionsDigital recreation from the scene of the accident
Thu, 02/04/2010 - 05:30
        Litigating in the aftermath of accidents is big business in the United States today. The costs of the lawsuit system are estimated to be several billion dollars a year. With such large sums of money riding on…
3-D Laser Scanning for Boat Building and Marine ApplicationsEnsuring the as-built matches the design intent
Wed, 01/06/2010 - 05:30
The majority of marine vessels in service today do not have digital documentation or CAD models. Despite the fact that vessels currently under construction are designed based on 3-D data, they suffer the same lack of documentation of their true as-…
As Built vs. Design IntentA reverse engineering dilemma
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 08:28
GKS Inspection Services has been a leading provider of dimensional inspection, 3-D laser scanning, terrestrial scanning, and CT scanning services for more than 25 years. The company’s metrologists and engineers are experienced in the automotive,…

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