LAKE MARY, Fla. — FARO Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of 3D measurement, imaging, and realization solutions for 3D metrology; architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC); and public safety analytics, announced it has acquired Advanced Technical Solutions in Scandinavia AB (“ATS”), a Swedish-based manufacturer of 3D digital twin solution technologies.
Founded in 1990, ATS has had particular success in the automotive space, where the firm has agreements in place with several well-known global automotive manufacturers. The acquisition will integrate ATS software and proprietary Traceable 3D system, which enables highly accurate and repeatable 3D scans into the FARO Webshare Cloud platform. ATS’ system connects the physical to the digital world and is expected to bolster FARO’s ability to improve customers’ time to decision with 10-times faster 3D imaging at up to 1mm accuracy.