History

2012

March 
Inauguration of the Industrial Research Chair NSERC-Creaform on 3D scanning: 3D-CREATION with partner Université Laval.

April
Creaform unveils new corporate branding.

May
Creaform launches the MetraSCAN 210 scanner and the C-Link functionality.

September
Creaform releases version 2.0 of VXelements.

October
Creaform launches the new Go!SCAN 3D handheld white light 3D scanner.

2011

December
Sale of the 1500th Handyscan 3D unit

November
Acquisition of Genicad, an engineering services company

October
Launch of the MetraSCAN optical CMM 3D scanner

September
Launch of VXelements, an all-in-one 3D data acquisition software

July
Certification by the National Institute of Metrology (NIM) of China

May
Opening of the Germany office and launch of the C-Track 380 and C-Track 1480

April
Opening of the European Calibration Center in Grenoble, France 

2010

January
Acquisition of InSpeck, world leader in 3D scanning of the human body

September
Creaform introduces the UNIscan, the entry-level Handyscan 3D scanner

May
The London Natural History Museum buys the 1000th Handyscan 3D scanner 

2009

December
Creaform launches the MAXscan 3D scanner and the HandyPROBE, the arm-free, portable CMM

August
Creaform introduces the VIUscan, the colour laser scanner

June
Creaform Japan opens

January
Creaform acquires Acti CM 

2007

December
Creaform Shanghai opens

October
NASA buys the 400th Handyscan 3D unit

September
Creaform introduces the high-res EXAscan

2005

June
First Handyscan 3D laser scanner is launched

February
Creaform France opens

2002

May
Creaform takes off in Lévis, Québec, Canada