NDTScan provides advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions tailored for leica. Our services ensure accurate, compliant, and efficient diagnostics across all sectors, from aerospace to infrastructure. With cutting-edge equipment and over a decade of experience, we deliver certified inspections that minimise downtime and maximise safety. Trust NDTScan for reliable, data-driven reporting that enhances your decision-making and operational excellence.
NDTScan leverages high-precision scanning and geospatial tools from Leica to capture existing conditions, structural deviations, and dimensional control data across a wide range of assets — from commercial buildings to critical infrastructure. Leica’s laser scanning and total station systems allow us to deliver millimetre-accurate spatial models for inspection, validation, and digital twin creation.
Leica equipment is integral to our workflows where structural geometry, site verification, or as-built accuracy is required. These tools also bridge the gap between non-destructive testing and BIM integration, supporting design, retrofit, and compliance planning with verified spatial data.
Continuous Innovation in Structural Surveying
As projects demand tighter tolerances and digital deliverables, Leica instruments enable us to capture detailed 3D environments, floor flatness, alignment, deflection, and clash-prone interfaces — with scan data that integrates seamlessly into modelling software.
Our Leica Laser Scanning & Survey Suite
- RTC360: A high-speed 3D laser scanner capturing up to 2 million points per second. Ideal for capturing existing building conditions, façades, and structural interiors — generating accurate point clouds in under two minutes per setup.
- BLK360: A compact and portable reality capture scanner used for internal building scanning and asset digitisation. Supports digital twin generation and visual NDT overlays.
- TS16 Robotic Total Station: Combines reflectorless EDM with real-time positioning. Used to control scan alignment and capture structural control points across bridges, tanks, and infrastructure spans.
- Cyclone Software Suite: Our go-to processing platform for cleaning, modelling, and exporting point cloud data into Revit, Navisworks, IFC, and DWG formats.
- Infinity + Cloud: Allows full scan-to-cloud workflows, ideal for collaborative inspection reviews, clash detection, and remote asset analysis.
Why We Use Leica
Leica’s combination of hardware speed, software interoperability, and geometric accuracy makes it our first choice for NDT-integrated structural surveying. When verification matters — such as proving wall bowing, floor deviation, or retrofitting viability — we deploy Leica systems to produce certifiable geometry and alignment data.
Other Technologies Considered
We occasionally use Matterport for low-resolution 3D capture or Teledyne for extreme environments, but Leica remains our core platform for architectural-grade, engineering-grade, and compliance-grade spatial data.
Leica Scanning UK Solutions for Structural Precision and Digital Verification
At NDTScan, we use scanning systems to deliver architectural, engineering, and infrastructure-grade spatial data with millimetre-level precision. Whether mapping a complex mechanical plant room, scanning a deformed façade, or validating a construction layout against design intent, Leica's suite of scanners and total stations enables us to work quickly, accurately, and with complete confidence in our results.
From laser-based point cloud acquisition to structural alignment, floor flatness measurement, and clash detection, our workflows support contractors, consultants, asset managers, and architects across every phase of the built environment — from early site capture to retrofit verification and digital twin delivery.
Our clients rely on Leica-powered scans for compliance, design integrity, and condition assurance. We supply the data that underpins accurate design, reduces rework, and improves project outcomes.
From Reality Capture to BIM Integration
Leica systems are optimised for seamless reality capture. They allow us to record the exact spatial conditions of any site, structure, or asset — indoors or outdoors, occupied or empty, complex or confined — and convert that data into formats directly compatible with Revit, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and other BIM platforms.
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As-built geometry for verification against plans
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Floor flatness, alignment, and deformation analysis
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3D point clouds for scan-to-BIM workflows
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Volume and clash modelling for M&E planning
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Control grids for façade, bridge, and tank alignment
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Digital twins for lifecycle asset management
With Leica, our survey-grade scan data doesn't just stay in the survey — it moves with the project, informing design, validating construction, and supporting operational safety across every stage.
Rapid High-Accuracy Capture with Leica RTC360
The RTC360 is our flagship scanner for complex, time-sensitive environments. Capable of capturing up to 2 million points per second, this system allows our teams to capture entire floors, elevations, or facility interiors in a fraction of the time required by older technology — often completing a full scan setup in under two minutes.
We use the RTC360 for:
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Commercial office fit-outs
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Infrastructure tunnels and shafts
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Complex M&E environments
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Roof structure validation
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Plant room digital twins
With Visual Inertial System (VIS) technology, the RTC360 automatically tracks scanner movement between setups — drastically reducing registration time and ensuring complete spatial continuity across large environments.
This makes it an ideal tool for occupied or live sites, where downtime must be minimised and speed is critical.
Lightweight Portability with Leica BLK360
For smaller-scale jobs, interiors, or environments where minimal footprint is essential, we deploy the Leica BLK360 — a highly portable scanner that delivers detailed point cloud and panoramic imagery with a single-button interface.
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Residential retrofits and extensions
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Listed or heritage buildings
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Ceiling void scanning and tight spaces
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Digital twin generation for small to medium facilities
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Visual overlays for NDT scan mapping and inspection data
BLK360 scans are fully compatible with Cyclone Register 360 and can be integrated directly into our processing workflow alongside data from the RTC360 or TS16 for multi-sensor projects.
Structural Control and Verification with Leica TS16
Where precision control, elevation data, or geospatial alignment is required, we turn to the TS16 Robotic Total Station. This instrument allows us to establish known survey control points, capture precise reference elevations, and align point cloud datasets to georeferenced models.
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Alignment verification on bridges and gantries
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Tank and vessel roundness/ovalisation checks
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Verticality checks for façade and lift core construction
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Setting out scan grids in large-scale or repeat survey areas
Its reflectorless EDM capability means we can capture inaccessible points safely from a distance, while robotic tracking ensures efficient workflows across complex or multi-height environments.
Processing and Delivery via Leica Cyclone & Infinity
All scan data captured by NDTScan using Leica systems is processed through the Leica Cyclone suite — our core platform for point cloud registration, noise filtering, mesh generation, and export formatting.
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RCP/RCS for AutoCAD and Revit
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IFC and DWG for architectural and engineering workflows
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E57 and LAS for neutral format data exchange
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LGS and JetStream for easy sharing via Leica TruView or cloud platforms
For long-term and collaborative projects, we also utilise Infinity — providing scan-to-cloud workflows, geospatial mapping, and cross-project data referencing, all accessible remotely by authorised project stakeholders.
This ecosystem ensures clients receive fast, validated, and ready-to-use digital outputs that reduce rework, eliminate re-scans, and enhance decision-making from design through delivery.
Real-World Applications Across Construction and Infrastructure
NDTScan’s scanning platform is deployed across:
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Commercial Fit-Outs: Pre- and post-installation validation, floor flatness checks, ceiling height audits
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Infrastructure Assets: Bridge condition surveys, abutment movement detection, tunnel scanning
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Energy & Utilities: Pipe rack and plant room modelling, clash detection before M&E installation
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Heritage & Conservation: Non-contact geometry capture of historical façades, arches, and interiors
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Transport & Rail: Platform alignment, canopy inspection, over-track survey integration with PTS workflows
Whether the goal is dimensional verification, compliance certification, or asset documentation, Leica gives us the tools to do it accurately and efficiently — first time, every time.
Why NDTScan Trusts Leica Scanning UK Systems
Leica's platforms combine industry-leading accuracy, robust hardware, rapid scan speed, and unmatched interoperability — making them our preferred solution for NDT-integrated structural surveys.
We choose Leica because:
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It delivers point clouds you can trust to the millimetre
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It integrates seamlessly with BIM and CAD workflows
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It reduces survey time and registration complexity
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It provides real-time visual feedback on capture quality
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It scales effortlessly across project sizes and sectors
When verification, compliance, and geometric truth are essential — whether in a tight mechanical room or on a 200m viaduct — NDTScan trusts Leica to capture the reality.
