NDTScan provides advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) solutions tailored for faro. 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 invests in the most advanced terrestrial and mobile LiDAR systems available — with FARO as our preferred platform for 3D spatial capture, digital twin modelling, and structural geometry verification. From as-built documentation to complex asset digitisation, FARO’s precision laser scanning systems deliver fast, high-density point clouds with millimetre accuracy across infrastructure, construction, and industrial environments.
FARO’s technology leads the market in portability, accuracy, and real-time visualisation — and with the introduction of the Orbis, scanning has become faster, smarter, and more mobile than ever. We use FARO scanners to create highly detailed digital models of buildings, bridges, plant rooms, tunnels, and civil infrastructure — supporting BIM workflows, clash detection, and condition monitoring at every stage.
Continuous Innovation in LiDAR-Based 3D Capture
FARO’s latest systems, especially the Orbis, combine mobile mapping and static laser scanning into one seamless hybrid workflow. This gives us the power to scan large-scale sites in record time, while still achieving the highest standards of accuracy demanded by structural engineers, architects, and facility managers.
Our Laser Scanning Equipment
- FARO Orbis: The industry’s first fully integrated hybrid scanner combining mobile and stationary scanning in a single unit. Ideal for capturing large areas quickly with no compromise on precision. Offers real-time processing, SLAM navigation, and tripod mode for anchored accuracy.
- FARO Focus Premium: A high-performance terrestrial laser scanner offering ultra-high resolution and extended range. Perfect for precise as-built capture, structural validation, and pre-demolition documentation.
- FARO Freestyle 2: Handheld 3D scanner used for fast, flexible interior mapping, equipment documentation, and confined space scanning. Lightweight and robust for use across live project environments.
- FARO SCENE Software: Our primary processing environment for scan registration, noise filtering, and export into CAD, Revit, or Navisworks formats. Enables point cloud validation and full client traceability.
- BIM Integration & 3D Model Outputs: All scan data is prepared for delivery in IFC, RCS, and LGS formats — enabling downstream use in design coordination, facilities management, and digital twin lifecycle planning.
Why We Use FARO
FARO is the benchmark for laser scanning precision and reliability. We choose FARO because their hardware and software ecosystem is optimised for fast deployment, high-fidelity data, and seamless handover to project stakeholders. Whether producing 3D building records, verifying structural tolerances, or enabling immersive digital twins — FARO gives us and our clients the edge in every scan.
Other Tools in Use
We also use NavVis, Leica BLK, and Trimble SX10 systems for niche applications — particularly where mobile mapping or GNSS integration is critical. However, FARO remains our core platform for architectural, structural, and plant environment digitisation due to its balance of portability, precision, and processing power.
Bringing Built Environments to Life with FARO Laser Scanning UK
At NDTScan, we use FARO laser scanning UK systems to transform the physical into the digital with precision and speed. From legacy building surveys to modern factory modelling, FARO’s hardware and software give us the power to digitise the built environment in extraordinary detail — helping clients plan with confidence, verify with clarity, and operate with total spatial awareness.
We capture everything — floors, walls, pipework, façades, mezzanines, canopies, structural connections, and voids — turning real-world complexity into usable, shareable, and fully coordinated data. Our FARO-powered scans support renovation, extension, safety upgrades, compliance audits, and everything in between. Whether the job is inside a confined plant room or across an open industrial estate, we deploy the right combination of FARO scanning modes to deliver complete, high-resolution results first time.
Real-World Data for Real-World Decisions
FARO systems offer millimetre-grade accuracy — and we match this with an end-to-end workflow designed around engineering reality. Every scan begins with a site strategy: access review, scan path planning, and control point setup to ensure geospatial consistency. Whether we’re capturing a standalone structure or integrating into an existing BIM model, NDTScan’s experienced technicians know how to maximise data quality without disrupting live operations.
With FARO Orbis and Focus Premium systems, we generate dense point clouds that clearly depict surface features, dimensions, and geometric conditions. These outputs are essential in supporting clash detection, structural deviation reports, surface deformation tracking, and clearance validations. In built-up or occupied environments, our Freestyle 2 handheld scanner provides the flexibility to reach under, around, and between services and obstructions — capturing every critical angle for a complete model.
Our FARO workflows allow us to deliver the data you need for:
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As-built documentation
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Pre-construction validation
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Refurbishment planning
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Construction progress records
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Maintenance schematics
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Digital twin integration
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Risk reduction and compliance
Scanning with Orbis: Speed and Accuracy in One System
The FARO Orbis has redefined what’s possible in hybrid scanning. Combining mobile and stationary laser scanning in a single platform, it allows our teams to map both large open spaces and tight, complex interiors in a single pass — without compromising on registration accuracy or geometric integrity.
The Orbis system uses SLAM (Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping) to continuously record scanner location and orientation as it moves, stitching multiple scans into a coherent model on the fly. With integrated tripod mode, we can pause for high-resolution anchor scans at critical points — blending the speed of mobile mapping with the rigour of static survey-grade capture.
This hybrid approach makes the Orbis our first choice for scanning:
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Warehouses and logistics centres
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Industrial plants and M&E rooms
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Healthcare and education campuses
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Airport infrastructure and transport hubs
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Bridges, culverts, and undercroft inspections
By using one tool for both movement and precision scanning, we reduce total scan time, eliminate registration drift, and minimise revisit costs — providing better data at lower overall project overhead.
Seamless Integration Into Design and Asset Management
Every scan captured by NDTScan is processed and registered in FARO SCENE, our dedicated software suite for point cloud preparation. Here, we validate data quality, filter out noise, stitch overlapping scans, and align outputs to control points or existing coordinate systems. From this base, we generate deliverables in the formats our clients use — including:
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RCS / RCP for AutoCAD and Revit
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IFC for BIM platforms
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E57 for open data exchange
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LGS for WebShare or desktop viewer integration
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OBJ for 3D rendering or mesh generation
We can also provide outputs in georeferenced formats aligned with Ordnance Survey or site-specific datums. For larger assets or multi-building sites, we deliver full scan-to-model workflows including BIM authoring, digital twin setup, and 4D sequencing — helping clients visualise asset changes over time and plan proactively.
Supporting Complex Projects Across the UK and Europe
NDTScan delivers laser scanning UK services to clients across a wide range of sectors:
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Construction and Engineering: Structural validation, pre-pour checking, steelwork verification
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Facilities Management: Spatial audits, asset tagging, layout validation
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Heritage and Conservation: Non-contact measurement, deformation tracking, façade digitisation
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Energy and Utilities: Substation documentation, pipe routing, confined space mapping
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Transport and Infrastructure: Tunnel lining inspection, bridge geometry capture, access planning
Our surveys help reduce rework, avoid clashes, improve health and safety outcomes, and provide a defensible record of site conditions. From single-day site capture to phased multi-site projects, we scale our FARO scanning service to match your operational and commercial goals.
Built for Accuracy, Backed by Expertise
FARO’s technology is only as powerful as the professionals using it. Our scanning teams are not just operators — they are trained surveyors and digital modelling specialists who understand both the tools and the environments we work in. Every scan project is fully quality assured, from field calibration to final delivery.
We also work closely with architects, engineers, BIM managers, and contractors to ensure that our scan data integrates seamlessly into your workflows. Whether you’re planning an extension, evaluating structural movement, or developing a facility-wide digital twin, we support your team from concept to completion.
Why We Choose FARO Over Other Platforms
While we occasionally deploy systems from Leica, Trimble, or NavVis for specific environments or GNSS-linked mobile mapping, FARO remains our core platform for architectural, plant, and infrastructure capture. Its balance of portability, precision, and processing speed makes it uniquely suited to high-detail interior and multi-level environments where other systems may struggle.
With continuous software updates, robust hardware design, and integration with both static and dynamic capture modes, NDTScan wields the flexibility and control needed to deliver market-leading results — without compromise.