Japanese Students Visit Artec 3D Luxembourg Production Facility

Luxembourg-headquartered 3D scanning hardware and software specialist Artec 3D has reported that a group of Japanese students recently visited its facilities in the Grand Duchy.

Artec 3D hosted more than 30 students from Japan for a tour of its production facility in Luxembourg. During their visit, students from Chuo University and Kwansei Gakuin University took part in a hands-on Artec Leo 3D scanning demonstration by Artec's EVP of Technology, Evgeny Lykhin. Visitors were also given a behind-the-scenes look at the company's cleanroom facilities.

Opened two years ago by then Luxembourg Prime Minister (current Foreign Minister) Xavier Bettel, these ISO-certified cleanrooms lie at the heart of Artec's scanner manufacturing process.

The company said it expected this "exclusive sneak peek at the Benelux region's most advanced PCB production line" to deepen existing ties between Japan and Luxembourg in the coming years.

"We're already working extensively with diplomats and partners to get our groundbreaking products into the hands of innovators across Japan. Welcoming the country's top educators and students to our HQ only furthers this aim," explained Evgeny Lykhin. "During the tour, the students were very impressed with our technology - I was thrilled by their enthusiasm. With this drive and thirst for knowledge, there's no reason they can't play a key role in the future of 3D scanning."

Throughout the tour, the students reportedly showed "great interest" in the inner workings of Artec's latest 3D scanners, asking about how they are made, engineered and applied. After Mr Lykhin's short presentation and live demo, they were allowed to try using Artec Leo themselves.

Despite never having held a 3D scanner before, students were able to digitise objects around the warehouse using the wireless, AI-powered device in minutes.

Later on their Luxembourg tour, the students also visited the official residence of the Japanese Ambassador to Luxembourg, Matsubara Tadahiro. Artec 3D said it has forged a close relationship with the ambassador and his fellow diplomats to open sales channels at the company's Tokyo office and showcase Luxembourg's rich cultural heritage around the globe.

As part of their visit to the Japanese Ambassador's residence, students presented various new medical applications of Artec 3D scanning, in areas such as veterinary health checkups, human healthcare monitoring and plastic surgery.

Moving forward, Artec 3D said it aims to pursue such opportunities across the region, working alongside business, education and diplomatic partners to drive the adoption of advanced 3D technologies - in Japan, Luxembourg and beyond.