Industrial Product Development
Spotlight
Company: Identix Corporation
Industry: Digital Biometrics Scanners
HQ: California, USA
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Identix Corporation, established in August 1982, designs, develops, manufactures, and marketed user authentication solutions by capturing and/or comparing fingerprints for security applications and personal identification
Product/Project Highlights
TP3100 Live Scan
Client: Identix Corporation
- Biometric fingerprinting station
- Creates 500dpi to 1,000dpi finger print images
- Dual Camera system
- Currently used by the US State Department to process visa applicants
- Molded plastic enclosure and a sheet metal enclosure versions were designed and both versions were brought to production
Situation:
Identix Corporation desired that a new 'Booking Station' be developed for use around the US and globally. The new product needed to scan fingers creating a 500dpi to 1,000dpi images. A pleasing aesthetic look was also required for the product.
TP3100 Live Scan
Client: Identix Corporation
Process:
Solid participated from the beginning through production following our Phase Gate Process for product design and development. Involvement included all mechanical engineering and project management. Solid started by working with an optical engineer to create a folded optical path and then designed the optics 'deck' for ease of assembly and calibration. This sub-assembly sits inside the plastic exterior and provides the heart of this system. Then Solid designed the three piece plastic exterior in 3D CAD software after detailed sketches were approved by our Client. Solid then created full engineering documentation for all machined, fabricated and moulder components and solicited quotations for identified potential suppliers. Solid then coordinated supplier selection, tool build and all 1st Article approvals.
Solution:
The product was designed and given the name TP3100 and has been very successful in the market. Many of the US Embassies around the world use a TP3100 to gather finger prints for Visa applications to visit the USA. The optics 'Deck' itself has also been integrated into two other product platforms. The TP3100 design was also created in a sheet metal version.
