FARO's New Fusion FaroArm Blends Higher Accuracy, Lower Cost

FARO's New Fusion FaroArm Blends Higher Accuracy, Lower Cost

October 19, 2007

    SINGAPORE, Oct. 19 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- FARO
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), the world market leader
in portable computer-aided measurement arms and laser
tracker sales, announced the release of the Fusion FaroArm.
The new device blends styling cues of the Company's Quantum
FaroArm, but with a dramatically lower price and up to
15-percent higher accuracy than the Titanium Series it
replaces.

    "Using technological advances we achieved when
developing the Quantum, we were able to create a new
entry-level model with .0014-inch (0.036 mm) accuracy and
offer it at a competitive market price," FARO
President and CEO Jay Freeland said. "High precision
at this price point is unheard of, and fulfills a sizable
market demand."

    Designed for manufacturers who want in-process
measurement, reverse-engineering capabilities and the
ergonomics of the flagship Platinum FaroArm, the Fusion's
accuracy and lightweight construction mean that shop floor
personnel now have an even more affordable, portable
solution for their measurement needs.

    To operate, users simply guide the Arm's touch-probe
along the surface of the object to be measured. The
Fusion's laptop computer simultaneously illustrates the 3-D
measurements on-screen and records all of the data. It
creates a 3-D "blueprint" of a part or machine
components, making it an all-in-one portable tool for
performing inspections, tool certification, CAD-to-Part
analysis, or reverse engineering.

    "For manufacturers that want to make their
products and processes the best in the world, there isn't
another portable coordinate measurement machine [CMM] on
the market that combines the accuracy, durability,
technology and cost-effectiveness of the Fusion,"
Freeland said.

    The new Fusion FaroArm will be available for shipment
in November 2007.

    About FARO

    With more than 13,500 installations and 6,500 customers
globally, FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and
markets portable, computerized measurement devices and
software used to create digital models - or to perform
evaluations against an existing model - for anything
requiring highly detailed 3-D measurements, including part
and assembly inspection, factory planning and asset
documentation, as well as specialized applications ranging
from surveying, recreating accident sites and crime scenes
to digitally preserving historical sites.

    FARO's technology increases productivity by
dramatically reducing the amount of on-site measuring time,
and the various industry-specific software packages enable
users to process and present their results quickly and more
effectively.

    Principal products include the world's best-selling
portable measurement arm - the FaroArm; the world's
best-selling laser tracker - the FARO Laser Tracker; the
FARO Laser ScanArm; FARO Laser Scanner LS; the FARO Gage,
Gage-PLUS and PowerGAGE; and the CAM2 family of advanced
CAD-based measurement and reporting software. FARO
Technologies is ISO-9001 certified and ISO-17025 laboratory
registered. Learn more at http://www.faro.com


    For more information, please contact:

     Darin Sahler, Global PR Manager,
     FARO Technologies, Inc.
     Tel:   [phone]
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