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Prepared for Nina K. | Delivered December 11, 2019

FARO Technologies Competitor Landscape

Goals

To provide a competitive landscape for the following FARO competitors: Trimble, Exact Metrology, Keyence, and Leica Geosystems. This competitive landscape should include what these companies say about themselves and what their customers say about them.

Early Findings

Trimble

  • According to the company "Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds."
  • The company provides solutions for the following major industries: Agriculture, Building Construction, Civil Engineering and Construction, Geospatial, Transportation, Government, Forestry, Rail, Field Service Management, Telecommunications, Electric and Water Utilities.
  • Top Trimble competitors include Garmin, Hexagon, Autodesk, and FARO Technologies.
  • The company makes GPS receivers, laser rangefinders, unmanned aerial vehicles, inertial navigation systems and a variety of software processing tools.

Exact Metrology

  • Exact Metrology is a full service exact laser measurement company.
  • Their products include CT Scanners and the company also provides CT contract services on-site or in-house. Additionally, Exact Metrology provides contact and non-contact measurement, on-site inspection, and reverse engineering technologies.

Keyence

  • According to the company, Keyence is "an innovative leader in the development and manufacturing of industrial automation and inspection equipment worldwide."
  • Their products consist of code readers, laser markers, machine vision systems, measuring systems, microscopes, sensors, and static eliminators.
  • Keyence takes pride in its innovative products and has been ranked in the Forbes list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies from 2011 to 2018.

Leica Geosystems

  • The company describes itself as "the world-leading scene capture solutions provider for public safety applications."
  • Leica Geosystems works across the following industries: reality capture, surveying & engineering, building, public safety, heavy construction, transportation, power & plant, monitoring, utilities, mining, agriculture, natural resources, science & education, and sports & entertainment.
  • Leica Geosystems products have a 3 out of 5-star rating on Trustpilot based on three customer reviews and a five-star rating on Monotaro based on one customer review.