Scan Magazine | Special Theme | Enterprise Denmark
Jeppe Laursen (left) and Kasper Krogh (right) were the first in Denmark to found a company offering 3D technology as a service.
A world in 3D With high-precision 3D scans and measurements, Zebicon has helped numerous Danish companies reduce production risks and costs. As the first company in Denmark to offer 3D technology as a service, Zebicon has experience with a wide range of production parts, from the tiny plastic segments for hearing aids to the gigantic blades of wind turbines. By Signe Hansen | Photos: Zebicon
Founded by Jeppe Laursen and Kasper Krogh more than a decade ago, Zebicon has become a leading specialist in 3D scanning and industrial measurement technologies in Denmark. Thanks to its state-of-the-art equipment and extensive know-how, the company has achieved a growth rate of more than 40 per cent and doubled its employee numbers to a total of 16 in the last two years. “We had the privilege of being the first company to make this technology available to the entire Danish industry. Before then it was only available to companies that had the resources to purchase the hardware,” CEO Jeppe Laursen explains and adds: “Of course when a business is successful, competitors will follow, but as with all other technologies know-how 54 | Issue 88 | May 2016
is fundamental, and the key element in our competiveness on the market today is that we have built up extensive expertise.” Both Laursen and Krogh came from a background in LEGO, where the two technical engineers had worked with 3D scanning and reverse engineering for several years. When they set up their own company 13 years ago, they stayed in the region, and Zebicon is today based in Billund. Apart from providing a complete 3D technology service, Zebicon is also the distributor of optical measuring systems from the German company GOM. “It’s a nice combination because it means that when a customer is sufficiently acquainted with the technology to find it trustwor-
thy, we have the privilege of helping them with the next step, organising their internal process and sharing our experience with them,” explains Laursen. While Zebicon has gained a global perspective through its many international clients, the company also maintains a strong commitment to its local community and takes in young trainees as well as people with reduced work capabilities. As a result, the company was awarded the local community prize as Company of the Year by Billund municipality in 2015.
For more information, please visit: www.zebicon.com