What NVision does

NVision, Inc. is a privately held B2B professional services company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Southlake, Texas, specializing in high-accuracy non-contact 3D optical scanning, reverse engineering, CAD modeling, and metallurgical testing. The company serves enterprise customers across aerospace, defense, power generation, oil and gas, automotive, medical, industrial manufacturing, and consumer products, with a marquee client roster that includes Boeing, Toyota, GE, Siemens, NASA, Lockheed, Raytheon, the U.S. military, Southwest Airlines, Johnson & Johnson, and Stryker. Its core technology stack spans multiple scanning modalities — handheld laser triangulation, structured-light white-light scanning, industrial computed tomography (CT), coordinate measuring machines (CMM), and time-of-flight long-range scanning — combined with proprietary and patented tooling to capture point-cloud data that is converted into production-ready CAD deliverables in formats including SolidWorks, IGES, STEP, Parasolid, CATIA, Pro/Engineer, Inventor, and NX.

The company operates a project-based, consultative sales motion in which engagements are scoped to part complexity, accuracy requirements, and deliverables before custom quoting. Scanning is delivered either on-site at customer facilities or in-house at the Southlake headquarters. NVision also resells scanning hardware (Handheld Scanners and Industrial CT Scanners) alongside its services, providing a secondary hardware revenue stream. Reported project outcomes include 10-business-day turnaround on complex aerospace reverse engineering, 60% faster turbine blade reverse engineering, $250,000+ savings on power plant conversion projects, and 48-hour turnaround on aircraft damage repair for commercial airlines. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales supported by trade-publication thought leadership, case-study content, and a contact-form-driven bottom-of-funnel motion; there is no self-serve, e-commerce, or consumer channel.

Leadership consists of President Steven Kersen and Engineering Manager Colin Ellis, with the company noted as having been co-owned at founding. NVision is independently held with no disclosed venture capital, private equity, or parent-company ownership, and has no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or revenue figures in the available data. Geographic scope is currently North America only, with services and equipment delivered to U.S. customers.

Name

NVision

Legal name

NVision, Inc.

Website

https://nvision3d.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NVision is a privately held B2B professional services firm founded in 1990 that provides high-accuracy 3D scanning, reverse engineering, CAD modeling, and metallurgical testing to enterprise customers in aerospace, defense, power generation, automotive, and medical industries across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Scanning & Reverse Engineering Services

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827)

akta.pro primary industry

NDT/NDE Inspection Equipment (Ultrasonic, eddy current, radiography, thermography) (IMAGAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inspection, QA & Certification for Finished Parts (NDT, CT, Surface Roughness, Documentation) (IMAAAGAM), CT/X-ray & Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) for AM Parts (IMAAAHAG)

Keywords

• 3D laser scanning
• Reverse engineering services
• Metrology inspection
• Industrial CT scanning
• CAD modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Southlake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Contract Scanning Services: B2B professional services providing 3D scanning, reverse engineering, CAD modeling, and materials analysis on a project basis. Customers send parts for scanning or NVision travels to customer facilities. Pricing is quote-based, tailored to project complexity and scope.
2. Scanning Systems Sales: Sale of 3D scanning equipment and systems to companies that prefer in-house scanning capabilities. NVision provides both contract scanning services and systems sales.
3. Metallurgical Testing Services: Materials analysis and metallurgical testing services as part of comprehensive reverse engineering. Includes chemical analysis, hardness testing, metallographic examination, and identification of structural conditions.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NVision provides contract 3D non-contact optical scanning, reverse engineering, 3D CAD modeling, 3D inspection, and metallurgical testing services to industrial customers across North America. Projects combine handheld laser, industrial CT, white light, long-range, and CMM scanning to capture point-cloud data and convert it into production-ready CAD models, 2D drawings, and materials analyses. The company also sells Handheld Laser Scanners and Industrial CT Scanner hardware to organizations that want in-house scanning capability.

Product overview

NVision offers a portfolio of 3D scanning hardware products and engineering services for reverse engineering and inspection. The hardware lineup includes Handheld Scanners (portable laser devices capturing 60,000+ measurements/second) and Industrial CT Scanners (X-ray based systems for internal/external imaging). The service portfolio includes Custom 3D Scanning Solutions, Contract Services, Reverse Engineering, Comprehensive Reverse Engineering & Metallurgy Services (combining 3D scanning with materials analysis), Long Range Scanning (large structures), 3D Inspection Services, 3D Modeling Format Delivery (delivering in SolidWorks, IGES, STEP, CATIA, NX and other formats), 3D CAD Modeling, and Rapid Prototyping. The company operates as a one-stop solution provider, combining dimensional accuracy, CAD expertise, and metallurgical analysis to ensure complete component replication without original design documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Handheld Laser Scanners (hardware product)

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects completed in under two weeks (example: 10 business days for complex aerospace reverse engineering)
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Trimble's geospatial and industrial divisions offer 3D laser scanning, surveying, and dimensional metrology solutions. Overlaps with NVision's long-range scanning capabilities for power plants, factories, and civil infrastructure, though Trimble operates as a much broader software/hardware incumbent.
• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: Hexagon MI is a global metrology powerhouse offering CMM, laser scanning, CT, and inspection software across industrial customers. Overlaps with NVision on precision measurement for aerospace, automotive, and power generation, but operates at vastly larger scale and as a broad incumbent.
• 3D Systems (Geomagic / Quickparts): 3D Systems provides 3D scanning software (Geomagic), on-demand manufacturing services, and reverse-engineering offerings that overlap with NVision's CAD-from-scan and rapid prototyping services. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the scan-to-CAD and additive manufacturing workflow.
• FARO Technologies: FARO is an established global supplier of 3D measurement, imaging, and realization hardware and software (laser scanners, CT, CMM). While primarily a hardware vendor, FARO overlaps with NVision on scanning technology, inspection workflows, and target customers in aerospace and automotive.

Direct peers

• Direct Dimensions: Direct Dimensions is a 3D scanning and reverse-engineering service bureau with very similar offerings — laser scanning, CT, CAD modeling, and inspection — serving aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial clients. It is the closest U.S. peer to NVision in terms of services, target verticals, and project-based B2B model.
• Exact Metrology: Exact Metrology provides 3D scanning, CT scanning, and reverse-engineering services plus scanner sales (FARO, Creaform, Hexagon) across the U.S. Midwest. Directly comparable to NVision's combination of contract services and hardware distribution in industrial metrology.
• Creaform (AMETEK): Creaform, part of AMETEK, manufactures portable 3D scanners and offers scanning/reverse-engineering services globally. Directly comparable on the laser/structured-light scanning technology side and on service bureau workflows for industrial customers.
• Capture 3D: Capture 3D is a U.S. distributor of Creaform scanners and a provider of 3D scanning, reverse engineering, and quality inspection services. Direct peer in combining scanner sales with contract services for aerospace, automotive, and medical customers.

Emerging players

• Shining 3D: Shining 3D is a Chinese-headquartered 3D scanning and metrology vendor offering industrial CT, laser, and structured-light scanners at competitive price points. Emerging player pushing down hardware costs in the same scanning categories NVision uses and resells.
• Artec 3D: Artec 3D manufactures handheld structured-light and laser 3D scanners with broad applications in reverse engineering, inspection, and medical. Comparable on portable scanning technology; less overlap on services, but competes for the same customer wallet for in-house scanning investments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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