APPLE TREE begins sales of 3DMakerpro Raven LiDAR scanner for walkable wide-area 3D capture

APPLE TREE, a Japanese distributor of additive manufacturing and 3D scanning equipment, announced on May 28, 2026, that it has begun sales of the 3DMakerpro Raven, a portable LiDAR-based 3D scanner. The Raven features a scanning radius of up to 50 meters, a 1/2-inch 12MP Sony camera for color point cloud capture, and a weight of approximately 1.1 kg. It uses SLAM technology to enable continuous spatial data acquisition while the user walks, and is offered in three variants: Standard (single camera), Max (dual camera), and Max RTK (with RTK module). The device is aimed at construction progress monitoring, real estate digitalization, facility management, and media production.

This launch extends APPLE TREE's role as a channel partner bridging advanced capture hardware into Japan's industrial and creative sectors. The Raven sits below the company's existing Eagle scanner in weight and camera resolution but above it in portability and field mobility, creating a tiered offering for different site conditions. While not an additive manufacturing machine, the Raven addresses a critical upstream bottleneck in the AM and digital-twin workflow: converting physical spaces into high-fidelity digital models. As demand grows for BIM, digital twins, and XR content, the ability to rapidly capture large-area color point clouds becomes a prerequisite for downstream 3D printing, simulation, and inspection. The scanner competes with handheld SLAM-based units from Leica Geosystems, FARO, and NavVis, but at a lower weight and with a Japanese distribution channel that understands local construction and manufacturing workflows.

For APPLE TREE, the Raven is a logical adjacency to its core 3D printer and scanner portfolio, reinforcing its position as a one-stop supplier for digital manufacturing inputs. The practical value for buyers is clear: a sub-1.2 kg walkable scanner that outputs color point clouds without requiring tripods or targets. The key execution risk is not the hardware but the software pipeline — how easily the captured data integrates with existing CAD, BIM, and inspection platforms used by Japanese AEC and industrial firms. If APPLE TREE can pair the Raven with streamlined post-processing and export workflows, it will fill a genuine gap between expensive terrestrial scanners and low-accuracy mobile phone solutions.