Grema 3D: With precise 3D scanning, Scanology is fully relevant to the archaeological project for the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum

2026-01-283 min.

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With the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) – the largest archeological museum in the world and a key moment in the cultural history of Egypt – Scanology, developer of 3D technologies, has made its contribution to the Chinese-Egyptian architectural project in Saqqara (near Cairo). In it, innovative 3D scanning solutions help to understand the ancient civilization, and BalkanEngineer.com has learned more about the topic through GreMa 3D, a company specializing in 3D equipment and importer of products by Scanology.

The president of China, Xi Jinping, has sent a congratulatory letter to the president of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi regarding the opening of the museum, highlighting that GEM will be an important factor in the cultural history of Egypt and that it will play a pivotal role in the preservation of ancient Egyptian civilization. He also drew attention to the long friendship between the two countries and encouraged tighter cultural cooperation. This spirit of cooperation is reflected in the Chinese-Egyptian project in Saqqara - a large-scale international initiative implemented by the Shanghai University of International Studies and the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt.

Saqqara is one of the most significant archaeological sites south of Cairo. Scanology helps scientists with its 3DeVOK MT scanner, which allows for documenting artifacts with remarkable precision. The model works with 34 blue laser lines and 22 infrared laser lines, combined with large-format infrared speckle projection, which provides high-quality capture of geometry, textures and colors without physical contact with the object. This is especially important when working with delicate relics such as painted sarcophagi, granite statues, and stone reliefs.

“The scanner achieves accuracy of up to 0.04 mm and resolution of up to 0.05 mm, while demonstrating exceptional adaptability to a variety of materials – including dark, black and highly reflective surfaces that are traditionally challenging for optical scanning,” explained Grema 3D.