Qualification/Certification
7 Takeaways on 3D Printing As a Pathway to Polymer’s Future
The Cleveland section of SPE hosted “Additive Manufacturing: Printing the Path for the Future” on October 17, 2024. Speakers signaled where AM is and where it is headed with session topics ranging from pellet-based 3D printing to qualification and commercialization of additively manufactured products.
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AM Materials Consortium Selects Partners for LPBF Fabrication and Testing
The consortium is developing open LPBF parameter sets to streamline machine, material and process qualification, with the goal of expediting customers’ process development leading to serial production.
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Additive Manufacturing at NASA (Part 2): AM Radio #52
In this follow-up podcast episode on additive manufacturing at NASA, Dr. Tim Simpson joins us to discuss how the organization thinks about AM overall, and its role in advancing additive alongside and in service of commercial industry.
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3D Systems Receives FDA Clearance for World’s First 3D Printed PEEK Cranial Implants
The FDA clearance now enables widespread adoption of 3D Systems’ self-contained, cleanroom environment-based printing system, the EXT 220 MED, with medical-grade PEEK materials to deliver patient-specific cranial reconstruction solutions.
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Velo3D Sapphire Printers Become First Metal 3D Printers to Achieve DOD Green-Level STIG Compliance
The certification allows Sapphire printers to be connected to the DOD’s Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) and gives customers confidence that their metal 3D printers are hardened against potential cyberattacks and other vulnerabilities.
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Making Sense of Qualification, Certification and Standards in Additive Manufacturing: AM Radio #48
AM needs standards and processes for qualification and certification just like any other process. In this conversation with Dr. Tim Simpson, AM editors dive into the distinctions between these terms, and explore how they are influencing additive adoption and advancement.
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Stratasys Partners With NOCTI for First-Ever FDM Process Certification
The recognition from NOCTI marks a significant step toward strengthening education and building competent workforces in the field of additive manufacturing.
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Additive Manufacturing for Defense: Targeting Qualification
Targeting qualification in additive manufacturing for the defense industry means ensuring repeatability as well as reliability as there is much at stake, including human lives. Certain requirements therefore must be met by weapons systems used by the defense industry.
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Jeol’s Electron Beam 3D Printer Meets Aerospace Qualification Standard
The company says that meeting the AMS7032 operational qualification standard ensures manufacturers that Jeol’s JAM-5200EBM is capable of producing aerospace-grade material with stable performance and meets all material specification requirements.
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Inspection Method to Increase Confidence in Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Researchers developed a machine learning framework for identifying flaws in 3D printed products using sensor data gathered simultaneously with production, saving time and money while maintaining comparable accuracy to traditional post-inspection. The approach, developed in partnership with aerospace and defense company RTX, utilizes a machine learning algorithm trained on CT scans to identify flaws in printed products.
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