Inspection & Measurement
Medical Molder Relies on 3D Printing to Speed Development of Inspection Fixtures
Medical molder Medbio uses FFF and SLA 3D printers in designing (and sometimes producing) its inspection fixtures.
Peggy Malnati
MMT, Contributing Writer, MoldMaking Technology
Zeiss Hosts Digital Event for Metrology and Software April 15-19
The event is designed to offer a unique opportunity to gain new, interesting insights and exchange ideas with industry experts from all over the world.
Read MorePhase3D’s True Layer Thickness Measurement Certifies Uniform Distribution for Every Layer of the Build
The True Layer Thickness tool kit provides objective measurement data to inspect every build in real time.
Read MoreRenishaw and Plastometrex Collaborate to Increase Precision, Efficiency of AM Mechanical Property Analysis
Plastometrex’s PLX-Benchtop facilitates rapid, direct testing on different sections of additively manufactured parts, delivering comprehensive stress-strain curves in minutes to provide a more precise evaluation of a part’s mechanical properties.
Read MoreMaking Sense of Data from Directed Energy Deposition (DED)
“It should be easier to qualify an additive part than a casting,” says Formalloy CEO Melanie Lang. The company’s tools for capturing and analyzing data are bringing this vision closer to reality.
Read MoreInspection 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.
Read MoreDimensionics Density Offers Automated Density Determination for AM-Produced Parts
Formnext 2023: Dimensionics Density’s automatic density determination technology provides automated, accurate and repeatable density determinations for additive manufacturing production.
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Video: Scanning for Fast Model Capture and Validation of AM Parts
3D printing offers a fast way to obtain a part. Can developing the printable file and validating the printed part be done rapidly as well? See fast measurement technology for complex 3D forms I found at IMTS.
Peter Zelinski
Editor-in-Chief, Additive Manufacturing
Nikon Acquires Avonix Imaging
Nikon aims to strengthen its X-ray digital inspection solutions by combining its rotating target X-ray sources and proven software with Axonix Imaging’s expertise in the design of configurable systems, controls and product handling.
Read MoreAn X-Ray View of Lattices and String Lasting: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
One recent cool part concealed most of its complexity. Take a look inside in this bonus episode.
Read MoreZeiss, ORNL Developing X-Ray CT-Based Characterization for AM Parts
The new methodology is designed to rapidly qualify new alloys, powder materials and processes for printed parts and enable rapid certification and qualification of AM components.
Read MoreCasting Goes Digital with Sand 3D Printing, Nondestructive Testing
Tooling & Equipment International (TEI) used to make tooling for castings. Now, it casts prototype parts in a digital workflow using 3D printed sand molds in combination with simulation software, CT scanning and X-ray technology.
Read MoreThermo Fisher Scientific Desktop SEM Improves Quality Control and Material Cleanliness
Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Thermo Scientific Phenom ParticleX, a desktop scanning electron microscope (SEM) solution.
Read MoreEvonik Develops Implant-Quality PEEK Filament for 3D Printing
Based on its Vestakeep i4 G, Evonik's 3D printing material offers biocompatibility, biostability and X-ray transparency.
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Profilometry-Based Indentation Plastometry (PIP) as an Alternative to Standard Tensile Testing
UK-based Plastometrex offers a benchtop testing device utilizing PIP to quickly and easily analyze the yield strength, tensile strength and uniform elongation of samples and even printed parts. The solution is particularly useful for additive manufacturing.
Stephanie Hendrixson
Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing
Thermo Scientific Explorer 4 Characterizes Metal Powders
The Explorer 4 system uses scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to measure and characterize metal powders for 3D printing.
Read MoreYxlon Cheetah Evo Plus Enables Inspection of 3D-Printed Parts
Rapid 2018: The system supports both X-ray and CT inspection of additively manufactured parts.
Read MoreVerifying Structural Integrity of Metal 3D-Printed Parts
X-ray computed tomography, or micro CT, offers insight into the inside of AM parts.
Read MoreValidating and Qualifying
X-ray technology can validate the internal geometry of additively-manufactured parts in 3D without destroying the part.
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Q.ANT’s Compact Quantum Sensor Analyzes Particles for Improved Quality Control in Additive Manufacturing
The particle sensor measures the size, speed and trajectory of particles in liquids and gases.
Angela Osborne
Managing Editor, Gardner Business Media
