This article originally appeared on 3dPrint.com's website. Sigma Labs, Inc. makes PrintRite3D, an in-process quality assurance (QA) monitoring suite of software used with metal powder bed fusion (PBF). The solution allows users to track and find errors, monitor processes, investigate…
I just spent almost a week at Formnext, in Frankfurt, Germany, along with eight of my Sigma Labs’ colleagues. Formnext bills itself as international meeting point for the next generation of intelligent industrial production. The organizers are not kidding since in…
In this video, recorded for the ASME AM Summit July 2021, Alex Benham shows how the addition of an In-Situ monitoring system can propel the overall quality and economics of your additive manufacturing production operation to greater heights. The content…
A few days ago, I had the opportunity to review a paper on in-situ monitoring for LPBF manufacturing. The paper – expected publication in September 2021 – was authored by eleven contributors from Dublin City University, University College Dublin, and…
I am writing this from the Additive Manufacturing User Group (AMUG) conference in Orlando. It’s great to see so many of our customers, partners, and industry contacts in person. The conversations at our booth and on the show floor are…
A recent International Trade Association report on the leading European additive manufacturing (AM) marketplace, stated that “Until two years ago, German firms mainly used AM for prototyping and proof-of-concept applications. In 2019, AM use was expanded…the pandemic made more German firms realize…
As I stated in the original version of this article, at 3D Metal Printing Magazine, each of us has a conception of what the term “machine learning” means. Basically, machine learning is based on the idea that systems can learn…
The additive manufacturing (AM) industry has become a key partner in supporting multiple other advanced industries by utilizing innovative technology to provide materials for high-end, mission-critical applications. From medical implant devices to aerospace applications, from jet engines, rockets and automotive…
One of the things people first associate with increasing productivity in Laser Powder Bed Fusion is increasing the number of lasers working at any one time. The full-field lasers on Additive Industries' MetalFAB1 have many advantages as all lasers effectively…
In his July article, Why a Focus on Quality is Needed to Grow the Additive Manufacturing Industry, my colleague Ron Fisher talked about how quality control is one of the inhibitors slowing the potential growth of the 3D metal printing…