It is now well documented that eddy currents can significantly contribute to the QC and NDT of additively manufactured parts, either during the process or in post processing. To fully deploy its potential, the technique has to demonstrate its value for low density structures such as lattices, which are now commonly manufactured with PBF-LB.
AMiquam releases a new Data Fusion solution for metal AM, merging AMiquam electromagnetic imaging and off-axis optical imaging (present in every machine). Combining ground truth and coverage, a new dimension for quality management of the metal AM process. Ready to create machine learning data sets for AI with your data, improving compliance and simplifying qualification. Many thanks to our partner Eric Baustert from Volum-e for letting us share the data.
Data collected with the AMiquam W1 device by our partners IDEKO and Mizar, with the support of the Pulsate project. An image is worth a thousand words.
Our partner inspire/ETHZ just completed a validation for the application of the AMiquam in-situ inspection tool to measure wall thicknesses during AM LPBF process. Outstanding results: a resolution of 10um or better for the wall thickness measurement can be achieved layer-by-layer, during the process. Great news for service providers who struggle to optimise their parameters…
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In a joint paper published in August 2021 in Metals with our partners from ETHZ-inspire, we show that Eddy Currents are sensitive to minute variations (0.1%) of the porosity of LPBF samples. This confirms that our products can be used to monitor the LPBF process with a focus on the quality of the manufactured material.…
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Metal lattices, for instance produced by additive manufacturing, are already impacting the metal industry – and will do so more and more – just think of weight reduction and the possibility to tailor the mechanical properties. However, these structures are extremely difficult to inspect with standard techniques. We are proud to share this in-situ inspection…
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