The IQ is the first step in the qualification of a manufacturing process. For a metal LPBF process, this means that the machine must undergo several tests before being used in production. They aim at demonstrating that the machine matches the expected performance which is specified jointly by the machine OEM and the customer.
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.
Installation, Operation, and Performance Qualification are core components of the quality system of any company producing parts by means of Laser Powder Bed Fusion. A new technical specification has been issued by ISO and ASTM with recommendations on how to implement them. An inspirational statement provided in this document and motivating the qualifications efforts is…
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We just finalized the AMiquam integration kit for SLM Solutions 125 and 280 machines, to be delivered to our customer at the occasion of Formnext 2022. The smart design enables a precise positioning of the probes while making sure that the system has no detrimental impact on the machine performance. SLM 280 module The SLM…
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GFMS just announced that AMiquam in-situ quality control technology will be presented in a DMP Flex 350 machine at Formnext 22 to start tomorrow. More details in the press release published today. We are proud to celebrate this big step towards AM machines that will fabricate and certify parts at once, saving huge postprocessing costs…
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A Renishaw machine has been instrumented in collaboration with IDEKO. Opportunity for this organisation to validate the system in the frame of demanding fabrications in stainless steel. Various defects have been designed. All of them have been detected by the system.
Gathering in Vigo at the AIMEN center for Laser Applications to present the results of the Pulsate projects. Great times sharing about the projects with our European colleagues involved in laser applications for manufacturing. Many thanks to the Pulsate team !
A paper by the AMiquam – ETHZ – inspire consortium has been published today in ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING about in-situ monitoring of powder bed fusion of metals using eddy current testing. This paper provides new insights into the layer by layer variations of key process and part quality variables that are now accessible in-situ using electromagnetic…
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We will be at FORMNEXT in two weeks presenting our latest technologies in partnerhisp with our partner. You will have the chance to see the monitoring module integrated into a high end LPBF machine. Contact us for more information.
AMiquam is just starting a new project aimed at integrating compliant control tools in Direct Energy Deposition for industrial application in the heavy metal industry. The project is supported by INTEGRADDE, the EU consortium aimed at developing novel end-to-end solutions using Directed Energy Deposition (DED) processes for the manufacturing of certified large metal components in…
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