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Additive Manufacturing

Phase3D Secures $2.9 Million To Scale In-Situ Inspection For Metal AM

Phase3D has announced the successful completion of an oversubscribed $2.9 million funding round that will accelerate the commercial expansion of its in-situ inspection technology for metal additive manufacturing. The investment will support increased manufacturing capacity, software development and wider deployment of the company’s Fringe Inspection platform as demand for production-scale quality assurance continues to grow.

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Beyond 100% Inspection: Metal Additive Manufacturing Risk-Based Quality

Metal additive manufacturing has a quality problem, but not the one people think. The industry doesn’t lack inspection methods. It lacks a credible, scalable inspection strategy. Too many teams are still trying to ‘buy certainty’ the same way they did in traditional manufacturing, inspect more, test more, document more. In metal AM, that instinct is understandable, and often self-defeating.

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Error Correction Boosts 3D Printing Accuracy of Large Composite Parts

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have created a new tool that can catch and correct potential mistakes in real time while 3D printing large plastic parts. The automated system could help manufacturers produce large, custom parts with fewer defects, potentially reducing waste, lowering costs, and strengthening domestic competitiveness in additive manufacturing, which includes 3D printing.

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