See Digital Manufacturing Data in Real-Time
Formalloy showcases a tool for collecting and visualizing data from real builds using powder-based directed energy deposition (DED), a metal 3D printing process.
Metal 3D printer supplier Formalloy has seen its powder-based directed energy deposition (DED) technology applied to produce parts for aerospace, oil and gas, defense and beyond. Traceability becomes the utmost priority when dealing with highly regulated industries, and as a digital manufacturing process, additive manufacturing offers a potential opportunity: the ability to record data about each build in real-time, which can be used for quality control, part validation and process improvement.
At IMTS, Formalloy is showcasing its DEDSmart capability, which displays and captures build data. Prints can be monitored in real time, and the resulting build data can be exported as a CSV file for analysis or visualized with built-in tools, such as DEDSmart Vizualize.
“Having access to the full set of build data, and the ability to control the inputs is really groundbreaking for metal AM, as many companies have closed off the controller and/or data,” says company founder and CEO Melanie Lang. “Our view is that we must have open access to data in order to build trust into the parts and be able to use the data for part certification.”
Visit Booth 433018 in the West Building to see DEDSmart displaying real-time data on metal 3D prints happening at the company’s San Diego headquarters.
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