Partnership to focus on improving quality of laser powder bed fusion parts.
Additive Industries and Additive Assurance have partnered up to cooperate on providing in situ process monitoring with Additive Industries’ MetalFab portfolio of laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) machines. This collaboration will leverage the complementary strengths of both companies to improve the process monitoring of additively manufactured parts in high performance applications.
Additive Industries has been manufacturing metal L-PBF machines for over a decade. The company’s product portfolio was recently updated with the MetalFab 300 Flex. According to Additive Industries, it’s the only metal printer on the market with an on-demand platform size, providing flexibility for manufacturers and making metal additive manufacturing more accessible.
Additive Assurance’s AMiRIS offers the ability to inspect the quality of 3D printed parts during production. This can accelerate the quality validation process and ultimately lead to higher yield and production consistency of L-PBF manufactured parts. AMiRIS is a logical extension to the MetalFab series, designed to address quality assurance with in situ monitoring by enabling manufacturers to detect and address quality problems during production. By providing real-time insights into the build process, AMiRIS can strengthen certification and quality assurance efforts, ultimately leading to shorter production cycles and higher confidence in the final product’s quality.
“Our partnership with Additive Assurance aligns perfectly with our commitment to advancing the capabilities of metal additive manufacturing,” said Mark Massey, CEO of Additive Industries. By integrating AMiRIS with our MetalFab portfolio, including our new MetalFab 300 Flex, we’re enhancing real-time quality assurance, offering our customers greater flexibility, and setting new standards in production consistency and reliability.”
“We are delighted to be working with Additive Industries to add value to their customers’ experience and to push the boundaries of what is possible with L-PBF AM,” added Marten Jurg, CEO of Additive Assurance.
Additive Industries and Additive Assurance expect this partnership to result in a broader deployment of in situ monitoring for users of the MetalFab portfolio and ultimately a broader adoption of L-PBF.
