Our Quality Control Process
Additive Industries operate within a ‘Process Readiness Level (PRL)’ framework to control the development, and release of new metal materials for our systems. This PRL approach allows us to systematically develop process parameters for new and existing materials based on clear customer and industry requirements and release them to our customers with confidence in their performance, as well as a clear understanding of their level of maturity.
The open architecture of the MetalFAB system means that customers can still however develop their own process parameters or modify the baseline parameters provided by Additive Industries for their specific applications.
PRL Levels Definition:
Additive Industries Materials: Process Fundamentals
There are many factors which contribute towards the definition of a robust process parameter set and the methodology followed through our PRL process ensures that these factors are fully understood, explored and controlled leading to the production of consistently high-quality parts on our systems.
Because both material characteristics and part geometry are created simultaneously, understanding and controlling these variables is fundamental to success and therefore at the heart of every one of our material parameter sets.
Helping You Choose Your Material
Additive Industries define all released material parameters within 3 categories - Quality, Balanced & Productivity-which provide an indication of their area of application. The starting point for most materials is a ‘Balanced’ parameter set, which gives the best compromise between quality and productivity and allows a wide range a geometries to be successfully produced. The ‘ Quality’ and ‘Productivity’ parameter sets are generally tailored parameters for specific applications and materials, which can include very high-density, extra thin walls, improved surface quality, high deposition rate with lower material density acceptance criteria etc.
Our Metal Materials Portfolio
Our MetalFAB systems process a wide range of metal materials to meet the most demanding applications, using process parameters developed by our in-house team of process engineers and metallurgy experts.
