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Quality Assurance and Control System for 3D Metal Printing



VELO3D has released the VELO3D Assure Quality Assurance and Control System for its Sapphire 3D metal printers. Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Stratasys, Ltd. and provider of additive (3D printing) and conventional manufacturing services, is the first customer to implement Assure.

Assure provides substantiation of part quality needed for volume production. It detects process anomalies, flags them and highlights the corrective actions required so errors are not repeated. Through real-time, multi-sensor, physics-based detection algorithms, Assure offers enhanced traceability of part quality and flags process anomalies as soon as they occur. This decreases variation and provides comprehensive documentation to fast-track printed part validation.

Stratasys Direct began working with VELO3D on Assure testing soon after acquiring a Sapphire printer. Stratasys Direct implemented Assure to identify variations and anomalies in the production of the parts on several builds. Throughout the study, Stratasys Direct accessed Assure's dashboard and sophisticated algorithms to monitor the integrity of the builds, validate the bulk material density, observe ongoing process metrics and verify the calibration of the system across multiple production runs. These trials and results confirmed the capabilities of the software.

"We integrated Assure into our quality control workflow because it produces highly actionable insights," said Kent Firestone, CEO of Stratasys Direct Manufacturing. "The user interface features intuitive graphs and charts that enable us to see and interpret the vast amount of data collected during builds. This information helps our engineers verify the quality of the build each step of the way, and enables them to make quick decisions in the event of an issue. Assure helps us reduce production variation, improve yields and circumvent anomalies to ensure consistent additive manufacturing."

For more information contact:

Velo3D

511 Division St.

Campbell, CA 95008

408-610-3915

www.velo3D.com

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