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Optimized Mold Creation
Using Industrial Computed Tomography
CT helps reducing iteration cycles in the first article inspection
CT reduces the number of iterations in the process of creating molds and reduces the time for first article inspection dramatically. Every iteration for a compensation loop of the mold is very costly. Between 2 and 5 cycles are needed to produce parts in tolerance, and every cycle takes round about 2 weeks.
•The number of iterations and duration of every iteration can be reduced to gain a valuable competitive advantage,
reduce scrap and get to market faster
Compensation of CT Scan data
During a first article inspection the main task is to analyse deviation and compensate them. VGSTUDIO MAX can export compensated information of the part. Chose if you want to export single points, sections or complete compensated surfaces including the shrinkage information. This compensated information can be imported into VISI as starting point for the mold correction. You can even export a complete and compensated mesh to use the target driven deformation inside of Visi. This workflow is flexible and superior than working with single point measurements, as always the full geometry can be taken into consideration.
Fast measurements
In a CT scan even hidden features can be measured, and there is no need for timeconsuming cutting of the part. The automated measurement plans are available for every iteration, saving a lot of inspection time. Using PMI (product manufacturing information) from CAD will also speed up the process because these informations are translated directly into a measurement plan in VGSTUDIO MAX. The unique and patented „adaptive measurement template“ enables you to even measure warped and distorted parts properly, withoit costly manual post processing
Golden Surface
Having to deal with the correction of multi cavity molds, VGSTUDIO MAX offers the capabilty to combine the surface position of multiple parts into one single „golden“ surface. Using this surface for the compensation is also an advantage in this process.
Golden Surface
MGC
CAD+PMI
Q-DAS Export
Fully Digital Workflowfor Tool Correction
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Additional Information
- Webinar "Quality Inspection for Additive Manufacturing—from Powder to Part"
- Webinar "Dimensional Characterization of Lattice Structures"
- Webinar "CT and Complex Designs in AM – How to Get These Designs?"
- Webinar "Combination of Melt Pool and CT Data in Additive Manufacturing"
- Webinar "Speed up Your Process Parameter Development with Computed Tomography"
- Webinar "Simulation of AM – Virtually Optimize Quality, Time, and Costs"
- Brochure "Quality Control in Additive Manufacturing with Volume Graphics Software" — English
- Review: Volume Graphics VGStudio Max (DEVELOP3D)
- Sintavia uses QM Meltpool to Ensure Part Quality in Metal AM (Concept Laser / Sintavia)
- Assessing Additive Manufacturing Processes with X-ray CT Metrology (ResearchGate)
- Verifying Structural Integrity of Metal 3D-Printed Parts (Additive Manufacturing)
- Characterisation of powder-filled defects in additive manufactured surfaces using X-ray CT (Technical Paper, iCT 2018)
- X-ray CT Inspection for Medical Implants (Metrology.news)
- Analyzing Additive Manufacturing with CT (Video, rapid + tct 2019)
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