Test and demonstration – realize your ideas in additive manufacturing
Once your 3D-model have been fully defined and assessed, next phase involves physical realization of that design. Herein, the part is produced considering the various constrains to meet the form, fit and functional expectations. During manufacturing, data acquisition will also be made to enable a deeper analysis and insight to the successful production process or potentially what must be improved to ensure fulfilment of component requirements and an output with high-quality.
Depending on the requirements, in some cases it might be needed to further optimize and improve the printing strategy, requiring in-depth analysis of process parameters and a further development loop before taking the final step in producing a certain geometry that meets defined geometrical, mechanical, and thermal properties. A realization phase includes not only the printing, but also the post-operations such as machining, heat treatment and surface modifications.
Characterization is a must
Once a test object/component has been produced no matter for which discipline, characterization is a must to control the outcome with respect to mechanical, thermal, corrosion, microstructure, dimensional accuracy. Furthermore, analyses such as cleanness, biocompatibility, biological safety and function are relevant for medical devices.When analyzing and evaluating potential and strategic fit of a complete production processes all the different pre- print- and post-processes needs to be included. The Application Center for Additive Manufacturing offers support for each step in the process.
Our services in test and demonstration
manufacturing
- Part manufacturing with metal laser powder bed fusion
- 3D-Bioprinting and and additive manufacturing
- Parametric development for powder bed fusion of metallic materials
- Part manufacturing with robot based additive manufacturing of polymeric materials
- Process parameter development for robot based additive manufacturing of polymeric materials
material characterization and evaluations
- Metal powder material characterization
- Microstructure evaluation
- Residual stress evaluation
- Functionality test of metal powder in additive manufacturing
- Moisture content analysis of metal powders
- Polymer material characterization
- Molecular biological analyses at genetic level
- Biological safety and function of medical devices, supplements, materials and products
- Medical Devices – validation of cleaning and disinfection
- Microbiological analysis methods
quality assurance
- 3D measurement with scanning
- Geometry simulation of tolerance requirements
- Computer tomography, CT
- Biocompatibility evaluation
More services are under development, and will be launched during 2022
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services in mechanical and corrosion testing and analyses
- Linear polarization for corrosion rates
- EIS for determination of corrosion mechanisms
- Atmospheric corrosion tests
- High temperature corrosion
- Corrosion in aqueous environments
- Corrosion tests in marine environment
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MECHANICAL TESTING
- Internal pressure test
- Compression test of composite materials
- Determination of fatigue properties for materials and components
- Tensile testing of metallic materials
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