What Additive Manufacturing Changes About Part Design
Building a part layer by layer removes some familiar design constraints and introduces a less familiar set — orientation, support and heat.
From Build Plate to Finished Part: Why Post-Processing Matters
The steps between the end of a build and a fit-to-install component often take longer than the printing, and decide whether the part meets its drawing.
Measuring an Additive Part: Tolerances, Datums and Repeatability
Tight tolerances on an additive part usually live on machined features. Which means the drawing, the datum scheme and the inspection plan all have to agree.
Building a Quality Record: Inspection and Traceability in Additive
For regulated work the component is half of what is delivered. The other half is the record showing how it was made and how that was verified.