Link3D
Link3d
Link3D QMS - Part Non-Conformance Management.
Link3D has introduced its Quality Management System (QMS) which has been designed to enable end-to-end quality data traceability throughout additive manufacturing workflows.
The company unveiled its new software tools at Formnext and says the QMS platform will help additive users to improve quality, reduce cost and meet customer compliance requirements. By gaining visibility into their workflows via a digital thread, manufacturers will be able to identify and address processes failures and defects.
Link3D believes the digital thread enabled by QMS will help users to understand their workflows better and implement process improvements for various AM modalities. Data can be captured throughout the supply chain, allowing customers to track a part’s lineage from material procurement through parts design, build preparation, production, post-processing and final quality inspections. The QMS encompasses machine learning, statistical process controls and data visualisation, while built-in feedback loops help to ensure continuous improvement by flagging ‘areas of interest’ for engineers to review. Risk assessment and mitigation plans can also be developed and data can be tracked automatically.
Link3D
Link3D
Link3D QMS - Log Data Analysis.
“Quality Management System has been a missing piece of the additive manufacturing puzzle,” commented Shane Fox, Link3D CEO. “We’ve been working with machine manufacturers, material suppliers and industry leaders in highly regulated sectors such as aerospace, automotive and medical. Part repeatability for compliance is an ongoing challenge organisations face. As quality standards mature alongside materials and machines, Link3D will help businesses ensure repeatability of their qualified workflows, including ‘machine, material and part qualification programmes powered by data management.”
“As part of Link3D’s strategy, we want to enable businesses to adopt scalable AM workflows to support their infrastructure as they fulfil their AM initiatives from R&D to series production,” added Vishal Singh, CTO of Link3D. “Businesses looking to scale additive manufacturing can look forward to built-in quality feedback loops at micro and macro levels, enabling continuous improvement, and facilitating and maintaining part qualification programs in a systematic way built on top of unified data architecture.”
