Controlling Defects in 3D Printing

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  • TBMG-37814
Published October 01, 2020 by Tech Briefs Media Group in United States
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Additive manufacturing's ability to yield parts with complex shapes and minimal waste is currently limited by one critical challenge: controlling defects in the process that can compromise the performance of 3D-printed materials. Researchers have developed a method to use temperature data at the time of production to predict the formation of subsurface defects, so they can be addressed then and there.