Research, Standardization, and Outlook for In-Process Monitoring of Metal AM Processes at NIST

Learning Event: Webinar
Original air date: 9 November 2021
Duration: 1 hour
Contact Hours: 1
IACET CEUs: NA
Valid for ASNT Level III recertification: Yes
Pricing:

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• Nonmembers: $79

This talk will cover a variety of ongoing efforts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to understand and overcome metrological challenges posed by in-process monitoring of metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes. It will provide a brief overview of the Measurement Science for Additive Manufacturing (SMAS) Program, and the goals of the Metrology for Real-time Monitoring of AM project. These goals can be divided into two areas: research-based efforts to advance the current state of in-process monitoring technologies, and standardization efforts to promote principles and guidelines for those aspects of in-process monitoring that are mature enough to standardize. The talk will provide a brief overview of some of NIST's standardization efforts in ASTM E07 and F42, and preview some of the NIST research aimed at identifying best methods for calibration and characterization of AM in-process monitoring systems, data management and transport, and data registration. Finally, the talk will discuss current trends and activities in the areas of AM in-process monitoring, and provide some outlooks on how these technologies and associated standards may evolve.

Brandon Lane, Ph.D. is mechanical engineer in the Intelligent Systems Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, MD. His research focuses on applied sensing and monitoring of dynamic, high-temperature manufacturing processes such as laser-based additive manufacturing (AM) and high-speed machining. He leads the Metrology for Real-time Monitoring of Additive Manufacturing project and Metrology for Multiphysics AM Model Validation project, co-leads developments of the Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed (AMMT), and co-chairs the Additive Manufacturing Benchmark Test Series (AM-Bench).

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