Mission-Critical Confidence
In-Situ Quality Assurance for the extreme demands of Aerospace & Defence.
The Challenge
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Stringent Certification Requirements
Meeting FAA, EASA, and Defence standards requires auditable, comprehensive quality data that is expensive and time-consuming to generate.
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High Cost of Failure
For flight-critical components, a single undetected flaw can have catastrophic consequences, making 100% reliability non-negotiable.
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Complex Geometries & Materials
Pushing the boundaries of performance with novel superalloys and intricate designs increases process variability and risk.
The Additive Assurance Solution
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Complete Digital Thread
A complete, immutable layer-by-layer record of each part's build, assiting with audit and certification requirements.
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Accelerated Qualification
Gain insights faster. Our real-time data accelerates material and process qualification, getting your innovations to flight status sooner.
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On-Demand Manufacturing
Enable distributed manufacturing of spare parts with the confidence that quality is assured, no matter the location.
Rapid Go/No-Go Decisions for Critical Applications
Real-time Go/No-Go Gauge
Certify part integrity by comparing to a "golden" reference build
Challenges:
Costly Inspection Bottlenecks: Critical components require 100% inspection, which is slow, expensive, and creates a massive production delay.Lack of Production Repeatability: Inability to prove that the 100th part is identical to the 1st, creating significant certification and qualification hurdles.
Undetected Process Deviations: Post-build inspection may miss subtle process fluctuations that could lead to in-service part failure.
AMiRIS Benefit:
Directly compare the live melt pool emissions of every production part against your "known-good" reference file. AMiRIS acts as a real-time go/no-go gauge, flagging any statistical deviation or anomaly. This provides an objective, layer-by-layer digital record to validate part integrity and demonstrate the process repeatability required for certification.
Exceed CT Limitations
Overcome CT scanning limitations with 100% in-process validation
Challenges:
CT Inspection Gaps: X-ray penetration is limited in large-scale aerospace parts, especially those made from dense alloys, where internal flaws cannot be reliably detected.Compromised Designs: A large critical flaw size is required to compensate for inspection uncertainty, making components heavier and less optimized than AM allows.
Risk of Hidden Flaws: Relying on post-build inspection for large, complex parts means accepting the risk that critical, undetected flaws may exist within the component.
AMiRIS Benefit:
Achieve an inspection capability that exceeds CT. AMiRIS' defect detection resolution is constant regardless of the part's overall size, density, or geometric complexity. This provides a complete, uniform validation of the entire part, eliminating inspection gaps. This new level of confidence allows you to design optimal, lightweight structures with smaller flaw tolerances, unlocking the full potential of AM for high-performance aerospace components.
Secure Your Production. Lead the Industry.
Unlock capacity, ensure compliance, and elevate your aerospace and defence manufacturing with Additive Assurance. Don't let quality uncertainties ground your ambitions—partner with us to achieve unparalleled confidence in every part you produce.