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Streamlining Additive Manufacturing Quality Review with Objective, Measurable Thresholds

Accelerating Additive Manufacturing Quality Reviews with Fringe Operator™
In high-volume additive manufacturing, inspecting thousands of build layers for anomalies is a major bottleneck. One manufacturer using Phase3D’s Fringe Inspection cut review times by over 70% by combining Quality Chart anomaly visualisation with Adjustable Colorbars. This app-native workflow allowed engineers to instantly pinpoint critical deviations—such as short feeds, recoater streaks, and powder bed defects without manually scrolling every layer. The result: faster defect detection, objective acceptance standards, and a scalable, data-driven inspection process for consistent, high-integrity AM parts.

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Missed the Customer Panel? Watch the Webinar On-Demand

Missed the Customer Panel? Watch the Webinar On-Demand

Discover how leading manufacturers are using Phase3D’s Fringe Inspection™ to improve additive manufacturing outcomes in this on-demand customer panel webinar. Featuring real-world insights from Elementum 3D, Alloyed, and CCAM, the session explores how in-situ heightmap data is transforming production monitoring, reducing scrap, and ensuring part quality in real-time. Learn how Fringe Inspection™ is being applied across aerospace, research, and alloy development, with measurable results in anomaly detection and process control. Watch the full recording now for actionable takeaways from industry experts.

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Fringe Inspection™ Now Available for Renishaw 500Q

Fringe Inspection™ Now Available for Renishaw 500Q

Phase3D’s breakthrough in-situ quality assurance solution, Fringe Inspection, is now available for the Renishaw 500Q and other 500-series platforms (500S, 500D, and 500Flex). The new Fringe Inspection 500 Kit delivers high-resolution, layer-by-layer heightmaps for powder bed fusion users seeking to...

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Combining Thermal and Geometric Monitoring to Improve Aerospace AM Quality

Combining Thermal and Geometric Monitoring to Improve Aerospace AM Quality

The Challenge An aerospace manufacturer was relying on EOState Exposure OT, an Optical Tomography system that uses a high-resolution near-infrared camera, to monitor melting and exposure on their EOS M290 machine. This system provided detailed thermal maps for each layer...

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Phase3D Named Finalist in ASTRO America’s In- Situ Awareness Challenge

Phase3D Named Finalist in ASTRO America’s In- Situ Awareness Challenge

We’re thrilled to announce that Phase3D has been selected as one of five finalists in the ASTRO America In-Situ Awareness Challenge, a national initiative aimed at accelerating the development and adoption of real-time quality control in metal additive manufacturing. This...

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Advancing Metal Additive Manufacturing with Fringe Inspection™ by Phase3D

Advancing Metal Additive Manufacturing with Fringe Inspection™ by Phase3D

Metal additive manufacturing is transforming how we design and build complex, high-performance parts across industries, including aerospace, medical devices, oil and gas, energy, and so many more. With innovation comes a major challenge: ensuring consistent part quality during a relatively...

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Correlating Build Anomalies to Defects in Aerospace Additive Manufacturing with Fringe Inspection™

Correlating Build Anomalies to Defects in Aerospace Additive Manufacturing with Fringe Inspection™

An aerospace manufacturer was experiencing critical build failures due to internal porosity in metal additive manufactured components. These defects were only discovered after printing, via CT scanning, destructive testing, or mechanical qualification, resulting in high scrap rates and significant waste...

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Phase3D Launches Online Store to Streamline Access to Fringe Inspection™ for Additive Manufacturing

Phase3D Launches Online Store to Streamline Access to Fringe Inspection™ for Additive Manufacturing

Phase3D, a leader in real-time inspection solutions for additive manufacturing, has unveiled a redesigned website and new online store to make it faster and easier for manufacturers to integrate Fringe Inspection™ into their production workflows. As demand grows for scalable,...

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Fringe Inspection™ Installed at HRL Laboratories for Groundbreaking SPARES Project

Fringe Inspection™ Installed at HRL Laboratories for Groundbreaking SPARES Project

We’re thrilled to share that Phase3D has joined HRL Laboratories and a coalition of leading institutions on SPARES – a DARPA-funded initiative aimed at advancing structural reliability in metal additive manufacturing. Our team recently visited HRL’s Malibu, California facility to...

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Couldn’t attend the webinar live? You can now watch it on demand!

Couldn’t attend the webinar live? You can now watch it on demand!

If you missed Inside Fringe Inspection: Use Cases & Key Features on June 11, no worries – the full recording is now available to stream. In this session, the Phase3D experts share how Fringe Inspection™ is being used in real-world applications...

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Ensuring Build Consistency in Serial AM Production with Fringe Inspection™

Ensuring Build Consistency in Serial AM Production with Fringe Inspection™

One of Phase3D’s customers, a serial production manufacturer, faced persistent challenges achieving consistent part quality. Despite maintaining tightly controlled production settings, including the same machine, part geometry, built layouts, print parameters, and build files, part quality varied unpredictably from run...

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Eliminating the Risks of Visual Image Analysis in Additive Manufacturing with Fringe Inspection™

Eliminating the Risks of Visual Image Analysis in Additive Manufacturing with Fringe Inspection™

One of our customers, a leading supplier of critical parts using additive manufacturing (AM), faced a critical challenge in their quality assurance workflow. Previously, one of their quality assurance requirements involved an engineer to manually review every image of each...

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