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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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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 a finalist 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 challenge, led...

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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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Phase3D Successfully Completes $1.25M Air Force Cold Spray Quality Inspection Product Deployment

Phase3D Successfully Completes $1.25M Air Force Cold Spray Quality Inspection Product Deployment

Phase3D deploys Fringe Inspection™: ColdSpray for Air Force customer at Ellsworth Air Force Base Phase3D, a leader in advanced 3D measurement technologies, has successfully developed and deployed Fringe Inspection™: Cold Spray, an innovative inspection system that enhances quality control in cold...

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Solving Powder Dropping Challenges in Aerospace Additive Manufacturing: A Fringe Inspection Success Story

Solving Powder Dropping Challenges in Aerospace Additive Manufacturing: A Fringe Inspection Success Story

In additive manufacturing, even minor inconsistencies can lead to costly part failures. One aerospace prime in the U.S. faced a frustrating qualification issue with a laser powder bed fusion(L-PBF) component printed on an EOS M270. Despite multiple attempts, parts were...

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Webinar: An Introduction to Phase3D - The Importance of Real In-situ Inspection

Webinar: An Introduction to Phase3D - The Importance of Real In-situ Inspection

If you couldn’t catch our live webinar on March 26, don’t worry—it’s now available to watch on demand! Watch to hear Niall O'Dowd, Founder & CEO, and Andrew Holliday, Applications Manager, from Phase3D as they introduce Fringe Inspection™, a cutting-edge...

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Spotlight on Innovation: Dr. Niall O’Dowd Named Finalist for 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Award

Spotlight on Innovation: Dr. Niall O’Dowd Named Finalist for 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Award

We’re proud to share that Niall O’Dowd, founder and CEO of Phase3D, has been named a Finalist for the 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Awards – Student/Alumni Innovator of the Year by UC San Diego. In this video feature, you’ll get an...

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The Digital Nature of Additive Manufacturing Is a Double-Edged Sword

The Digital Nature of Additive Manufacturing Is a Double-Edged Sword

Additive manufacturing has revolutionized how we think about design, production, and innovation. Born in the late 1980s, AM became a game-changer in industrial applications by the 2000s, 2010s, to today. Yet, the same digital-first approach that gives AM its strength...

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Phase3D Expands into Japanese Market Through Strategic Partnership with TNSC

Phase3D Expands into Japanese Market Through Strategic Partnership with TNSC

Phase3D, a leader in in-situ inspection technology for additive manufacturing (AM), is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), expanding the reach of its innovative Fringe Inspection product suite into the Japanese Market. This collaboration...

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Ensuring Excellence: The Critical Importance of Validation and Certification in AM Production

Ensuring Excellence: The Critical Importance of Validation and Certification in AM Production

As Additive Manufacturing (AM) advances from prototyping to full-scale production, industries like aerospace,automotive, and medical demand rigorous validation and certification processes. Ensuring parts meet the highest quality standards is no longer optional—it’s essential. The Challenge of Certification in AM Unlike...

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