Resources

Apr 08, 2025
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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...

Case Studies

Mar 31, 2025
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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...

Webinars

Mar 28, 2025
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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...

News

Mar 05, 2025
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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...

Blog

Feb 24, 2025
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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...

News

Jan 28, 2025
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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...

Blog

Jan 24, 2025
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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...

Case Studies

Nov 14, 2024
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Examining Recoater Damage: How Alloyed is Addressing the Challenge

Phase3D is working with commercial part manufacturer, Alloyed in the UK, to characterize part and build quality and determine how anomalies in a build cause defects in a part using the Fringe in-situ inspection system. One uncovered trend for metal powder bed fusion (PBF) is recoaters often accrue damage early in a build, which aligns with parts, leading to an increase in porosity

News

Oct 24, 2024
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Phase3D Launches Fringe Qualification™ to Revolutionize Real-Time Production Control in Additive Manufacturing

Phase3D, a leader in additive manufacturing (AM) in-situ inspection technology, today unveils Fringe Qualification, a ground breaking addition to their Fringe Inspection product suite that sets a new standard in real-time production-scale quality control for AM.

News

Sep 26, 2024
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The Future of Aviation with Additive Manufacturing Requires In-Situ Inspection

Key leaders in the aviation industry gathered in Wichita, Kansas, for the annual joint Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Additive Manufacturing (AM)Workshop. Hosted by the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR), the event attracted attendees from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs),suppliers, and other experts from across the aerospace sector.

News

Aug 27, 2024
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Utilizes Phase3D Fringe System to Accelerate Qualification of Additively Manufactured Materials for Nuclear Energy Applications

Phase3D is providing the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in situ process monitoring technologies that will help support the qualification of additively manufactured materials for nuclear energy applications.

Case Studies

Jul 23, 2024
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Advancing Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing with Fringe Research Technology

Phase3D is excited to share the highlights from a recent scientific study by our collaborators at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), titled “Does Selective Shell Printing Advance Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing?

Case Studies News

Jul 17, 2024
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Phase3D is First to Correlate Additive Manufacturing Build Anomalies to Part Defects for the U.S. Air Force and NASA

Phase3D, a company at the forefront of additive manufacturing (AM) inspection innovation is the first company to correlate measurable metal powder bed fusion build anomalies to final part defects in real-time.

News

May 24, 2024
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Advancing AM Quality and Reliability

The additive manufacturing (AM) industry has experienced significant growth in recent years, particularly within U.S. agencies like the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Energy (DoE).

Blog

May 20, 2024
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Additive Insight: How Phase3D is Advancing In-Process Quality Monitoring

In this episode of the Additive Insight podcast, Niall O’Dowd—CEO of Phase3D—joins the conversation to discuss how real-time process monitoring is changing the game in additive manufacturing. Phase3D’s core solution, Fringe, combines hardware and software to deliver in-process quality data that...

Blog

May 08, 2024
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What is Fringe Projection? The Backbone to Objective Measurements by Phase3D.

Fringe projection (also known as “fringe projection profilometry” or “digital fringe projection”) is a metrology technique used to create precise measurements of three-dimensional (3D) surfaces.

News

Apr 29, 2024
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Phase3D Develops Real-Time Inspection for Air Force Additive Manufacturing

Phase3D has been selected by the U.S. Air Force to further additive manufacturing (AM) quality inspection, through a Phase I contract from the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program.

News

Mar 08, 2024
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Phase3D Introduces Advanced Layer Thickness Measurement

Phase3D, a Chicago-based company commercializing in-situ monitoring for additive manufacturing (AM), is excited to announce the launch of True Layer Thickness. This toolkit measures the quantity, in microns, of metal powder spread across the build area, certifying uniform distribution for...

Blog

Sep 01, 2023
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What It Takes to Build a Startup: Niall O’Dowd on 3Degrees Discussions

Ever wondered what it’s really like to start a company from the ground up? In this episode of 3Degrees Discussions, Niall O’Dowd, CEO and Founder of Phase3D, shares a candid look into the realities of entrepreneurship in the additive manufacturing space....

News

Aug 30, 2023
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Behind the Build: Niall O’Dowd Talks AM Innovation on the 3Degrees Podcast

Phase3D founder Niall O’Dowd sat down with the 3Degrees Discussions podcast to talk about innovation, entrepreneurship, and the future of part monitoring in additive manufacturing. With a PhD in Structural Engineering from UC San Diego, Niall shares how his background...

News

Jul 19, 2023
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Phase3D Secures $1.25M US Air Force Contract for Cold Spray Additive

Phase3D, a Chicago-based startup focused on in-situ inspection for powder-based additive manufacturing (AM), has been awarded a 2-year $1.25 million contract from the Air Force Research Lab to develop a quality inspection system for cold spray AM (CSAM). This new technology will be installed at Ellsworth Air Force base in South Dakota.

News

May 01, 2023
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Phase3D and DMG MORI Launch Research Collaboration

Phase3D, a Chicago-based startup creating real-time inspection technology for powder-based additive manufacturing (AM), and DMG MORI, a global leader in advanced machining technologies, are proud to announce a new research collaboration initiative aimed at advancing additive manufacturing technology. The collaboration...

News

Apr 28, 2023
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Phase3D and 1000Kelvin Win US Air Force STTR Contract

The additive manufacturing (AM) industry is desperate for real-time part certification and qualification to prove that parts produced using the technology are viable for critical scenarios (e.g., flight, implants, and energy production).

Blog

Apr 25, 2023
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Bringing Precision and Sustainability to Nuclear 3D Printing

Phase3D is honored to be featured in 3D Printing Industry for our ongoing collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory. The article highlights how our real-time inspection technology is addressing one of the most urgent challenges in additive manufacturing: how to ensure part...

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