Powder Bed Fusion Machine Performance Testing

Published

April 16, 2014

Author(s)

Shawn P. Moylan, Joseph Drescher, M A. Donmez

Abstract

Unlike conventional machining where there is a near 1:1 correspondence of machine performance to the geometry of the workpiece, the accuracy of the machine components is only one of the contributors to the quality of a finished AM part. Rather, there is interaction with other process variations such as quality of the powder, stability of the laser electronics, etc. that affects all aspects of product quality related to dimensions, surface finish, and properties of the finished components. It is important to understand these relationships and the role of the mechanical accuracy.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the 2014 ASPE Spring Topical Meeting--Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Finish in Additive Manufacturing

Volume

57

Conference Dates

April 14-16, 2014

Conference Location

Berkley, CA

Conference Title

2014 ASPE Spring Topical Meeting--Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Finish in Additive Manufacturing

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

Additive manufacturing, 3D printing, performance characterization, test artifacts

Citation

Moylan, S. , Drescher, J. and Donmez, M. (2014), Powder Bed Fusion Machine Performance Testing, Proceedings of the 2014 ASPE Spring Topical Meeting--Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Finish in Additive Manufacturing, Berkley, CA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=915792 (Accessed October 9, 2025)