Additive Manufacturing Testing

Design | Develop | Deliver

Unlock the Potential of 3D Printed Additive Manufacturing
Industries from aerospace to energy are increasingly turning to additive manufacturing for innovative, timely, and cost-effective solutions in response to supply chain disruptions and urgent part requirements. However, ensuring that additively manufactured components, produced via methods like Direct Energy Deposition (DED) (such as Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM)), Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF), or Non-Metallic 3D Printing, meet stringent operational standards poses significant challenges. Stress Engineering Services specializes in overcoming these hurdles, offering comprehensive testing solutions that validate the performance, reliability, and compliance of additively manufactured parts. Clients unlock the full potential of additive manufacturing, ensuring their innovations are not only market-ready but optimized for real-world excellence.

Navigating Additive Manufacturing Qualification Challenges

Verification of Additively Manufactured Parts
Compliance

Ensure your additively manufactured parts meet stringent industry standards with our deep verification and validation expertise, tailored to navigate complex compliance landscapes.

Confirming Finished Additively Manufactured Product Performance

Validate the performance of your additively manufactured products with our comprehensive full-scale testing, substantiating real-world durability and safety.

Seeking Expert Partnership in Additively Manufactured Development

Transform additive manufacturing challenges into successes with a collaborative partner, offering tailored guidance from initial proof-of-concept to production.

Customized Testing for Optimal Component Performance

At Stress Engineering Services, we tailor our additive manufacturing qualification to each client’s needs, focusing on the component’s functionality, environment, and installation requirements. By leveraging our practical experience as an ASME-certified company and collaborating closely with regulatory bodies, we ensure your additively manufactured parts meet industry standards and integrate seamlessly into their operational context. Our status as an independent test authority and our approach, enriched with Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis (FAMECA), offers a fresh perspective that identifies potential improvements, guiding clients through the complexities of additively manufactured component development and certification with precision and care.

Accelerating Routine Maintenance Timelines with WAAM Parts

Discover how a crucial partnership between a domestic oil refinery, Lincoln Electric, and Stress Engineering Services dramatically shortened equipment maintenance timelines. Leveraging Lincoln Electric’s Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technology for component production and our comprehensive additive testing and validation, this collaboration reduced anticipated downtime from four months to just four weeks. Gain insights into our role in full-scale product validation and the strategic navigation of complex regulatory standards to ensure the rapid deployment of additively manufactured parts.

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Accelerating Routine Maintenance Timelines with WAAM Parts

Why Stress Engineering Services?

Verification and Validation Expertise

With more than 50 years of experience across a broad range of industries, we have the expertise to verify a wide range of component materials for a variety of applications.

Full-Scale Test Capabilities

We offer a comprehensive portfolio of testing technologies for complete verification of your additively manufactured components from vibration and pressure testing to large scale tensile testing and resonant fatigue testing.

Multidisciplinary Approach

Our approach to engineering and testing is not one-size-fits-all. We’ll collaborate with you on engineering design, technical and functional specifications, material down selection, and a test strategy tailored to your application.

Joint Industry Programs

Leverage our partnerships with leading additive manufacturing brands for a nuanced understanding of the capabilities of 3D printed components and our tenure with regulatory authorities for a deep comprehension of their functional requirements.

Development with Validation in Mind

Looking to construct your part with additive manufacturing, but not sure where to start? Take advantage of the experienced design engineers at Stress Engineering Services. Our team will work with you to understand your application, functional and safety requirements, and environmental constraints. Applying our advanced knowledge of testing techniques, we’ll perform preliminary exploration through simulation of real-world conditions to support correlation during testing. See how partnering with our design engineering team can help you build the optimal part for your application.

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