"The program results provided data on the material properties that were researched and discovered to not be reliably related to the IPQA process, laying the groundwork for future investigation into other new tools and approaches for in-process monitoring of laser powder bed additive manufacturing."
This is very close to the kind of test that I hoped they would conduct and publish results from. While the Headline speaks to a successful test, it would appear that success was limited and that the software still has a ways to go to do everything that has been claimed for it. This may very well be the reason that the test and evaluation sites have been slow to place additional orders.
Thanks for the post. These results were not expected and certainly disappointing. There must be something that I'm missing with Additive Industries going with them. The DARPA Phase 3 contract award does not add up with this as well. I suppose it speaks to the state of the AM industry's ability to get in-process quality assurance done and SGLB is the best option at this point in time.