| Abstract Scope |
The AM qualification process can be summarized as a series of risk reduction efforts executed prior to production aimed at reducing the chance of producing, accepting, and installing parts that will not meet part performance requirements. While various best practice guides and requirements documents that govern the AM qualification process exist for different industries, these documents evolve slower than our AM knowledge and the technology, which has led to these processes being misaligned with our current understanding of the risks associated with AM. One common AM qualification framework consists of initial material, installation, operation, and performance qualification steps. There is opportunity to streamline this approach while better addressing the risks associated with AM. This presentation will lay out an idealized update to this existing AM qualification approach, and will indicate major changes, highlight efforts that are enabling these changes, and identify work still needed. |