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Addditive manufacturing: Concept to compliance

Qualification and certification of metal additive manufacturing processes, personnel, equipment, materials and parts.

1 day

Members: £550 + VAT
Non-members: £650 + VAT

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£550.00 Plus vat
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£650.00 Plus vat

Summary

Qualification and certification of metal additive manufacturing processes, personnel, equipment, materials and parts.

Understanding the challenges of qualification to enable additive manufactured metals and component parts to be placed on the market and into service.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for: 

  • Engineers operating additive manufacturing facilities who are looking to move from prototypes/demonstrators to production of parts for regulated industries 
  • Purchasers of additive manufactured materials and parts that need a deeper understanding of the processes for quality control of their supply chain 

How will I benefit?

After the course you will be able to:  

  • Establish the quality control systems necessary to meet regulatory and standards requirements for additive manufacturing
  • Determine what level of testing and inspection is necessary for different applications
  • Produce supporting evidence for the qualification of additive manufacturing equipment and processes, and the certification of additive manufactured materials and parts
Contributes 7 CPD hours

Key topics

  • Additive manufacturing processes: 

- Powder bed fusion (laser and electron beam) 
- Direct energy deposition (wire and powder) 
- Binder jetting 

  • Design: 
  • - Regulations, standards and specifications 
    - Design for additive manufacturing 
    - Inspection and test plans 
  • Materials: 

- Powder production methods 
- Storage and handling of metal feedstocks 
- Feedstock sampling, characterisation & quality control 
- Consolidated material testing 

  • Manufacturing:

- Qualification of equipment and processes 

- Procedural requirements 

  • Post-processing: 

- Thermal treatments 
- Finishing operations 

  • Inspection & testing 

- Materials testing 
- Non-destructive examination 

  • Quality management: 

- Quality management systems (QMS) 
- Health, safety & environment (HSE) 
- Documentation and record retention requirements 
- Certification of materials and parts 

Mapped against UK- SPEC competencies: E, C, B and A

  1. Professional commitment - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: ‘Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment’
  2. Responsibility, management or leadership - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: 'Provide Technical and commercial leadership’
  3. Design and development of processes, systems, services and products - For Chartered Engineers: ‘Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to the analysis and solution of mechanical engineering problems’ For Incorporated Engineers ‘Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop, manufacture, construct commission, operate, maintain, decommission and re-cycle mechanical engineering processes, systems, services and products’
  4. Knowledge and understanding - For Chartered Engineers: ‘Use a combination of general and specialist engineering knowledge and understanding to optimize the application of existing and emerging technology’ For Incorporated Engineers: ‘Use a combination of general and specialist mechanical engineering knowledge and understanding to apply existing and emerging technology’

Meet our trainers

These trainers regularly teach Addditive manufacturing: Concept to compliance.

  • David Hardacre

    David Hardacre

    David has over 25 years of experience across maritime, aerospace, and energy sectors, specialising in disciplines such as control & instrumentation, thermodynamics, and quality assurance. A Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), he has led global certification projects for additive manufacturing (AM) facilities, materials, and parts. As founder of Hardacre Solutions Limited, David supports AM professionals and contributes to key standards committees, including ISO/TC 261, ASTM F42, and the IMechE Pressure Systems Group Board.

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  • Duration:
    1 day
  • CPD Hours:
    7
  • UK-Spec:
    E, C, B, A

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