3D printing processes (additive manufacturing) are increasingly present in the industrial production chain. Medical technology and the automotive and aerospace industries are leading the innovation and implementation of additive manufacturing.

The biggest challenge is in verifying the complete reliability of the 3D printed parts.

From the powder to the final part Zeppelin Metrology has the different equipment to offer a perfect inspection check to ensure that your 3D parts are reliable

Powder is the building block for additive manufacturing. The size distribution of the powder particles is essential for a flawless finish.

Ash Vision's digital microscopes, TESCAN's electron microscopes, ALICONA's 3D surface characterization and surface finish metrology and X-ray computed tomography allow us to globally control the process

Zeppelin Metrology we can:

- Analyze the composition of the material and powders

- Inspect and analyze the final result and the roughness of the part

- External and internal surface metrology

- External and internal dimensional metrology

Alicona measurement solutions enable the optimization of 3D printing process, quality assurance of additive manufactured parts, surface texture measurement for quality evaluation of entire surface, analysis of porosity throughout volume measurement (Vvc, Vmc), automatic measurements to identify form deviations to CAD dataset or reference geometry, 3D measurements to achieve optimum finishing process, e.g. polishing and much more.