What Causes Scrap/Rework in Manufacturing? Every time you produce scrap or have to rework parts, you’re increasing the cost of production.

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Bright AM Reading Time: 3 minutes Part quality in Additive Manufacturing (AM) can be highly variable without robust quality control. Inadequate dimensional tolerance, rough surfaces, and defects can frustrate manufacturers and customers. Making well-informed control decisions can be difficult, particularly for measuring melt pool, scan track, and layer characteristics. All too often, adjustments are made based on heuristics and previous fabrication runs, which don’t lend them

Bluestreak Reading Time: 3 minutes There is little tolerance these days for anything less than optimal. Customers of service-based manufacturers expect perfect quality delivered on their timetables and without budget overruns. Failing to address quality standards in manufacturing can cost you business and customers. It leads to more scrap, more rework, and more waste. All of this cuts right into your profits. The Key to Delivering Quality When it comes to quality standards in