2026-2028techQ1 · 2026
Qualification And Monitoring
In-situ monitoring (melt pool imaging, thermal mapping, acoustic emission) transitions from optional research tool to qualification requirement for flight-critical AM parts. Major OEMs and primes require digital build records with layer-by-layer data. Machine-agnostic monitoring APIs emerge. Qualification cost for LPBF parts begins to decline materially as monitoring replaces destructive testing in first-article qualification.
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AM Roadmap. (2026). Qualification And Monitoring. AM Roadmap (v0.4.2-fixes-deployed). Retrieved 2026-05-17, from https://amroadmap.com/timeline/future-2026-2028-qualification-and-monitoring-0
BibTeX
@misc{amroadmap_qualification_and_monitoring_2026,
title = {Qualification And Monitoring},
author = {{AM Roadmap}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://amroadmap.com/timeline/future-2026-2028-qualification-and-monitoring-0},
note = {AM Roadmap dataset v0.4.2-fixes-deployed, accessed 2026-05-17}
}Canonical URL: https://amroadmap.com/timeline/future-2026-2028-qualification-and-monitoring-0