New Advancements in Metal Additive Manufacturing and the XVC-1000
Recently, Xiris had the pleasure of working with the Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (AML) team at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. AML has been using the XVC-1000 camera to assist with its metal additive manufacturing automation process. AML has used CCD cameras in the past, but according to Joshua Hammell, Research Scientist and AML Lab Manager, “the high dynamic range of the XVC-1000, provides orders of magnitude more information about the process, while removing the need for different optical filters during cold alignment and high temperature processing. This is a major advantage for process automation.”
The XVC-1000 has been an essential tool for machine and process development, saving the team at AML a great deal of time and money. The initial plan for the camera was for laboratory use only; however, AML has since decided that the XVC-1000 will be integrated into all of its metal additive manufacturing systems for process monitoring during production.
AML began their R&D efforts with the XVC-1000 Evaluation Kit .
This kit includes everything a user needs to operate the camera including: camera, software, optics POE, cabling and mounting hardware. Cables are plugged into a PC or laptop for optimal portability.
The ability to see how equipment and materials are performing in real time (rather than after the weld is complete) is saving the manufacturer hours of process development time. Armed with recorded video, weld engineers are better able to communicate the challenges they are facing with their equipment and materials.
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The XVC-1100 Color Weld Camera for Open Arc and Laser Welding with unprecedented image quality is ideal for OEMS due to its small form factor (40mm wide, 43mm high, 65mm long) and because it is easily integrated over Gigabit Ethernet.
The new XVC-1100 camera is the color version of the popular XVC-1000 monochrome camera which allows welding operators to remotely monitor the alignment and quality of most weld processes and make adjustments as necessary. The camera is capable of High Dynamic Range (HDR) image capture, supporting simultaneous monitoring of an open arc weld torch tip, its surrounding environment and its position relative to the weld seam - all in full color.
Because the Xiris XVC-1100 Weld View Camera provides a clear image of the welding process in color, certain features such as gas chemistry, oxidation and the Heat Affected Zone can be clearly identified. Whenever semi- or fully-automatic welding processes are used, the XVC-1100 is an essential tool to allow operators to make meaningful process and quality control decisions. There are also numerous productivity benefits including faster set up times, increased weld on times, better process and equipment troubleshooting and off line quality auditing and review.
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