Development of Quality Management Strategies for 3D Printing Testing Methods – a Review

Industrial progression of Additive Manufacturing awaits novel quality management strategies to verify 3D printed parts are fit for purpose. This paper presents a review of testing technologies: tensile testing and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The experiment performed aimed to provide a comparative study, of the testing technologies, to better understand current quality management processes in the 3D printing space. Additionally, this study was performed to establish a good fundamental groundwork on which future Non-Destructive Testing research can be conducted. The study revealed the advantages of tensile and SEM testing methods, whilst highlighting a need for better technologies to cover the disadvantages.