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Learning From Additive Manufacturing Qualification In The United States Marine Corps 

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With new technologies, materials, and post processing capabilities making their entrance into the industry, it’s important to validate end-use functionality. What does that mean for the qualification of 3D printed parts? To understand the qualification standards of the Marine Corps is to understand the bins system.

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Supply Chain: Managing Additive Manufacturing Variation, Qualification, & the Entire Process 

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Laerum revealed that Equinor has more than $3 billion in inventory, yet still needs to source more parts and that AM should be a solution to this. Peter Le: “In our industry [there are] a lot of traceability requirements, the quality management system, powder handling, all that good stuff,” he says.