RE: Extrusion 3D Printing | Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing
The more I read about additive technologies, the more I understand that printing itself is only the first step, and the real "magic" happens at the post-processing stage. But here's the question: how to properly build a quality control system? After all, each processing (grinding, thermal cycles, HIP) changes the properties of the part, and if something is done wrong, the output is completely different from what was designed. Has anyone done a full testing cycle for themselves: printing + different post-processing options + comparison of properties? It seems to me that this is where the main problem of the industry's development lies - without standardization of post-processing, we will not be able to achieve mass application. What do you think?