Quality Management for Additive Manufacturing
Managing your technical Additive Manufacturing data can be challenging, especially when you are required to follow a rapidly evolving list of manufacturing standards and specifications. The TRACEam Process enables users to streamline project management and documentation at all stages of the 3D Printing workflow. We work directly with your team to build a workflow that makes sense for your industry requirements, application, budget and production objectives.
Our Integrated Approach
We have a proven process to help you reach your production additive manufacturing goals faster
STEP 1
Organize workflow and prioritize parameters
We sit down with your team and walk through each step of your current and planned Additive Manufacturing processes. We have developed a TRACEam Quality Audit that gives you a first hand look at gaps in your current processes including standards implementation, training, process control, materials handling, inspection, and post processing.
STEP 2
Create a custom TRACEam Template
Customers will get full access to the TRACEam quality management software along with a custom template that maps all the process parameters outlined in the TRACEam Quality Audit. Developed by experts with decades of additive manufacturing experience, this powerful tool provides companies with a comprehensive view of their 3D Printing programs, including utilization of machines, tracking against relevant industry standards, material selection and batch number, and post processing.
STEP 3
Guided implementation and ongoing support
We work with you every step of the way to provide technical guidance and broad industry experience to help you maximize your investment in Additive Manufacturing technologies. The TRACEam process will increase your manufacturing efficiency, improve your workforce development, and provide your customers with the piece of mind that you are producing repeatable and traceable parts.
The Benefits of the TRACEam Process
1Track Your Qualification Process
TRACEam helps your team organize your production process into an easy-to-follow structure. The tool tracks every step of the process, including design, materials, printing, post-processing and inspection. TRACE is constantly updated to incorporate industry-recognized standards, serving as another check to ensure your team adheres to best practices and shortening the time it takes to qualify parts and vendors.
2Manage Your
Workforce
The tool is specifically designed to enable efficient and targeted communication among your production team members at each phase of the manufacturing process. Real-time updates can help identify downstream issues before money is wasted on materials, machine resources or employee time, and TRACE builds accountability into each step of the process.
3Easy Reporting and
Analytics
TRACEam makes it easy for you to compile all of the data that you're tracking into simple, professional reports with the click of one button. This information can help streamline the traceability of your parts at every stage of the lifecycle, making it easy to identify issues, track part inventory and meet reporting demands for any end-users of your 3D Printed parts.
Access to Technical and Strategic Guidance from AM Experts
Mike Vasquez, PhD
CEO and Founder
Mike is a 3D Printing expert and is a trusted advisor to some of the top companies in the industry. He has worked side-by-side with machine manufacturers, material producers and end users in the sector. Through his consulting firm 3Degrees, Mike helps clients identify novel applications, test new materials and develop frameworks to maximize manufacturing efficiency and boost ROI. He completed his PhD in Additive Manufacturing at Loughborough University and received both his bachelors and master's degrees from MIT in Materials Science and Engineering.
Learn More about TRACEam
TRACE Introductory Webinar
Managing your technical Additive Manufacturing data can be challenging, especially when you're required to follow an ever evolving list of manufacturing standards and specifications. We developed TRACE to help streamline that process. This webinar will showcase some of the basic functionality of the tool and how it might fit into your manufacturing ecosystem.
Using TRACE to Qualify your AM Materials and Processes
One of the biggest challenges that we see as companies are making the jump from prototyping to production is ensuring that their processes and materials are qualified. This entails a lot of hard work to first identify what variables are critical as well as making sure you have an easy way to review that data. This webinar discusses how TRACE can help you walk through that process.
TRACEam in the Press
July 8, 2020New Software enables connection between real-time machine data and AM quality management CHICAGO, IL, July 7th, 2020 –Renishaw Inc. Solutions Center USA recently engaged TRACEam to deploy an end-to-end quality management tool that is directly integrated into the Renishaw InfiniAM API ecosystem....January 29, 2020Getting Started with TRACEam
Ready to learn more about how TRACEam can help your company or interested in doing a free TRACEam Quality Audit? We'd love to be in touch.