Personnel certification additive manufacturing application specialist

Who is and what is the additive manufacturing application specialist?

The specialist is the one who is entrusted with the table layout of components and general organization of the printing batch (parts distribution and orientation). He manages the essential variables of the machine so as to optimize printing according to the customer’s requirements. Takes into consideration the steps following the additive process: base plate removal and media removal, heat treatment. In addition to a preliminary nondestructive inspection of the component, he can make considerations of the most significant destructive tests to be applied. In particular, the specialist has expertise in:

• Managing raw materials safely
• Basic theory of laser additive technology
• Basic theory of other additive technologies
• Print management (job loading, part extraction)
• Print file management (orientation and part placement)
• Management of the entire additive manufacturing process (base plate removal, media removal, heat treatment)
• Effects of essential variables on the process
• Routine machine maintenance and cleaning
• Main quality characteristics of the technology
• Main methods of nondestructive testing (volumetric, surface, residual stresses) of parts
• Main methods of destructive testing (tensile, resilience, hardness, metallographic, residual stress) of parts
• Drafting operating instructions for the operator

Certification examination admission requirements

• Educational qualification: Technical diploma in the field of science
• Training: 40h training course (see “Training Program”) or possession of 5 CFPs (*)
• Work experience in the field: 6 months(*) 1 CFP = 8h of training or participation in a technical event or teaching activity, or publication of technical articles/memoir or research activity (each activity is worth 1 CFP).

All activities should be properly documented.

Certification Examination

The certification examination consists of a written test and a practical test. Examination topics are indicated in the training program.