iCAAM 2.0 promises a cohesive virtual representation of your 3D printed parts from the powder used for manufacturing all the way to in-service loading. A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical component. For iCAAM 2.0, this means a comprehensive representation of your part and the path taken to produce this part. The path to producing the part is the digital thread and will capture the differences between two seemingly identical parts due to things like processsing, position on build plate, heat treatment, etc.
iCAAM 2.0 offers a path to model-based qualification of additively manufactured components. By referencing the digital thread of your part, a user can rapidly determine whether or not their part will meet the qualification criteria for its end application.
For additive qualification, this means tracking everything from the serial number of the 3D printer, to the lot number of the powder, to the final application and beyond.
Using the same models and tools that determine qualification, a user design the best additive part for a particular use case given a starting geometry. Setting up this problem allows the user to get responsive information from iCAAM 2.0 to guide material selection, build orientation, scanning strategy, processing parameters, heat treatment, and topology optimization.
iCAAM 2.0 puts the power in the designer's hands to determine how to manufacture their part for their use case.
iCAAM 2.0 is a collection of algorithms, databases, optimization routines, machine learning and AI. Each tool in iCAAM 2.0's portfolio can be accessed individually. There are many modules including but not limited to; process parameter optimization, heat treatment optimization, build orientation optimization, prediction of residual stresses, topology optimization, microstructure prediction, location specific yield surface prediction, location specific fatigue life prediction, and more.
iCAAM 2.0 is the framework for managing digital twin and digital thread data for
Additive Manufacturing. When producing an additively manufactured component, there are myriad
metadata of various forms that need to be recorded and tracked. iCAAM 2.0 offers the first
comprehensive digital twin and digital thread framework for additive manufacturing that allows
its users to create a virtual copy of their physical part. The digital twin
is the virtual representation of the physical part, and the digital thread is the path that
follows the part's history from the powder it was produced using, to any process defects that
may have formed during manufacture, to its monitored in-service use.
Qualifying additive manufactured parts for in-service use requires a level of
data pedigree and detail that can make the task feel daunting, however, iCAAM 2.0 offers a
path to qualification that does the hard work for you. As standards for qualification are
coming to light via agencies like NIST or NASA, iCAAM 2.0 is responding rapidly to include the
latest requirements storing all the information in a single framework, greatly simplifying the
process.
In order to qualify additive parts, the entire part's history must be recorded
and analyzed, iCAAM 2.0 is the conduit that will empower the designer.
Designing parts for additive manufacturing is essential to obtaining optimal
results. iCAAM 2.0 offers tools that empower the designer to start with the end in mind. Define
your loading cases; required strength and fatigue life; any requirements for part dimensions
and weight; and an initial geometry, and iCAAM 2.0 will determine a series of Pareto Fronts from
which the designer can chose their performance.
There are so many facets to producing an additively
manufactured part that will meet a design goal (powder size, shape, and distribution; processing
parameters, hatching strategy, temperature for substrate; part orientations; material heat
treatment and post-processing HIP; etc),
let iCAAM 2.0 do the heavy lifting so that you
can focus on making design decisions.
Every single tool available in iCAAM 2.0 is used in the AM Qualification
framework, and the designer has access to every module in the Design Framework
All of these tools can be used individually to empower Designers and
Engineers working with Additive Manufacturing.
