DEDsmart® by FormAlloy delivers intelligent software and monitoring solutions for Directed Energy Deposition (DED) metal additive manufacturing. Record, analyze, and optimize builds for enhanced performance, quality, and repeatability—every time.
Integrated with FormAlloy’s DED systems, DEDsmart® captures all build parameters and enables playback for repeatable processes. It’s real-time manufacturing intelligence, engineered for control and results.
DEDsmart® is FormAlloy’s proprietary software platform designed to bring intelligence and precision to every layer of your additive manufacturing process. Optimized for Directed Energy Deposition, the software captures and stores comprehensive build parameter data to enable detailed post-build analysis for quality assurance, troubleshooting, and process validation. With the built-in playback function, users can freeze and repeat successful builds with consistency, enabling faster development cycles and repeatable success.
DEDsmart® captures build data for analysis, validation, and repeatability. Playback lets users repeat successful builds for consistent results and faster development in metal additive manufacturing.
Each unit is tested in real-world conditions, including high-heat and crash scenarios, ensuring operational resilience. With features like built-in sensors, smart powder management, and fast-change components, our hardware reduces maintenance and maximizes uptime for high-volume environments.
Each unit is tested in harsh conditions and includes sensors, smart powder control, and quick-swap parts to boost uptime and reduce maintenance.
FormAlloy’s Optical Monitoring system delivers real-time, high-frame-rate video of the melt pool during the build process—up to 55 FPS. Operators gain off-axis live visibility to ensure quality mid-print, with video recordings available for post-process evaluation. This gives users both live diagnostics and historical data for quality assurance.
FormAlloy’s Optical Monitoring captures real-time melt pool video up to 55 FPS, giving operators live visibility and recorded playback for diagnostics and post-build quality analysis.
Dynamic Layer Selection adds a layer-by-layer inspection loop using a high-speed laser profilometer. Each layer is scanned in real-time for geometric accuracy, with point cloud output for post-process analysis. With closed-loop feedback enabled, the system automatically adjusts for deviations, ensuring precision builds and reducing scrap.
A laser profilometer scans each layer for shape accuracy. Closed-loop feedback auto-corrects deviations, reducing scrap and enabling consistent part geometry throughout the build process.
DEDsmart® integrates Melt Pool Size and Temperature monitoring directly along the optical path. Both variables can be tracked live and controlled using closed-loop feedback, allowing laser power to adjust in real time. This ensures optimal heat input for consistent material properties and dimensional accuracy across the entire part.
DEDsmart® tracks melt pool size and temperature live. Closed-loop control adjusts laser power in real time, ensuring uniform heat input and material consistency.
FormAlloy specializes in advanced metal 3D printing with DEDSmart® technology for manufacturing, enhancement, and repair. Contact us to learn how our solutions deliver speed, precision, and performance across industries.