Desktop Metals Aidro subsidiary has achieved the ‘first-ever global AM Manufacturer certification’ from DNV, a leading risk management and quality assurance society for the oil & gas and maritime industries, for two metal printing technologies.
DNV has awarded two certifications, DNV-SE-0568 and DNV-ST-B203, to Aidro’s facility in Taino, Italy. These certifications were designed in specific support of the mission-critical energy value chain, which includes the maritime and oil & gas industry, and relate to the laser powder bed fusion and binder jetting technologies that Aidro is running.
Aidro was granted the certifications after a rigorous review process by DNV, which included an audit of Aidro’s facility, metal AM processes qualification. DNV also carried out qualification of parts additively manufactured by Aidro, covering mechanical, microstructural, and macrostructural tests. DNV qualified an Aidro 316L part to achieve AMC 3 certification for laser-powder-bed fusion as well as 17-4PH for binder jetting AMC 1 certification.
“Our team is incredibly proud to receive this global certification for binder jetting and laser powder bed fusion,” commented Valeria Tirelli, President and CEO of Aidro. “The rigorous process used by DNV will enhance industry confidence in these additive manufacturing methods and continue to support the transition of the demanding energy, oil & gas, and maritime industries toward Additive Manufacturing 2.0. Customers taking the leap into the AM 2.0 future are already realizing incredible benefits, including performance enhancements, lighter weight parts, distributed on-demand manufacturing and digital inventory that reduces the need for physical stock.”
“Aidro’s binder jetting certification showcases the great performance and reliability of the Shop System, and its ability to serve the most demanding industries such as the oil & gas industry,” Desktop Metal co-founder and CEO Ric Fulop added. “We congratulate all of our Team DM employees at both Aidro and Desktop Metal who contributed to this achievement.”
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“We congratulate Aidro for being the world’s first in the industry to receive DNV’s qualification for Binder Jetting Technology (BJT) at AMC 1 level and AMC 3 level for Laser Beam Powder Bed Fusion technology (PBF-LB),” said Dr. Sastry Kandukuri, Global Practice Lead on Additive Manufacturing at DNV’s Technology Centre in Oslo, Norway. We look forward to working closely with Aidro in order to help drive the digitalisation of manufacturing, and to provide them and their clients with the assurance and confidence they need in AM products.
We stress the importance of producing parts that meet industry standards due to the impact additive manufacturing is going to have on the future value chain for energy. The DNV facility certification certificate is a vital quality indicator that confirms that a facility and its manufacturer have met the standards necessary to produce critical components for energy applications. DNV’s highly productive collaboration with Aidro played a major role in Aidro’s commitment to excellence. DNV is proud of its involvement.”
Aidro’s work with DNV began in 2018, when Aidro contributed to the drafting of the guidelines that became the basis of the DNV-ST-B203 standard. Aidro has also worked with the American Petroleum Institute, AM Energy and other organizations to create standards and promote AM’s use in the energy sector.
Desktop Metal acquired Aidro in September 2021.
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