NEW Inventory Tracking Module for Additive Manufacturing

Track the Complete Genealogy of Powder Usage and Powder Mixing

Delafield, WI – November 5, 2021 – Throughput Consulting Inc., a leading Manufacturing Execution and Quality Management System software provider, releases another new module to complement their existing (25) modular suite of products for Additive Manufacturing company-wide powder genealogy management.

Todd Wenzel, CEO of Throughput Consulting said, “ Keeping track of powder is a common challenge and manual traceability is unreliable. As metal powders are reused and not handled correctly, they can become contaminated. Our new module automates the evaluation process, tracks powder condition and detailed genealogy through different blends, repeated uses, and different batches, to ensure quality compliance and pass audits for every part-build. Plus, users are able to view how much powder remains for each material type and identify if the powder is ready for production or needs to be modified.” 

Enhanced Material Inventory and Traceability Functions

Track and show the complete “genealogy” of the powder and where each “relation” was used
Track powder usage (virgin, 1x, 2x, 3x, etc.) throughout the part-build
Track individual serial numbers throughout in-house production and any outside post-processing
Track when powder inventory is Sieved, Tumbled, Sampled or any other future actions

Support mixing of powders to create new (and trackable) powder inventory items
Support nonconformance logic and processing on specific powder inventory items

Include different lot numbers of the same powder, or different types of powders for R&D/testing

Enforce approval by all identified users before a ‘bottle’ of powder can be ‘activated’ for use
Enforce quality data (test results) is collected before a ‘bottle’ of powder can be ‘activated’ for use

Attach media (with a Label designation) to all inventory items with the same Lot #

Allow BoM (bill of material) of inventory items connected to AM Parts on a Work Order

Specify ‘shrinkage’ or other inventory transaction type to identify the ‘lost’ powder during the build

Set-Up Work Orders for different batches of powder mixing that may have: 

• differing amounts of each powder
• number of mixes
• and logistics of blending changes for each batch

About Bluestreak I Bright AM™, a Division of Throughput Consulting, Inc.
Bluestreak’s I MES I QMS™ suite of production control and quality management tools have been used successfully by heat treating, finishing, forging, powder coating, etc., businesses since 2005. Bright AM™ is designed exclusively for the Additive Manufacturing environment, where the primary focus is quality processing and operations control. Bright AM™ can be customized to mirror AM’s unique business workflows. Find out more about Bright AM™ and all Bluestreak™ solutions.

Contact

Jean M. Wenzel
Director of Marketing and Education
Bluestreak | Bright AM™
PHONE: 888.785.0509 x708
EMAIL: [email protected]