What We Do
Verifying Metallurgical Quality
We enable you to build quality parts on the foundation of a controlled process and provide quantifiable metrics to monitor your metallurgical process over time. We handle metallurgical and mechanical characterization of as-manufactured and heat-treated material, powder characterization, and non-destructive evaluation of AM parts.
Process Diagnostics
Your 3D printer is great! Until it is not. When your process goes off course, we have the expertise to guide you back on track.
Post-Build Processing
Get the most out of your part! Rocket City Laboratories will handle surface powder removal and part cleaning, heat treatment (stress relief, HIP, hardening, etc.), and surface treatment (processing to achieve desired surface quality).
Our Work Flow
Contact Us
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Send Us a Sample
3D Print a small sample and send it to us for a detailed analysis.
We Deliver the Analysis
We will perform a quick turnaround metallurgical analysis of your sample, compile the data and build a historical record of your machine performance, and deliver an informative report to your inbox.
Ongoing Reporting
Take full of advantage of our pricing by signing up for our monthly analysis plan.
Historical Machine Performance
Don’t get caught off guard. Get a handle on when your 3D printer might need some maintenance.
Our Work Flow
Machine Performance
Build Plate Mapping
How it Works
We analyze samples from multiple locations across the build plate.
Why evaluate the entire build plate?
- To confirm that the energy delivered to the various regions of the plate are sufficient to fully consolidate the feedstock material.
- To assure that a metallurgical process is in place that provides quality products across the entire build region.
Frequently Asked Questions
At Rocket City Laboratories, we provide a suite of routine analyses to support metal additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Please contact us with any questions that are not answered here.
Why focus on Microstructural Analysis?
Microstructural analysis is the only means by which quality and health of the additive manufacturing process can be directly observed and evaluated.
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