Industrial 3D printing is becoming an accepted manufacturing method for an increasing number of parts in aerospace applications. The freedom of design offered by additive manufacturing enables the aerospace industry to solve the engineering challenges posed by future aircraft. There are strict requirements when it comes to qualifying and certifying parts, materials and processes. However, the requirements have not yet been fully standardized for additive manufactuing. We must 
distinguish between two certification processes: the Quality Management certification process followed by the company, and the reliability of the underlying additive manufacturing technology itself. This article will focus on technological reliability, an aspect which is important for establishing trust in the technology. We will illustrate how material and process development is performed at EOS, setting standards for quality assurance in additive manufacturing

This whitepaper gives answers to:

• What is required for quality in AM?
• How does EOS conduct quality assurance 
  in product and process development?
• What could be useful standards in quality 
  assurance?