CPC G01N 21/71 (2013.01) [B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); G01N 21/00 (2013.01); H01L 22/12 (2013.01); G01N 2021/8411 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
monitoring, by a first additive manufacturing device, an additive manufacturing operation performed on a build area of the first additive manufacturing device using one or more sensors of the first additive manufacturing device;
storing first data generated by the one or more sensors in a database;
evaluating spectral characteristics of the first data;
determining first efficiency data of the additive manufacturing operation based on the spectral characteristics of the first data;
storing the first efficiency data in the database;
monitoring, by a different second additive manufacturing device, an additive manufacturing operation performed on a build area of the second additive manufacturing device using one or more sensors of the second additive manufacturing device;
storing second data generated by the one or more sensors of the second additive manufacturing device in the database;
evaluating the spectral characteristics of the second data;
determining second efficiency data of the additive manufacturing operation performed by the second additive manufacturing device based on the spectral characteristics of the second data;
comparing the second efficiency data to the stored first efficiency data;
generating results based on the comparing;
calibrating the second additive manufacturing device using the results; and
executing at least one subsequent additive manufacturing operation with the second additive manufacturing device.
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