Multisample screening
Test and compare many samples — spatially resolved.
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i3D® testing enables mechanical materials analysis directly on components and samples — low-damage, spatially resolved, and fast. It is used in research, quality assurance, and series production.
Industries at a glance
i3D® supports aerospace R&D and QA with spatially resolved mechanical testing directly on the part — ideal for optimizing safety-critical components.
Applications
Alloy development, testing of critical components, weld analysis, edge-zone characterization, parameter studies for additively manufactured parts.
Benefits
Fast, local mechanical analyses without destroying samples. Cost-effective testing for complex R&D and QA questions.
Typical use
Welds on engine components, turbine blades, structural parts, AM components.
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Contact usIn automotive, i3D® enables targeted investigation of safety-critical parts such as welds or crash zones. The technology delivers spatially resolved material properties directly on the real component.
Applications
Weld seam analysis, mechanical characterization of transition and edge zones, data provisioning for FEA and crash simulations.
Benefits
Strength analyses without elaborate specimen preparation. Local stress–strain data for realistic simulations.
Typical use
Body-in-white structures, welds in crash zones, vehicle frames, FE model calibration.
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Contact usPrecise, low-damage testing of very small safety-critical parts is essential in medtech. i3D® enables QA and materials analysis of implants and functional components — straight from production.
Applications
Testing tiny structures, go/no-go analyses, supplier qualification, in-process inspections, implant testing.
Benefits
Local access even on miniature parts. Measurement of yield and tensile strength on delicate components — fast and without damage.
Typical use
Pacemakers, implants, surgical tools, micromechanics in medical systems.
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Contact usi3D® enables mechanical characterization of components and fasteners in research, development, and QA — especially on safety-critical structures.
Applications
Testing of fasteners, small parts, ammunition components, alloy development, parameter studies.
Benefits
Fast, cost-efficient testing with direct access to mechanical properties — local and low-damage.
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Contact usi3D® provides precise insight into the mechanical behavior of very small components — ideal for functional checks, failure analysis, and quality control in electronics manufacturing.
Applications
Component testing, functional inspections, failure analysis, forming-degree characterization, go/no-go evaluation, process optimization.
Benefits
Cost-efficient, fast testing of tiny structures with detailed mechanical data — ideal for internal QA and optimization.
Typical use
Connectors, contacts, fine elements in circuits.
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Contact usApplications in detail
Weld seams
Local mechanical properties on weld seams.
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QA & production
Robot-assisted testing directly in the line.
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High-throughput
More throughput, less time and cost.
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Component testing
Test fasteners directly.
QA application →More on the benefits: cost optimization
i3D® testing offers a cost-effective alternative to conventional tensile testing — ideal as a fast, internal QA measure.
Cost drivers in tensile tests
Elaborate specimen preparation, high machine costs, time-consuming procedures.
i3D® added value
Testing directly on the component, no machining, faster workflows, lower unit costs.
Use in QA
Ideal for in-process testing, supplier evaluations, and internal approvals.