Do you provide material certification reports?

Yes, material certification reports can be included when the material lot, specification, and project scope require them. A mill or supplier certificate identifies supplied chemistry or grade; it does not by itself prove the mechanical, dimensional, surface, or functional performance of the finished printed part. For the RFQ, state the grade, applicable specification, lot linkage, certificate type, process and heat-treatment records, final inspection, deviation disposition, and the person authorized to release the parts.

Our Commitment to Traceability and Verification

Material certification is a fundamental aspect of our quality management system, designed to provide you with confidence and compliance data for your projects. The buyer should state the required standard, grade, lot traceability, certificate language, test condition, quantity, process, orientation, final condition, and acceptance authority. Common records may include a material certificate, build report, heat-treatment record, and CoC.

Scope of Material Certification

A certification process should connect the material lot, specification, build, treatment, inspection, final condition, and disposition. Define the required report scope before the quote receives approval.

• Material Test Certificates (MTCs): For each material batch, a supplier or mill certificate can identify chemistry or grade against the named standard. The document does not by itself prove the finished printed part's mechanical or dimensional result. Representative coupons or parts must be tested under the agreed condition when those properties are required.

• First Article Inspection (FAI) and Coupon Data: These coupons may be produced alongside production parts when validated mechanical properties are required. The report can cover tensile strength, yield strength, elongation, impact toughness, and hardness under the agreed specimen, orientation, condition,

  • and test method.

  • Yield Strength

  • Elongation at Break

  • Impact Toughness (Charpy or Izod)

  • Hardness

Compliance with Industry Standards

Our documentation may support a regulated project's review, but a medical project requires the applicable qualification, approval owner, and evidence plan. A certificate does not establish flight approval, device approval, or biocompatibility by itself.

• Aerospace and Aviation: Documentation may include traceability records when the applicable program, standard, and customer acceptance plan require them. State the exact records and approval authority rather than inferring compliance from a label.

• Medical and Healthcare: Documentation for medical devices may identify materials such as Titanium Alloy and Resins subject to the applicable biocompatibility, cleaning, sterilization, ISO, ASTM, and regulatory requirements. The records do not replace device qualification.

• General Manufacturing: The record may state the supplied drawing, specification, final condition, inspection scope, and disposition for this application. Confirm the exact CoC wording before release.

The Certification Process

The journey to a certified part involves multiple checkpoints to support integrity. Verification should connect the material lot to the build, treatment, inspection, and final disposition. Keep the report with the drawing revision and deviation record.

• Controlled Material Sourcing: Each record should identify the supplier, grade, lot, storage condition, certificate, and acceptance scope. Connect the lot to the build record and final disposition.

• Validated Manufacturing Parameters: The manufacturer may use a qualified parameter set for Powder Bed Fusion when material, machine, geometry, orientation, final condition, and validation evidence are matched. Record the process result rather than treating the route as a universal commitment.

• Post-Process Validation: A treatment described as heat treatment or Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) should follow the specified schedule. Inspect cracks, dimensions, surfaces, and final condition separately, and connect the record to the material lot, build, inspection, and disposition.

Accessing Your Reports

Compile the agreed certification documents into a digital package with the finished parts. The package should identify scope, revision, material lot, process, final condition, inspection, deviations, and disposition so the buyer can retain an auditable quality record.

For a production release, the certificate should be linked to the powder or feedstock lot and the supplied part or witness coupon. State whether the report is an incoming-material certificate, a laboratory test report, or a customer-specific certificate of conformity. If the application is aerospace, medical, pressure-related, or otherwise regulated, define the governing specification and the authorized signatory in the RFQ. A certificate can support traceability, but it does not silently replace dimensional inspection, process records, heat-treatment records, or a functional test. Keep deviations and their approved disposition with the certificate package so a later reviewer can see exactly what the document proves and what it does not prove.

Before the order is released, decide whether the buyer needs a certificate of analysis, certificate of conformity, material test report, or a customer-specific package. Those documents answer different questions. Link the requested document to the supplied lot, build job, heat-treatment state, and part numbers, and define how a missing or inconsistent record is handled. For a critical application, the release owner should review the certificate together with the dimensional and functional reports instead of treating the certificate as a complete part qualification.