As industrial additive manufacturing continues to grow, it is more and more difficult to keep up with the materials and machines. Enter the Senvol Database.
Users can search this publicly available and free online database with over 30 fields, such as machine build size, material type, and material tensile strength. The sheer quantity and dynamic nature of the search fields enable users to search in powerful ways and to quickly get the information that they need.
The database is in use by Fortune 500 companies and government agencies in Industries such as Aerospace, Oil and Gas, Consumer Products, and Automotive. According to the website, Senvol developed the database as an internal tool initially: “For client projects, we frequently found ourselves asking questions such as ‘Which machines take titanium?’ or ‘Which polymers have a tensile strength of at least 50 MPa?’ There was no easy way to find answers to these questions, however, and we were tired of sifting through hundreds of pages of spec sheets! As a result, we created the Senvol Database to solve this problem.
“Once the database was completed, we quickly realize that it was quite powerful and that it could be of great value to the entire industry. With that in mind, we put the Senvol Database on our website so that everyone can use it.”
The database includes all industrial (that is, professional-grade) manufacturing machines and materials. The database does not include desktop machines or materials.
Senvol Database Learning Tools
Senvol recently created hypothetical scenarios that allow a user to learn about AM machines and material selection. The learning tool exercises help AM users get the most out of the powerful search features of the Senvol Database by introducing various ways to narrow down the options, such as by analyzing machine and material compatibility, build envelope size, total cost of ownership, and mechanical properties. The learning tool exercises, like the Senvol Database, are online and free to use.
You can also download the Additive Manufacturing and Materials Learning Tool Exercises as a PDF.