TY - JOUR A1 - Höfflin, Dennis A1 - Sauer, Christian A1 - Schiffler, Andreas A1 - Versch, Alexander A1 - Hartmann, Jürgen T1 - Active thermography for in-situ defect detection in laser powder bed fusion of metal JF - Journal of Manufacturing Processes N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) has revolutionized production by offering design flexibility, reducing material waste, and enabling intricate geometries that are often unachievable with traditional methods. As the use of AM for metals continues to expand, it is crucial to ensure the quality and integrity of printed components. Defects can compromise the mechanical properties and performance of the final product. Non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques are necessary to detect and characterize anomalies during or post-manufacturing. Active thermography, a thermal imaging technique that uses an external energy source to induce temperature variations, has emerged as a promising tool in this field. This paper explores the potential of in-situ non-destructive testing using the processing laser of a PBF-LB/M setup as an excitation source for active thermography. With this technological approach, artificially generated internal defects underneath an intact surface can be detected down to a defect size of 350 μm – 450 μm. Y1 - 2024 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:863-opus-57601 SN - 1526-6125 VL - 131 SP - 1758 EP - 1769 PB - Elsevier BV ER - TY - GEN A1 - Höfflin, Dennis A1 - Schiffler, Andreas A1 - Hartmann, Jürgen A1 - Sauer, Christian T1 - Dual Scan head approach for in-situ defect detection in laser powder bed fusion of metals - Dataset N2 - This dataset contains thermographic data from a study on in-situ defect detection in the Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Metals (PBF-LB/M) process. The data was collected using a novel experimental setup named Synchronized Path Infrared Thermography (SPIT), which employs a dual scan head configuration. One scan head directs the processing laser, while the second scan head positions the measurement field of an infrared (IR) camera. This setup allows for the precise analysis of the cooling behavior of the material decoupled from the immediate laser-material interaction zone. The experiments were conducted on pre-fabricated stainless steel (EOS StainlessSteel PH1, DIN 14540) samples with embedded, cylindrical subsurface defects of varying diameters. A single layer of metal powder was applied to these samples and then fused by the laser. The dataset includes a series of measurements where process parameters, specifically the volumetric energy density and the laser scanning speed, were systematically varied to assess their influence on defect detection reliability. The provided data consists of raw thermographic recordings, which capture the surface temperature distribution in the heat-affected zone behind the melt pool. These recordings can be used to identify localized areas of elevated temperature caused by the insulating effect of the subsurface defects, which impede heat transfer into the substrate. This dataset is valuable for researchers working on process monitoring, defect detection algorithms, and the validation of thermal simulations in additive manufacturing. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15727369 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Sauer, Christian A1 - Schiffler, Andreas A1 - Höfflin, Dennis A1 - Hartmann, Jürgen T1 - Temporally Gated Active Thermography for Defect Detection in Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion of Metals - Dataset N2 - This HDF5-dataset contains in-situ high-speed infrared thermography data acquired during the Laser-Based Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-LB/M) process. The data was collected using a Synchronized Path Infrared Thermography (SPIT) setup, which employs a dual-scanhead configuration to guide both the processing laser and the thermal camera's field of view. The primary feature of this dataset is the application of a temporally gated acquisition strategy. The infrared camera's integration time (800 µs) was synchronized with a modulated processing laser (500 Hz) to capture thermal data exclusively during the laser-off phases. This method effectively isolates the material's thermal emission from high-intensity laser reflections. Y1 - 2025 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17747278 ER -