[Chicago, IL, January 28, 2025] – Phase3D, a leader in in-situ inspection technology for additive manufacturing (AM), is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), expanding the reach of its innovative Fringe Inspection product suite into the Japanese Market. This collaboration brings Japanese manufacturers and researchers’ direct access to Phase3D’s industry-leading AM quality control solutions, bolstering their production capabilities and precision.
The partnership with TNSC will provide Japanese customers with comprehensive support for Phase3D’s complete line of inspection products, including Fringe Inspection and the newly launched Fringe Qualification software. With TNSC’s established expertise and commitment to technical excellence, Phase3D’s measurement-based solutions will now have a robust distribution and support network throughout Japan.
“This partnership with TNSC represents a significant milestone in our mission to empower the additive manufacturing industry with trusted quality assurance technology,” says Niall O'Dowd, Founder and CEO of Phase3D. “TNSC’s in-depth understanding of advanced manufacturing and commitment to technical excellence make them the perfect partner for bringing our inspection solutions to the Japanese market.”
Key Benefits of the Partnership Include:
- Local sales and technical support throughout Japan
- Rapid response times for service and maintenance
- Hands-on training at demonstration facilities
- Expanding AM opportunities for existing TNSC customers
This partnership is particularly beneficial for industries with stringent quality requirements, such as aerospace, medical devices, and defense, where Phase3D’s measurement-based approach offers the documented certainty needed for critical applications. Using structured light fringe projection technology, Phase3D’s Fringe Inspection products generate precise height maps with micron-level accuracy, ensuring trusted and repeatable quality control across production.
“Phase3D’s innovative approach to AM inspection aligns perfectly with our commitment to advanced manufacturing solutions,” says Hirotaka Mangyo, Innovation Division Director of TNSC. “Their metrology-based technology fills a critical need in Japanese market for objective, measurement-based quality assurance in additive manufacturing.”
This expansion with TNSC is a key milestone in Phase3D’s global growth strategy, with additional partnerships planned in Asia to extend the company’s presence further.
About Phase3D
Phase3D is on a mission to empower the additive manufacturing industry by offering trusted part quality assurance technology. The company’s flagship product, Fringe Inspection, uses fringe projection to deliver precise, calibrated measurements of every build layer. Phase3D’s software suite, including Fringe Operator for advanced visualization and Fringe Qualification for build certification, provides manufacturers with objective, quantifiable data to ensure part quality and optimize production processes, all based on proven metrology principles rather than artificial intelligence or machine learning.
About TNSC
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Kenji Nagata) is a Japanese industrial gas business company in the Nippon Sanso Holdings Group. Metal AM has been positioned as a key business area under the strategic pillar “Exploring New Businesses Towards a Carbon-Neutral Society”, part of Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation's medium-term management plan “NS Vision 2026 – Enabling the Future –”, as well as “Expanding the Solutions Business”, the growth strategy for its industrial gas business in Japan. TNSC is leveraging its strengths in industrial gas application technologies, such as welding processes, gas purification, and heat treatment, to address challenges in metal AM and advance the business globally in order to develop innovative products, streamline production, and contribute to carbon neutrality.
Media Contacts
Phase3D: Noah Mostow
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