Renishaw InfiniAM Spectral User manual

InniAM™ Spectral
User guide
H-5800-3919-02-A
ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS

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Renishaw plc. Registered in England and Wales. Company no: 1106260. Registered office: New Mills,
Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8JR, UK.
Renishaw part no: H-5800-3919-02-A
Issued: 11.2020

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1 Before you begin ............................................................1.1
1.1 Disclaimer ............................................................1.1
1.2 Trade marks ..........................................................1.1
1.3 Warranty .............................................................1.1
1.4 Changes to equipment ..................................................1.1
1.5 Patents ..............................................................1.2
1.5.1 RenAM 500M...................................................1.2
1.5.2 RenAM 500Q/S .................................................1.2
1.5.3 DataHUB ......................................................1.3
1.6 WEEE directive ........................................................1.3
1.7 EU declaration of conformity ..............................................1.3
1.8 REACH ..............................................................1.3
1.9 Control of pollution, applicable in the People’s Republic of China .................1.3
1.10 InfiniAM™ limitations....................................................1.4
1.10.1 Introduction ....................................................1.4
1.10.2 Using multiple layer thicknesses ....................................1.4
1.10.3 Multi-laser only – crossing lasers....................................1.4
1.10.4 Multi-laser only – intensity .........................................1.4
2 Introduction ................................................................2.1
2.1 Introduction ...........................................................2.1
2.2 Scope of supply........................................................2.1
2.2.1 Standard equipment .............................................2.1
2.3 Abbreviations .........................................................2.2
2.4 Safety information in this User guide .......................................2.2
2.4.1 Warning .......................................................2.2
2.4.2 Caution .......................................................2.2
2.4.3 Note ..........................................................2.2
2.5 Training schedule ......................................................2.3
2.6 Reference documentation ................................................2.3
3 Spare parts ................................................................3.1
4 Contact details..............................................................4.1
5 Safety ....................................................................5.1
5.1 Introduction ...........................................................5.1
5.2 InfiniAM™ specific laser and warning labels..................................5.2

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6 Specification ...............................................................6.1
6.1 InfiniAM™ specification..................................................6.1
6.2 Hardware specification ..................................................6.1
6.3 PC hardware specification ...............................................6.2
6.3.1 Data Collection PC hardware specification (customer supplied) ............6.2
6.3.2 InfiniAM™ viewing PC specification (customer supplied) .................6.2
6.3.3 Data storage/back-up server (customer supplied) .......................6.2
7 Description ................................................................7.1
7.1 Introduction ...........................................................7.1
7.1.1 MeltVIEW......................................................7.2
7.1.2 LaserVIEW.....................................................7.3
7.1.3 Operating principle...............................................7.3
8 Commissioning and decommissioning ...........................................8.1
8.1 Commissioning ........................................................8.1
8.2 Decommissioning ......................................................8.1
9 Software installation .........................................................9.1
9.1 InfiniAM™ Spectral software pre-installation questionnaire ......................9.1
9.2 InfiniAM™ Spectral installation and activation ................................9.2
10 Operation.................................................................10.1
10.1 Introduction ..........................................................10.1
10.2 Viewing volume files using InfiniAM™ software ..............................10.1
10.2.1 InfiniAM™ Spectral basic navigation controls .........................10.3
10.2.2 Spectral toolbar controls .........................................10.5
10.2.2.1 Home button ........................................10.5
10.2.2.2 Manage volumes button ...............................10.6
10.2.2.3 Control displayed data button ...........................10.6
10.2.2.4 Compare volumes button ..............................10.8
10.2.2.5 Orthographic/Perspective view button ....................10.8
10.2.2.6 Selected volume dropdown ............................10.8
10.2.2.7 View reset..........................................10.8
10.2.2.8 Sync current volume button ............................10.9
10.2.2.9 Interpolated/Pixellated button ...........................10.9
10.2.2.10 Change displayed data region button .....................10.9
10.2.2.11 Close window button ................................10.10
10.2.3 Volume view controls ...........................................10.11
10.2.3.1 X, Y and Z cut plane controls ..........................10.12
10.2.3.2 Multiplanar view controls .............................10.16

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10.3 Comparing volumes ..................................................10.18
10.3.1 Main toolbar ..................................................10.19
10.3.1.1 Home button ......................................10.19
10.3.1.2 Manage Volumes button ..............................10.19
10.3.1.3 Control Data Ranges Being Compared button.............10.19
10.3.1.4 Display Volume button ...............................10.20
10.3.1.5 Screenshot button ..................................10.20
10.3.1.6 Reset Views button..................................10.20
10.3.1.7 Interpolated/Pixelated button ..........................10.20
10.3.2 Reference layer ...............................................10.21
10.3.2.1 Selecting the reference volume ........................10.21
10.3.2.2 Selecting the reference layer ..........................10.21
10.3.2.3 Navigating the reference layer .........................10.22
10.3.3 Compared layer ...............................................10.22
10.3.3.1 Selecting the compared volume ........................10.23
10.3.3.2 Selecting the compared layer ..........................10.23
10.3.3.3 Navigating the compared layer.........................10.23
10.3.4 Comparison of layers ...........................................10.24
10.3.4.1 Navigating the comparison............................10.24
10.3.4.2 Spectrum Bar ......................................10.25
10.3.5 Control Data Ranges Being Compared .............................10.26
10.3.5.1 Changing the Compared Data Ranges ..................10.26
10.3.5.2 Aligning the reference and compared data................10.27
11 InfiniAM™ Spectral maintenance ..............................................12.1
11.1 Maintenance schedule .................................................12.1
11.2 Maintenance tasks ....................................................12.1
11.2.1 Calibration ....................................................12.1

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1.1
1 Before you begin
1.1 Disclaimer
WHILE CONSIDERABLE EFFORT WAS MADE TO VERIFY THE ACCURACY OF THIS DOCUMENT
AT PUBLICATION, ALL WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND LIABILITY,
HOWSOEVER ARISING, ARE EXCLUDED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
RENISHAW RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT AND TO THE
EQUIPMENT, AND/OR SOFTWARE AND THE SPECIFICATION DESCRIBED HEREIN WITHOUT
OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF SUCH CHANGES.
1.2 Trade marks
RENISHAW®and the probe symbol are registered trade marks of Renishaw plc. Renishaw
product names, designations and the mark ‘apply innovation’ are trade marks of Renishaw plc or its
subsidiaries. Other brand, product or company names are trade marks of their respective owners.
1.3 Warranty
Unless you and Renishaw have agreed and signed a separate written agreement, the equipment
and/or software are sold subject to the Renishaw Standard Terms and Conditions supplied with such
equipment and/or software, or available on request from your local Renishaw office.
Renishaw warrants its equipment and software for a limited period (as set out in the Standard Terms
and Conditions), provided that they are installed and used exactly as defined in associated Renishaw
documentation. You should consult these Standard Terms and Conditions to find out the full details of
your warranty.
Equipment and/or software purchased by you from a third-party supplier is subject to separate terms
and conditions supplied with such equipment and/or software. You should contact your third-party
supplier for details.
1.4 Changes to equipment
Renishaw reserves the right to change equipment specifications without notice.

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1.5 Patents
Features of Renishaw's additive manufacturing systems, and other similar systems, are the subject of
one or more of the following patents and/or patent applications:
1.5.1 RenAM 500M
CA 2738618 EP 2331232 JP 2018-523015 US 10493562 WO2014/125258
CA 2738619 EP 2342042 JP 5514210 US 10500641 WO2014/125280
EP 2875855 JP 6482476 US 10639879 WO2016/079496
CN 102186554 EP 2956261 US 2014/0287080
CN 105102160 EP 2956262 US 2018/0079029
CN 105228775 EP 3221073 US 2018/0244034
CN 107107193 EP 3221075 US 2018/0333779
CN 107206484 EP 3299110 US 2020/0023463
CN 107921659 EP 3323534 US 2020/0070247
CN 108189390 EP 3325240 US 2020/0230944
CN 108515182 EP 3357606 US 8753105
EP 3566798 US 8794263
EP 3689507 US 9114478
US 9669583
US 9849543
1.5.2 RenAM 500Q/S
CA 2016102970 EP 2331232 JP 2018-523015 US 10335901 WO2014/125258
CA 2738618 EP 2342042 JP 2018-536560 US 10493562 WO2014/125280
CA 2738619 EP 2875855 JP 2019-166841 US 10500641 WO2014/199134
EP 2956261 JP 2019-504182 US 10639879 WO2016/079496
CN 102186554 EP 2956262 JP 5514210 US 2014-0287080 WO2017/085470
CN 105102160 EP 3007879 JP 6482476 US 2018/0043614
CN 105228775 EP 3221073 JP 6571638 US 2018-0079029
CN 105492188 EP 3221075 US 2018-0244034
CN 107107193 EP 3237177 US 2018-0326485
CN 107206484 EP 3299110 US 2018-0333779
CN 107257729 EP 3323534 US 2018-0370144
CN 107921659 EP 3325240 US 2019-0262946
CN 108189390 EP 3357606 US 2020-0023463
CN 108349005 EP 3377252 US 2020-0070247
CN 108463300 EP 3377253 US 2020-0230944
CN 108515182 EP 3415254 US 8753105
CN 109177153 EP 3566798 US 8794263
EP 3689507 US 9114478
US 9669583
US 9849543

1.31.3
Before you begin
1.5.3 DataHUB
CN 109937101 EP 3482855 US 2019/0283332 WO 2020/099852
CN 111315512 EP 3538295 US 2020/0276669
1.6 WEEE directive
The use of this symbol on Renishaw products and/or accompanying documentation indicates that the
product should not be mixed with general household waste upon disposal. It is the responsibility of the
end user to dispose of this product at a designated collection point for waste electrical and electronic
equipment (WEEE) to enable reuse or recycling. Correct disposal of this product will help to save
valuable resources and prevent potential negative effects on the environment. For more information,
please contact your local waste disposal service or Renishaw distributor.
1.7 EU declaration of conformity
Renishaw plc hereby declares that RenAM 500Q/T/D/S and RenAM 500M are in compliance with the
essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directives 2006/42/EC and 2014/30/EU.
Contact Renishaw plc or visit www.renishaw.com for the full EU declaration of conformity.
1.8 REACH
Information required by Article 33(1) of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 ("REACH") relating to products
containing substances of very high concern (SVHCs) is available at:
www.renishaw.com/REACH
1.9 Control of pollution, applicable in the People’s Republic of
China
Renishaw has prepared a table in accordance with the provisions of SJ/T 11364. This is available on
request from Renishaw.

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1.10 InfiniAM™ limitations
1.10.1 Introduction
InfiniAM™ has been designed to provide the optimum viewing experience. However, there are some
limits to the system performance, described below.
1.10.2 Using multiple layer thicknesses
It is possible to use more than one layer thickness during a build, for example, 30 µm and 60 µm.
This can be either as separate parts or using the "Shell" and "Core" functions within QuantAM.
Two-dimensional layers will be correctly displayed, however they may have incorrect Z positions. Each
single voxel slice of a three-dimensional volume may cover multiple layers, therefore the intermittent
layers may not be correctly visualised in three-dimensional views.
1.10.3 Multi-laser only – crossing lasers
Each MeltVIEW sensor has a field-of-view of 6.3 mm and 2.6 mm in diameter. It is possible that a
single sensor detects the reflected light from more than one laser melt-pool. This will happen if two
lasers come within close proximity of each other. This will result in a higher intensity reading, which
could be interpreted as a defect.
1.10.4 Multi-laser only – intensity
During commissioning, the intensity of each laser’s MeltVIEW sensors will be cross-referenced to
the other lasers to ensure that feedback from all the lasers has the same mean intensity. It is normal
for slight differences in intensity between lasers to remain, particularly if the histogram is adjusted to
exaggerate the display sensitivity.

2.1
2 Introduction
2.1 Introduction
Renishaw has developed the InfiniAM™ Spectral software to monitor and provide feedback on the
optical emissions from the AM process. This feedback is essential in understanding component
build quality before and after the build has completed, and monitoring laser input characteristics and
beampath spectral emissions.
Data on a build is captured by the LaserVIEW and MeltVIEW hardware and written to the AM system
PC. It is then transferred from the AM system PC using a standard 1 Gigabit or 10 Gigabit Ethernet
connection to a Data Collection PC. The Data Collection PC uses DataHUB software to process the
build data into volumes which can then be viewed on a viewing PC with InfiniAM™ Spectral software
installed. If required by the user, volumes can then be transferred to a back-up/storage server for
archiving purposes.
2.2 Scope of supply
The scope of supply for the InfiniAM™ system is as follows:
2.2.1 Standard equipment
1. InfiniAM™ system – laser input, plasma and melt-pool emissions monitoring system for
Renishaw AM systems installed on a compatible Renishaw AM system with a digital control
system.
2. LaserVIEW hardware – measures the input intensity of the laser in Renishaw AM systems.
3. MeltVIEW hardware – monitors the plasma and melt-pool emissions from the AM process in
Renishaw AM systems.
4. DataHUB software suite – runs on the Data Collection PC and converts monitoring data into
volumes for viewing.
5. InfiniAM™ Spectral software – runs on the viewing PC and enables viewing of volumes.
6. User licence for Renishaw InfiniAM™ Spectral software.
7. User licence for Renishaw DataHUB suite of software.

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Introduction
2.3 Abbreviations
Term Denition
AM Additive Manufacturing
AMPM Additive Manufacturing Process Monitoring
CAD
Computer Aided Design
FTP File Transfer Protocol
HMI Human Machine Interface (touch screen)
IEE Institute of Electrical Engineers
IIS Internet Information Services
IP Internet Protocol
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
PC Personal Computer
PLC Programmable Logic Controller
REACH Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic equipment
2.4 Safety information in this User guide
Within this User guide additional information that is important to read and understand will be presented
as a Warning, Caution or Note. The definitions of these are given below with examples.
2.4.1 Warning
An example of a Warning is as follows:
WARNING: A WARNING IS TO TELL THE END USER THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF INJURY
TO THEMSELVES OR OTHER PEOPLE IN THE VICINITY IF THE DESCRIBED COURSE OF
ACTION IS NOT FOLLOWED. A WARNING WILL BE IN UPPER CASE BOLD TEXT.
2.4.2 Caution
An example of a Caution is as follows:
CAUTION: A Caution is to tell the end user that there is a possibility of damage to the
equipment if the described course of action is not followed. A Caution will be in sentence case
bold text.
2.4.3 Note
An example of a Note is as follows:
NOTE: A Note is to advise the end user of important information that is related to, or will assist them in
the task or activity they are carrying out. A Note will be in sentence case medium text.

2.3
Introduction
2.5 Training schedule
Renishaw provides a basic level of training to operate the InfiniAM™ system safely. Renishaw also
offers extended training courses for operators and process engineers. Please refer to this User guide
and the Training guide supplied as part of the user training course that all users should complete
before using the InfiniAM™ system.
2.6 Reference documentation
In addition to this User guide, also refer to the following documents for additional information about
other aspects of the InfiniAM™ system and Renishaw AM system.
• Installation guide for RenAM 500Q/T/D/S – H-5800-3692
• User guide for RenAM 500Q/T/D/S – H-5800-3693
• Installation guide for InfiniAM™ and DataHUB – H-5800-4349
• User guide for DataHUB Generator – H-5800-4686
• User guide for InfiniAM™ Camera – H-5800-4675
• User guide for DataHUB Monitor – H-5800-6562

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3.1
3 Spare parts
Our equipment is sold subject to the terms and conditions of sale supplied with your purchase of the
system, or available on request from your local Renishaw office.
www.renishaw.com/contact
All components and sub-assemblies are subject to rigorous quality control. Components purchased
from sub-suppliers, such as ball bearings, electric motors or hydraulic cylinders, are supplied in
accordance with Renishaw specifications. Renishaw will not honour any warranty claims where faults
arise due to non-OEM replacement parts being fitted.
When ordering spare parts, please quote the following:
• Description of the spare and its part number, if known
• Equipment name and model
• Serial number
• Year of manufacture
Details of your Renishaw AM system can be found on the serial plate on the rear of the AM system.
Details of the MeltVIEW module can be found on the serial plate which is visible when MeltVIEW is
installed on the Renishaw AM system.
There are no user-serviceable parts within the InfiniAM™ system. In the event that the InfiniAM™
system fails, then repair is by exchange of the affected module with a serviceable module from
Renishaw. The replacement module will be installed by a Renishaw Service engineer. Following
installation, it will be commissioned and tested by a Renishaw Service engineer.
See Section 4, "Contact details", for the contact details of your local Renishaw office and to arrange a
service visit.
InfiniAM™ and DataHUB software will be periodically updated. All subscription users will be entitled to
download the latest software release from their MyRenishaw.com account.

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4.1
4 Contact details
Phone number [phone]
Hours of work: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 17:00 hr,
Friday 08:00 to 16:00 hr (UTC and DST)
Email [e-mail]
Service address Renishaw plc
New Mills
Wotton-under-Edge
Gloucestershire
GL12 8JR
United Kingdom
1. AM system type
2. AM system serial number
3. Software version numbers
HMI revision
PLC revision
PC revision
4. InfiniAM™ Spectral hardware
(MeltVIEW module) serial
number
5. InfiniAM™ software version
number
6. DataHUB software version
number
Please quote the details above. Details of the AM system can be found on the serial plate on the rear
of the system. Details of the InfiniAM™ system hardware – the MeltVIEW module – can be found on
the serial plate which is visible when Spectral is installed on the Renishaw AM system.
Additional support can be sought by contacting your local Renishaw office. See:
www.renishaw.com/contact

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5.1
5 Safety
5.1 Introduction
WARNING: ALL SAFETY INFORMATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE
RENISHAW AM SYSTEM USER GUIDE AND RENISHAW AM SYSTEM INSTALLATION GUIDE –
UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT.
WARNING: ENSURE THAT A BLANKING PLATE OR THE MELTVIEW HARDWARE MODULE IS
FITTED TO THE LASER APERTURE BEFORE TURNING ON THE AM SYSTEM LASER.
WARNING: THE MELTVIEW HARDWARE MODULE IS NOT INTERLOCKED TO THE LASER
SAFETY CIRCUIT. IF THE MELTVIEW HARDWARE MODULE IS REMOVED AND THE LASER IS
FIRED, HARMFUL LASER LIGHT WILL BE EMITTED FROM THE LASER APERTURE ON THE AM
SYSTEM.

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Safety
5.2 InfiniAM™ specific laser and warning labels
Additional InfiniAM™ specific laser and warning labels are fitted to the MeltVIEW module. They are as
follows:
Class4 Custom laser specific label positioned on the MeltVIEW module below the cable connection
(see Figure 1).
Figure 1 Custom laser label location
Part no. P-LA01-0047
Electrical warning label positioned on the MeltVIEW module below the cable connection (see
Figure 2).
Part no. M-6491-0701-01
Figure 2 Electrical warning label location