General purpose
The overall goal of ViL is to improve the competitiveness of “Additive Manufacturing” (AM) through closed loop control
based on visual analysis of the melting zone and its environment. This more efficient control improves the
quality of the products made, increases productivity, reduces energy wastage and waste. The ViL system provides the
following functionality:
 Analysis of the dynamics of the melting process in the melting zone;
 Detection of abnormal behavior around the melting zone, of the solidification process and of all zones of the product in formulation;
 Control loop for optimizing product quality and waste reduction.