SEATTLE, WA – AUGUST 4, 2026 – Dyndrite™ , developer of the next generation LPBF production software used by leading manufacturers, today announced it has been selected as a project participant on two funded technical efforts under the America Makes Delta Qual 2.0 program, a $9 million initiative focused on modernizing qualification methodologies for metal additive manufacturing.

Delta Qual 2.0 addresses some of the industry's most significant barriers to widespread additive manufacturing production adoption by reducing qualification costs, improving machine-to-machine consistency, and enabling more flexible manufacturing workflows for Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF). The program supports the Department of War's objectives to deploy reliable, scalable, and cost-effective advanced manufacturing capabilities throughout the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) and Organic Industrial Base (OIB).

Dyndrite will participate in projects supporting both:

• Topic 1 – Quantitative Measurement-Based Installation Qualification, which seeks to establish enhanced measurement, calibration, and maintenance procedures that create robust machine performance baselines capable of supporting event-based requalification with little to no mechanical testing.
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• Topic 2 – Bracketed Qualification for LPBF, which seeks to establish qualification frameworks that define acceptable process boundaries, allowing manufacturers to vary processing parameters and deploy advanced, feature-based toolpath strategies without requiring full requalification.

"At Dyndrite, we've come to call a bracketed delta qualification approach 'SASSQUATCH' — Software Adapted Scan Strategy Qualification Assisting Thermal Control and Homogeneity — the elusive software-defined scan strategy derived from a qualified process window that helps ensure optimal part quality," said Harshil Goel, CEO and Founder of Dyndrite. "For additive manufacturing to reach its full potential, qualification must evolve beyond today's static parameter sets. Delta Qual 2.0 represents an important step toward replacing uncertainty with quantitative measurement, validated process windows, digital process definitions, and traceable workflows. We're excited to work alongside America's leading defense organizations, machine manufacturers, and research institutions to help modernize qualification for the next era of additive manufacturing."

Dyndrite's LPBF Pro software platform enables manufacturers to generate deterministic toolpaths, implement feature-based process strategies, maintain complete digital traceability, and deploy consistent manufacturing workflows across multiple machine platforms. These capabilities support many of the technical objectives being explored through the Delta Qual 2.0 program, including process portability, machine equivalency, and scalable qualification methodologies.

The funded projects bring together government, industry, and academic partners such as EOS North America, Inc., Phase3D, Laboratory Testing (LTI), Lockheed Martin, L3Harris Technologies, Fluor Marine Propulsion, RTX Technology Research Center (RTRC), Oerlikon, Velo3D, Northrop Grumman, Nikon SLM, Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), RTX (Raytheon), Auburn University and others, to develop practical qualification approaches that reduce technical and industrial risk while accelerating the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies for mission-critical applications.

By helping establish new qualification frameworks that build manufacturing confidence while enabling advanced manufacturing capabilities, the Delta Qual 2.0 program is expected to accelerate the transition of LPBF technologies into qualified production across various defense and commercial industries.

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Come Hunt SASSQUATCH with Us at ICAM 2026.‍

Join Dyndrite for technical presentations with our partners, the announcement of our Student Competition winner, and a series of interactive workshops where LPBF users move beyond presentations and work directly with Dyndrite's LPBF software.

In these hands-on sessions, manufacturing users learn how to automate build preparation, implement feature-based process strategies, optimize multi-laser production, and create programmable manufacturing workflows that reduce hidden process variability while accelerating qualification and production.

Whether you're developing new materials, qualifying critical parts, or scaling production, you'll discover how modern software helps engineers identify, isolate, and eliminate the hidden SasSquatch variables that stand between successful experimentation and repeatable production.

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To reserve your spot, visit: https://www.dyndrite.com/astm-icam26-dyndrite
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About Dyndrite

Dyndrite’s mission is to fundamentally change how geometry is created, transformed, and transmitted on computers. Built on its Accelerated Computation Engine (ACE)—the world’s first GPU-based geometry kernel—Dyndrite’s flagship product, Dyndrite LPBF Pro, delivers unmatched control, performance, scalability, and automation for additive manufacturing engineering applications. Customers across defense, space, energy, medical, and automotive industries gain full control over the additive process, enabling faster, more agile qualification, higher quality, and true production scale. 

For more information, visit dyndrite.com.

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