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Additive layer manufacturing (ALM) or Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a modern fabrication process that can use a wide range of materials to create products ranging from medical implants to parts of an aircraft wing.
Assessment of operational performance of an additive manufacturing apparatus is provided. Particle size images are obtained, in real-time during an additive manufacturing build process in which at least one structure is built by the additive manufacturing apparatus, the obtained images being of an area of a build platform on which the at least one structure is built. The obtained images are evaluated, and it is determined, based on the evaluating, whether an operational flaw has occurred with the additive manufacturing apparatus or a design for the at least one structure. Operational flaws include errors in the operation of the additive manufacturing apparatus and / or component thereof, as evidenced by, for instance, distortions or other errors in the structure(s) being built and / or materials being used.