(American Makes: Youngstown, OH; ANSI: Washington, DC) -- America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have announced the availability of Gaps Progress Report tracking efforts over the last six months by standards developing organizations (SDOs) and others to address the gaps identified in the Standardization Road Map for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0, published by the America Makes and ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC). The progress report provides updates on standards, research, and conformity assessment activities. It also captures suggested modifications to existing gaps, and notes additional gaps to be considered for future road maps.
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Published in July 2023, Road Map Version 3.0 identified 141 standardization gaps and corresponding recommendations across the additive manufacturing (AM) life cycle areas of design; precursor materials; process control; post-processing; finished material properties; qualification and certification; nondestructive evaluation; maintenance and repair; and data. Of the 141 gaps, 54 gaps/recommendations are identified as high priority, 64 as medium priority, and 23 as low priority. In 91 cases, additional prestandardization research and development is needed.
The AMSC launched in 2016 and serves as a cross-sector coordinating body that works to accelerate the development of industrywide AM standards and specifications consistent with stakeholder needs to facilitate AM industry growth. Approximately 300 individuals from 150 public- and private-sector organizations supported the development of the recent road map, including representatives of U.S. federal government agencies and national laboratories, SDOs, industry, academia, and others.
The next gaps progress report is expected to be issued in the fall. To receive future updates, offer suggested edits to the gaps progress report, or get involved in future AMSC activities, email amsc@ansi.org. For more information, visit www.ansi.org/amsc.
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