wiredInUSA March 2019

ASTM International’s committee on additive manufacturing technologies has launched a new subcommittee to focus on creating standards to support the growing number of additive manufacturing applications across various industry sectors. “The evolution of additive manufacturing technologies, combined with sector-specific requirements, demandus tocreateabroader portfolio of more detailed and stringent standards that support qualification of high value-added parts and components,” said Mohsen Seifi, director of global additive manufacturing programs at ASTM, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. ASTM International member Shane Collins will chair the new applications subcommittee “We are reaching the tipping point in many industries. More and more parts are manufactured efficiently using additive manufacturing instead of traditional manufacturing. By creating industry-specific standards, we can continue to support that innovation,” he said. The new subcommittee will look at parts and components manufacturing in industries including aviation, construction, consumer electronics, medical and biological, oil and gas, transportation and heavy machinery. Pat Picariello, committee manager, said: “This subcommittee will play a key role in keeping the committee on the cutting edge of standardization development, maintaining its responsiveness to a constantly evolving set of needs.”

Looking at additive manufacturing standards

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