NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- America
Makes and the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) today presented their Standardization Roadmap for
Additive Manufacturing (Version 2.0) in Frankfurt, Germany, at the Formnext
Conference, one of the industry's premier events. Developed by
the America Makes & ANSI Additive Manufacturing Standardization
Collaborative (AMSC) – with contributions from some 320 individuals
from 175 public- and private-sector organizations – the roadmap is
an effort to coordinate and accelerate the development of
industry-wide additive manufacturing (AM) standards and
specifications.
Of the opportunity to participate in Formnext, America Makes
Executive Director Rob Gorham said,
"America Makes is about promoting U.S. manufacturing
competitiveness wherever you are in the world. We are pleased to be
part of this international exchange with colleagues in the industry
and present our work with ANSI and America Makes members to develop
our Standardization Roadmap for AM to the internationally AM
community."
The Additive Manufacturing/3D Printing Standards Forum at
Formnext was organized by the U.S. Commercial Service in
Dusseldorf, Germany.
"ANSI's mission is to enhance the competitiveness of U.S.
business and the U.S. quality of life through standards and
conformity assessment," said ANSI President and CEO S. Joe Bhatia. "We thank the U.S. Commercial
Service for this opportunity to showcase the work that ANSI has
done in partnership with America Makes to advance the additive
manufacturing industry."
John McCaslin, minister counselor
for commercial affairs and regional senior commercial officer, U.S.
Commercial Service, provided opening remarks. The event brought
together leading experts from industry, research institutions,
standards developing organizations, professional societies, and
government to address key themes focused on standards development
in AM/3D printing technologies. This included progress on
international standards development for AM and how the use of these
standards can help the industry achieve its potential.
Speaking on behalf of the AMSC was Jim
McCabe, ANSI senior director of standards facilitation. Mr.
McCabe explained to audience members that the AMSC roadmap
describes the current and desired future AM standardization
landscape. This includes published standards, those being
developed, and those that are needed. The document identifies 93
"gaps" where no published standard or specification
currently exists to address a particular industry need. Mr. McCabe
noted that many of these gaps also require additional
pre-standardization research and development (R&D).
Other speakers from the U.S. included: Kevin Jurrens, deputy chief, Intelligent Systems
Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST);
Pat Picariello, director,
developmental operations, ASTM International; Laura Gilmour, global medical business
development manager, EOS North
America; and Donald Godfrey,
engineering fellow, additive manufacturing, Honeywell Aerospace.
Terry Wohlers, president, Wohlers
Associates, Inc., moderated the forum.
About America Makes
America Makes is the National
Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute. As the national
accelerator for additive manufacturing (AM), America Makes is the
nation's leading and collaborative partner in AM and 3D printing
(3DP) technology research, discovery, creation, and innovation.
Structured as a public-private partnership with member
organizations from industry, academia, government, non-government
agencies, and workforce and economic development resources, we are
working together to innovate and accelerate AM to increase our
nation's global manufacturing competitiveness. Based in
Youngstown, Ohio, America Makes is
the first Institute within the Manufacturing USA infrastructure and is driven by the
National Center for Defense Manufacturing and Machining (NCDMM).
For more information, visit AmericaMakes.us.
About NCDMM
NCDMM delivers innovative and
collaborative manufacturing solutions that enhance our nation's
workforce and economic competitiveness. NCDMM has extensive
knowledge and depth in manufacturing areas – both commercial and
defense – to continually innovate, improve, and advance
manufacturing technologies and methodologies. Our experienced team
specializes in identifying the needs, the players, the
technologies, and the processes to attain optimal solutions for our
customers. We connect the dots. That's the NCDMM methodology. NCDMM
also manages the national accelerator for additive manufacturing
(AM) and 3D printing (3DP), America Makes – the National Additive
Manufacturing Innovation Institute. For more information, visit
NCDMM.org.
About ANSI
The American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to
enhance U.S. global competitiveness and the American quality of
life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of
the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its
membership is made up of businesses, professional societies and
trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and
consumer and labor organizations. ANSI represents and serves the
diverse interests of more than 270,000 companies and organizations
and 30 million professionals worldwide. The Institute is the
official U.S. representative to the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) and, via the U.S. National Committee, the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). For more
information, visit www.ansi.org.
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