America Makes and the American Nationwide Requirements Institute (ANSI) have revealed their April 2025 Gaps Progress Report for the additive manufacturing {industry}. The report paperwork the progress remodeled the previous six months by requirements creating organizations and {industry} stakeholders. It particularly addresses gaps recognized within the Standardization Roadmap for Additive Manufacturing, Model 3.0, which was revealed in July 2023.
The unique roadmap recognized 141 standardization gaps throughout numerous additive manufacturing lifecycle areas together with design, supplies, course of management, and qualification. These gaps have been categorized by precedence with 54 designated as excessive precedence, 64 as medium precedence, and 23 as low precedence. In 91 of those circumstances, extra pre-standardization analysis and growth actions have been deemed mandatory.
The Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC) features as a cross-sector coordinating physique working to speed up industry-wide requirements growth. Roughly 300 people representing 150 organizations contributed to the Model 3.0 roadmap. Members included representatives from federal authorities companies, nationwide laboratories, requirements creating organizations, {industry}, and academia.
The gaps progress report is designed to be a residing doc that will likely be maintained and up to date periodically. It captures not solely progress on current gaps but in addition steered modifications and potential new gaps for future roadmaps. The following replace is predicted in fall 2025.
Stakeholders eager about receiving future updates or contributing to AMSC actions can contact [email protected]. Extra details about the initiative is accessible at www.ansi.org/amsc.
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