The ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) is a collaborative partnership among ASTM—and its 30,000 members—and representatives from government, academia, and industry that conducts strategic R&D to advance standards across all aspects of additive manufacturing (AM).
The ASTM International Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE) is a collaborative partnership among ASTM—and its 30,000 members—and representatives from government, academia, and industry that conducts strategic R&D to advance standards across all aspects of additive manufacturing (AM) which will accelerate the development and adoption of robust, game-changing technologies.
Vision: The Center facilitates collaboration and coordination between government, academia, and industry to advance AM standardization and expand ASTM and our partners’ capabilities.
Mission: The Center bridges standards development with R&D to better enable efficient development of standards, education, and training, certification and proficiency testing programs.
AM CoE works to advance AM through this improved approach to standardization by providing:
Strategic guidance and funding
Coordinated R&D and expedited standards development
Programs and services to support education and workforce development
In 2009, ASTM International launched a technical committee—F42—to develop standards for additive manufacturing technologies. The committee has attracted over 1000+ of the world’s leading experts in this emerging industry.
AM CoE embodies ASTM’s continually growing leadership, keeping pace with rapid technological advancements in additive manufacturing, as outlined in this Standards Development: Enabling Manufacturing Innovation and Accelerating Commercialization white paper.
| R&D | Research needed to accelerate standards priorities |
| PARTNERSHIPS | Global partnerships to meet evolving market needs |
| CONSORTIA | Collaboration with industry to identify needed R&D |
| STANDARDIZATION | Benchmarking for standards development |
| PROGRAMS AND SERVICES | World-class workforce development program |
TARGETED R&D
Accelerate the development of standards by sponsoring research projects specifically identified to close standardization gaps
UNIQUE MODEL
Go beyond merely implementing to standards to funding the research necessary to create standards for worldwide implementation
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
Bringing together leading organizations with key capabilities to determine what’s needed to take AM to the next level