Standards & Certification

ASTM announces new standard for steel parts in powder bed fusion 3D printing

ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee has announced the development of a new standard specification for maraging steel in powder bed fusion. Maraging steel is a class of precipitation-hardened steel.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 30 May 2023

Desktop Metal Aidro subsidiary achieves two DNV certifications for metal 3D printing

Desktop Metal's Aidro subsidiary has achieved the 'first-ever global AM Manufacturer certification' from DNV, a leading risk management and quality assurance society for the oil & gas and maritime industries, for two metal printing technologies.

By Sam Davies

/ 14 Apr 2023

Hydraulic valves and coupons printed by Aidro on the Desktop Metal Shop System. - Desktop Metal

TWI's Amanda Allison on the progress being made in additive manufacturing standardisation & certification

Laura Griffiths speaks to Amanda Allison at TWI on the progress being made in AM standardisation and certification.

By Laura Griffiths

/ 8 Mar 2023

TWI's Amanda Allison on the progress being made in additive manufacturing standardisation & certification

ASTM International additive manufacturing committee publishes two new standards

ASTM International’s additive manufacturing committee (F42) has developed two new standards that cover powder quality and aviation parts.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 9 Feb 2023

Chaw Sing HO begins term on ASTM International board of directors

Chaw Sing HO, CEO of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC), has started his three-year term on the ASTM International board of directors.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 31 Jan 2023

Chromatic 3D Materials meets flammability requirements for aerospace industry

Chromatic 3D Materials announced on January 18 that it has passed 14 CFR vertical burn tests, which demonstrate compliance with anti-flammability standards for airworthiness.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 19 Jan 2023

3DPRINTUK announces "major milestone" ISO 9001:2015 accreditation

The additive manufacturing service provider recently passed Stage 2 of the ISO 9001:2015 standard audit with zero findings, affirming the highest quality assurance and validation for its polymer 3D printed parts.

By TCT Team

/ 21 Dec 2022

3DPRINTUK achieves ISO 9001:201 accreditation

Authentise launches Guidelines tools to allow users to implement 'if-this-then-that' rules for more successful 3D printing

Authentise has announced the release of its Guidelines feature suite which provides users with information that is designed to ensure more successful and sustainable additive manufacturing outcomes.

By Sam Davies

/ 31 Oct 2022

America Makes awards Boeing Research & Technology GAMAT Project opportunity, opens two new project calls worth $1.75M in funding

America Makes has announced that Boeing Research and Technology has been selected as the awardee of a Directed Project Opportunity on the generation of additive material allowables for Ti-6AI-4V (GAMAT) funded by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 14 Oct 2022

National Science Foundation project to support ASTM additive manufacturing consortium

A new project at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) research project with Southern University, Louisiana State University, and Auburn University is expected to contribute significantly to ASTM International’s newly established CMDS.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 13 Sep 2022

Conflux Technology targets AS9100D aerospace certification

Australian metal additive manufacturing company Conflux Technology, an innovator of heat exchangers, has announced its commitment towards the aerospace certification standard AS9100D.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 23 Aug 2022

ASTM International receives award to develop construction sector technology roadmap

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded funding to ASTM International to develop a roadmap for guidance and adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies in the construction sector.

By Oliver Johnson

/ 17 Aug 2022

(Credit: J. Stoughton/NIST) - Campbell Stoughton Jason Stoughton/NIST