Two groups at Auburn University have launched centres of excellence focussed on accelerating R&D, standardisation and innovation in additive manufacturing.
Tooling U-SME, a provider of manufacturing training solutions, and UL, a global safety science company, have finalised an agreement to align training and certification to create a single source for professional AM certification.
The Manufacturing Technology Centre has been chosen by ASTM International to be the first non-US founding partner of their Centre of Excellence in Manufacturing.
TUV NORD, a German technical service provider, is to offer testing and certification services with SAP Distributed Manufacturing, a cloud application helping manufacturers and suppliers of additive manufacturing collaborate.
ASTM International and 3MF Consortium to align standards and roadmaps to advance additive manufacturing innovation and state-of-the-art 3D printing technologies
According to some research we're facing a crisis in filling manufacturing jobs within 20 years, UL hope to bridge that gap with its training programs. Daniel O'Connor interviewed Director of Innovation and Strategy, Chris Krampitz, to find out more.
TCT visits Lloyd’s Register to find out about how a new joint industry project with TWI aims to explore certification of additive manufactured components.
