ASTM announced a new certification program for manufacturers using AM technology.
This is the result of a year’s worth of effort by the 25-company Additive Manufacturing Certification Committee (AMCC). This committee, composed only of manufacturing end-users, developed the audit criteria by which manufacturers can measure their compliance.
The intent is to make the standards usable by companies, along with other ASTM standards that are not necessarily focused specifically on additive manufacturing processes.
The new audit criteria were tested by “pilot audits” that took place over the past year at AM Craft, Oechsler, and KSB. KSB Specialist Engineer Additive Manufacturing Stephan Braun said:
“This was a truly positive and valuable opportunity for us. We discovered areas for improvement to stay ahead and remain best in class. I would even dare to call this audit an enjoyable experience.”
Having done some audits myself for similar standards, that is saying something, indeed.
The new AMCC Certification is added to the growing list of AM-related standards from ASTM, including: ISO/ASTM 52920, ISO/ASTM 52901, ISO/ASTM 52904, ISO/ASTM 52931, ISO/ASTM 52942, ISO/ASTM 52926, and others.
Standards such as the new AMCC Certification will help align the work being done at many organizations, leading to more consistent results and portability of approaches and technology. This is one of the many steps required to ensure additive manufacturing usage continues to grow in industry.
If you’re a company that has an increasing use of additive manufacturing, you might consider looking at the AMCC Certification to help ensure your processes make use of the industry’s best practices.
Via ASTM
