About
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Secretariat: DIN
Committee Manager: -
Chairperson (until end 2021):Mr Prof. Dr.-Ing Christian Seidel
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ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:ISO Editorial Programme Manager [EPM]:
- Creation date: 2011
Scope
Standardization in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM) concerning their processes, terms and definitions, process chains (Hard- and Software), test procedures, quality parameters, supply agreements and all kind of fundamentals.

ISO/TC 261
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Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee
Reference | Title |
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ISO/TC 150/JWG 1 | Joint ISO/TC 150 - ISO/TC 261 WG: Additive manufacturing in surgical implant applications |
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 261
The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 261:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/TC 76 | Optical radiation safety and laser equipment | IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 | Internet of things and digital twin | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 20 | Aircraft and space vehicles | ISO |
ISO/TC 24/SC 4 | Particle characterization | ISO |
ISO/TC 39 | Machine tools | ISO |
ISO/TC 44 | Welding and allied processes | ISO |
ISO/TC 44/SC 14 | Welding and brazing in aerospace | ISO |
ISO/TC 61/SC 9 | Thermoplastic materials | ISO |
ISO/TC 106/SC 9 | Dental CAD/CAM systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 119 | Powder metallurgy | ISO |
ISO/TC 150 | Implants for surgery | ISO |
ISO/TC 150/SC 1 | Materials | ISO |
ISO/TC 156 | Corrosion of metals and alloys | ISO |
ISO/TC 184/SC 1 | Physical device control | ISO |
ISO/TC 184/SC 4 | Industrial data | ISO |
ISO/TC 213 | Dimensional and geometrical product specifications and verification | ISO |
ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 261
ISO/TC 261 can access the documents of the committees below:
Reference | Title | ISO/IEC |
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IEC/TC 76 | Optical radiation safety and laser equipment | IEC |
ISO/IEC JTC 1 | Information technology | ISO/IEC |
ISO/TC 24/SC 4 | Particle characterization | ISO |
ISO/TC 44/SC 5 | Testing and inspection of welds | ISO |
ISO/TC 44/SC 14 | Welding and brazing in aerospace | ISO |
ISO/TC 61 | Plastics | ISO |
ISO/TC 61/SC 9 | Thermoplastic materials | ISO |
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 | Environmental aspects | ISO |
ISO/TC 106/SC 9 | Dental CAD/CAM systems | ISO |
ISO/TC 119 | Powder metallurgy | ISO |
ISO/TC 135 | Non-destructive testing | ISO |
ISO/TC 150 | Implants for surgery | ISO |
ISO/TC 150/SC 1 | Materials | ISO |
ISO/TC 156 | Corrosion of metals and alloys | ISO |
ISO/TC 184 | Automation systems and integration | ISO |
ISO/TC 184/SC 1 | Physical device control | ISO |
ISO/TC 184/SC 4 | Industrial data | ISO |
ISO/TC 206 | Fine ceramics | ISO |
ISO/TC 213 | Dimensional and geometrical product specifications and verification | ISO |
ISO/TC 244 | Industrial furnaces and associated processing equipment | ISO |
ISO/TC 292 | Security and resilience | ISO |
Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym | Title | Category |
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ASTM | ASTM International | A |
CECIMO | European Association of the Machine Tool Industries | A |
EPMA | European Powder Metallurgy Association | A |
EWF | European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting | A |
SBS - Small Business Standards | Small Business Standards | A |
Organizations in liaison (Category C)
C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group
Acronym | Title | Category |
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INTEGRADDE Project | Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts through Direct Energy Deposition process; Project-ID: 820776 | C |
Date | Month | Location | TC/SC | Note |
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21 | May 2021 | Virtual | ISO/TC 261 | |
September 2021 | Korea, Republic of | ISO/TC 261 | ** | |
April 2022 | United States | ISO/TC 261 | ** | |
September 2022 | United Kingdom | ISO/TC 261 | ** | |
April 2023 | United States | ISO/TC 261 | ** | |
September 2023 | ISO/TC 261 | ** |
* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional