Standards guide 3D printing processes, materials, and equipment. They ensure quality, safety, and consistency across applications, supporting innovation and reliable production worldwide.

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Additive manufacturing — Qualification principles — Requirements for industrial additive manufacturing processes and production sites

Additive manufacturing of metals — Powder bed fusion — Classification of imperfections

Additive manufacturing — General principles — Fundamentals and vocabulary

Additive manufacturing — Test artefacts — Geometric capability assessment of additive manufacturing systems

Additive manufacturing for construction — Qualification principles — Structural and infrastructure elements

Additive manufacturing — General principles — Requirements for purchased AM parts

Specification for additive manufacturing file format (AMF) Version 1.2

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New file format for 3D printers

ISO/ASTM 52915, just published, will help realize the full potential of additive manufacturing.