AMCC composed solely of 3D printing end-users, currently finalizing audit criteria for qualifying AM facilities.
ASTM International‘s Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence (AM CoE), along with numerous industry partners, is formally announcing the launch of the AM CoE Additive Manufacturing Certification Committee (AMCC) initiative. The AMCC is composed of only representatives from AM end-users.
The mission of ASTM’s AMCC is to bring key stakeholders together from across multiple industry sectors to collaborate on audit criteria to qualify AM supply chains. Development will be based on published international standards and industry best practices.
The committee members representing aerospace, defense, medical, and transportation worked together for nearly a year to develop audit criteria comprising standardized requirements to qualify an AM facility. The first version of the audit criteria is in its final stages of completion.
“The work of the AMCC enables a better understanding of the capabilities of additive manufacturing suppliers amidst the rapid growth of providers in this technology area,” said Melissa Orme, vice president of additive manufacturing at The Boeing Company in an ASTM press release.
The founding committee currently comprises 23 members, including Ford Motor Company, Lockheed Martin, and Johnson & Johnson.
“The efforts of the Additive Manufacturing Certification Committee stand to benefit our industry. The AMCC provides a great platform for end users across multiple sectors to collaboratively address common qualification challenges in additive manufacturing,” said Joseph Murphy, Associate Fellow, Lockheed Martin, in the same release.
The multi-industry participation in AMCC is intended to bring in the best practices that major industry sector adopts for qualification and certification of the production of parts. The audit criteria created by the AMCC aims to satisfy multi-industry sector requirements, and can be used by organizations to qualify their suppliers, or their internal additive manufacturing facilities.
“Developing certification criteria is a detailed and resource-intensive process, but the resulting value for our organization and the industry as a whole will be substantial,” said Eddie Kavanagh, senior principal engineer at Johnson & Johnson. “The AM CoE, along with ASTM International, has created a program that will deliver significant benefits, and we are glad to contribute to this endeavor.”
The AMCC is responsible for developing, deploying, and maintaining the audit criteria, and managing the certification program.
“Establishing a standardized certification for Additive Manufacturing (AM) service providers will help streamline industry efforts to develop a robust AM supply chain,” said Paul Wolcott, senior engineer for additive manufacturing at General Motors. “We look forward to providing an automotive-industry voice as the AMCC works to develop its requirements.”
