The SAE AMS AM Additive Manufacturing Metals Committee recently published ARP7064: Machine Requalification Considerations for Fusion-Based Metal Additive Manufacturing. This new aerospace recommended practice covers metal additive manufacturing machine requalification for all fusion-based metal AM machines to insure they continue to meet design specifications.

The SAE AMS AM Additive Manufacturing Metals Committee currently has 39 published guidance documents for the AM industry, and 59 works-in-progress in this area. The goal of the committee is to develop and maintain aerospace material and process specifications along with other technical reports for AM, including materials, processes, system requirements, testing, and quality assurance.

As part of its commitment to the rapidly-expanding use of AM technology in the mobility sector, SAE was also part of the recent RAPID+TCT event in Los Angeles, covering AM and industrial 3D printing worldwide.

At the event, showcased the services of SAE constituent groups: SAE International, SAE Industry Technologies Consortia (ITC), and the Performance Review Institute (PRI) for the AM world. These services include consensus standards and recommended practices, qualification and certification services, accredited training and skills development, and data management.

SAE’s AMS AM Additive Manufacturing Metals Committee is part of the SAE Aerospace Materials Systems Group. If you would like to know more about the work of the AMS AM Additive Manufacturing Metals Committee in the mobility industry, including volunteering your expertise to its mission, please contact SAE Committee Manager Jeff Adkins at: jeff.adkiins@sae.org.

If you’d like to learn more about SAE’s initiative for AM, go to: https://www.sae.org/what-is-additive-manufacturing.