| Abstract Scope |
Over the past decade, Additive Manufacturing has evolved from a prototyping tool into a rapidly maturing, industrial production manufacturing technology. The AM growth was yet challenged by the qualification of AM materials and processes as the one of the most time consuming and resource intensive steps and barriers which in turn slowed down the broader adoption compared to the market expectations. This presentation summarizes lessons learned in the past decade and what are the best practices that can help us over the next 5-10 years and will shed light on the role of AM technology players and elements of the AM ecosystem, including Academia, Government, Private Sector, as well as technology providers (Machine, Powder, Software, Postprocessing, Services, etc.) in evolving, building, accelerating, and adopting successful qualification strategies in metal AM. |