Is AM Ready for Standards?

摘要

When it comes to additive manufacturing (AM), there really aren't many standards in place. That's not especially surprising, given that the entire field is only something like 25 years old. Compared to technologies like casting, milling or even injection molding-which dates to the Civil War era-AM is just a baby. In fact, until recently, there hasn't been a pressing need for AM standards. For some segments of the market, the capability to print solid objects is so new and so exciting that, especially at the relatively inexpensive end of the spectrum, people just don't care that much about standards.