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Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing Products and Resources

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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) develops various products and resources to support U.S. commerce and competitiveness. Learn more about the NIST Additive Manufacturing (AM) Program's products and resources below. If you have any questions, or would like to get involved, please contact us. 

Standards & Benchmarks

Our AM team produces high quality standards and benchmarks for advancements in additive manufacturing. Learn more.

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NIST develops standards and benchmarks for additive manufacturing, such as polymer standard reference materials (SRMs), like those pictured above. 
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Instruments 

The NIST AM Program measures material properties via various instrumentation. Learn more.

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A Capillary Rheometer measures shear viscosity and rheological (flow) properties of fluids.
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Publications

The NIST AM program publishes robust research in additive manufacturing. Read more.

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Our team has publications covering diverse topics in additive manufacturing. 
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Workshops 

NIST AM participates and hosts workshops and conferences on various additive manufacturing topics. Learn more.

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NIST AM is involved in various additive manufacturing workshops. 
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Manufacturing, Additive manufacturing, Materials, Metrology and Standards

Contacts

MML Additive Manufacturing Program Coordinator

Created November 7, 2024, Updated November 20, 2024