Workshops

All NIST laboratories are active in Additive Manufacturing (AM), with three labs funding AM Projects: Materials and Measurement Laboratory (MML), Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), and Engineering Laboratory (EL). 

MML AM strives to enable growth in AM through foundational science & characterization tool development and stakeholder engagement. 

Upcoming Workshops

There are currently no upcoming workshops.

Past Workshops

AM Bench Conferences

Additive Manufacturing Benchmarks Conferences and Meetings

Additive Manufacturing Benchmarks (AM-Bench) provide a continuing series of controlled benchmark measurements, in conjunction with a conference series, with the primary goal of enabling modelers to test their simulations against rigorous, highly controlled additive manufacturing benchmark test data. All AM-Bench data are permanently archived for public use. The AM-Bench conference series provides a venue for sharing the results of these tests and convening modelers and experimentalists to discuss successes and challenges. AM Bench held conferences in 2018 and 2022; future conferences are planned. 

• August 14–18, 2022 (Bethesda, MD)
• June 18-21, 2018 (Gaithersburg, MD)
• Events and Recordings: AM-Bench Conferences and Meetings

Biofabrication

Workshop on Measurement Needs for Biofabrication of Tissue Engineered Medical Products 

Biofabricated tissue-engineered constructs have the potential to transform personalized medicine. However, characterizing these constructs post-fabrication and throughout preclinical use remains challenging. NIST held a 1-day workshop on measurement needs for biofabricated constructs that contain cells, focusing on metrology for the structure of the constructs, cell viability in the constructs, and functional capacity of the constructs. This workshop helped enable future research directions, standards development, and the adoption of these constructs for clinical use.

• December 1, 2022 (Virtual Only)
• Workshop Report
• Workshop Recordings

Photopolymers

Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing (PAM) Workshop: Roadmapping a Future for Stereolithography, Inkjet, and Beyond 

The Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing (PAM) Workshop, held October 29-30, 2019 at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Boulder, Colorado, was organized to identify common problems and solutions specific to photopolymers, ultraviolet curing, manufacturing processes, and performance of materials in PAM commercial products. The workshop’s technical focus was on the design, synthesis, and production of PAM printed products, particularly with respect to setting standards and establishing measurement science needs.

• October 29-30, 2019 (Boulder, CO)
• Workshop Report
• Workshop Summary 
• Recording: Workshop Debrief Webinar

Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA)

Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) 2023 Workshop - Building a Unified Vision from Research to Regulation

RadTech and NIST hosted the second in-person photopolymer additive manufacturing workshop in Boulder, CO. from September 18-19, 2023. The event was designed to enable candid, pre-competitive conversation regarding the state of the field of vat photopolymerization through a series of panel discussions and develop updated, comprehensive roadmaps for current and future directions. Speakers from NIST included Lyle Levine, Russel Maier, Thomas Kolibaba, Callie Higgins, Jason Killgore, and Dianne Poster. See the full agenda for more information.

• September 18-19, 2023 (Boulder, CO)
• Event Page

AM Metals

Material Challenges in Developing a Sustainable Metal Processing Infrastructure

This workshop aimed to foster collaboration and innovation in critical areas such as the development and integration of novel processing methods and simulation tools to support sustainable metals processing. As a part of fostering these collaborations, this workshop hoped to identify critical materials challenges in the following topic areas: sustainable extractive metallurgy, innovative metal manufacturing technologies, and lifecycle assessment and recycling innovations. 

• July 30 - 31, 2024 (Rockville, MD)
• Event Page

Ceramics

Materials Research & Measurement Needs for Ceramics Additive Manufacturing

NIST organized a workshop on Materials Research and Measurement Needs in Ceramic AM. The meeting brought together leading experts from early industrial adopters of ceramics AM, AM-equipment and feedstock manufacturers, government agencies, and academia. The goals were to discuss the most promising broad-impact applications of ceramics AM and identify the associated materials measurement needs which could accelerate the incorporation of AM methods into commercially viable ceramic manufacturing technologies. The workshop critically reviewed opportunities and challenges for ceramics AM in key market sectors with discussions focused on bridging critical knowledge gaps that hinder the broader deployment of ceramics AM technologies.

• November 13-14, 2019 (Gaithersburg, MD)
• Workshop Report
• Event Page