ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | APRIL 2024 18 original qualification data. There is also an acknowledged lack of understanding and consensus as to what it takes to delta qualify/requalify an AM process. Consequently, standards for delta qualification and requalification are needed. It was recommended that standards for minor, moderate, and major process changes be developed. The final meeting day served as a culmination of workshop activities. The goal was to revisit input from the first two days and identify tangible activities that would facilitate SME-LSI interactions with data. Working groups were restructured and divided into two parties representing small and medium sized enterprises, and large system inte- grators. The focus was on formulating recommended approaches to the high priority challenges identified during the workshop. Tables 1 and 2 provide a synopsis of the recommendations. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION A robust and resilient AM supply chain is required to foster continued economic growth. The goal of this workshop was to examine the AM data management pain points associated with SME interactions with LSI and government procurement agencies. The 86 workshop participants were asked to identify the challenges SMEs have in providing AM products and services and explore approaches to address them. Three prominent themes emerged surrounding the political, economic, social, and technological (PEST) components of this challenge: cost of compliance; technology gaps associated with uncertainty and AM process qualification; and a desire for government leadership. The synopsis of the working group recommendations shown in Tables 1 and 2 provides some actionable items for consideration.~AM&P Acknowledgments The organizers would like to express sincere thanks to all the workshop participants for their engaged support and willingness to spend valuable time participating in this event. A special thank you to the keynote speakers, panelists, panel moderators, working group facilitators, and scribes for working assiduously to make this workshop a success. In addition, the organizers would like to acknowledge the contributions of the cohosts—America Makes and RAMPMD—who played an inte- gral part in planning and executing the event. For more information: William Frazier, FASM, Pilgrim Consulting LLC, Lusby, MD, frazier@pilgrim-consulting.com, https://www.pilgrim-consulting.com/. References 1. The White House, President Biden Announces New Actions to Strengthen America’s Supply Chains, Lower Costs for Families, and Secure Key Sectors, White House Fact Sheet, November 27, 2023, https://www. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/11/27/fact-sheet- TABLE 2 — PERSPECTIVE: LARGE SYSTEM INTEGRATORS Challenge Approach • The high cost of collecting and curating AM data. • Validated AM process controls demonstrating production conformance. • Cost-effective approaches for data gathering and statistical methods to measure equivalence/automation. • Actively promote collaboration across the U.S. industrial base to share data and access to data across databases. • Develop a standard template for contracts addressing AM specific requirements and standards. Explain, justify, and rationalize these requirements and standards. • Establish standards for machine data output and data logging requirements. • Establish standards for AM machine preventative maintenance and maintenance and control plans. • Develop a digital twin model of AM machines for build status, health monitoring, and performance. • Develop standards to demonstrate equivalence between measured mechanical property data and extant design allowable datasets. • Develop low-cost sensors to measure key process variables. • Develop standards to validate equipment performance. GET ENGAGED, GET INVOLVED, GET CONNECTED The ASM Advanced Manufacturing Committee was launched last year and ASM members with interest and experience in additive manufacturing and other materials processing and manufacturing innovations are welcome to join. Visit the ASM Connect home page at connect.asminternational.org to post information or ask questions related to advanced manufacturing. For more information, contact committee chair William E. Frazier, FASM, or staff liaison Scott Henry, matinfo@asminternational.org.
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