ANÁLISIS DEL ESCENARIO ACTUAL DE CERTIFICACIÓN Y NORMALIZACIÓN EN FABRICACIÓN ADITIVA

Abstract

Standards are important for the industry and can be of particular interest for emerging, highly technical industries, such as the additive manufacturing (AM), because they provide foundational elements on which the industry might be focused. On the other hand, the certification of a component means defining ways to know that a part fabricated by AM will perform the same function than one manufactured using conventional technologies. Thus, the aim of this work is the analysis of the current framework to develop standards and certifications related to AM. The methodology of this study is mainly based on identifying and collecting current standards dedicated to harmonize the actual paradigm of AM implementation in this new era known as Industry 4.0. Thus, it is concluded that 55% of the new AM standards will be dedicated to the design or manufacturing in AM, as well as their related materials to process. The remaining standards are related to testing procedures, qualification and certification of parts. Focusing on the type of AM technology, 50% of newly AM standards will be related to powder bed fusion (PBF), whereas 33% will be related to extrusion-based additive manufacturing (EBAM) and the rest 17% to directed energy deposition (DED) processes.