• Nylon qualification targets aerospace applications with NCAMP and OEM participation. • It’s no secret thatstandardization remains one of the biggest roadblocksin additive manufacturing (AM) adoption. • True, the industries where AM has found greatest purchase-aerospace and medical devices-are also some of the most highly regulated, but manufacturing in any industry demands predictability. • Despite the frustrations this may engender in both AM users and suppliers,progress is being made, and the latest example of that comes from one of the biggest names in the AM industry:Stratasys. • Earlier this month, the companyannounced the launch of a new qualification programfor SAF PA12, a nylon powder used in its selective absorption fusion technology. • Specifically, the program is targeting aerospace applications, particularly unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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