Agenda – Workshop on Measurement Science for Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing October 10-12, 2023 1

Measurement Science for Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing 

October 10 -12, 2023

National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCOE)

9700 Great Seneca Hwy, Rockville, MD 20850

Agenda

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

8:30 am Registration 

9:00 am Opening Plenary Session – Room 3ABC

• Welcome ~ Joannie Chin, NIST Engineering Laboratory Director (tentative)

• Workshop Scope and Objectives ~ Kevin Jurrens, Division Chief, Intelligent Systems Division, NIST

• 2012 Additive Manufacturing Roadmap: A Decade of NIST Progress ~ Paul Witherell, NIST 

• Preliminary Findings in Additive Manufacturing – Roadmaps and R&D ~ Shawn Moylan, NIST

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Panel: Updates on Key Additive Manufacturing Technical Areas – Room 3ABC

• Materials Characterization

• Process Monitoring and Control

• Supply Chains and Cybersecurity

12:00 pm Lunch (on your own – locations provided*)

1:00 pm Instructions for Breakout Sessions (and move to breakout rooms)

Parallel Breakout Sessions: Materials Characterization (Room 3ABC), Process Monitoring and Control

(Room 3D), and Supply Chains and Cybersecurity for AM Ecosystems (Room 5)

1:10 pm Breakout Session I: Desired Future Capabilities and Technologies for Additive Manufacturing

• Envisioned future: 

o Emerging and anticipated future applications for AM.

o Capabilities we want and need the most.

1:40 pm Breakout Session II: Challenges and Barriers to Achieving Capabilities and Applications

• Barriers limiting the broader use of additive manufacturing.

• Measurement and standards barriers, challenges, and gaps.

• Prioritization and identification of top challenges (individual voting).

2:30 pm Break

2:45 pm Breakout Session III: R&D and Approaches to Address Challenges

• R&D, strategic approaches, and standards/measurements to address top challenges.

• Prioritization and identification of top R&D (individual voting).

3:45 pm • Selection of priority actionable topics for Roadmap.

• Preliminary Ideas for Roadmap Priority Action Plans.

4:15 pm Wrap Up and Plan for Next Day (Main Session Room) 

4:30 pm Adjourn

Wednesday, October 11, 2023

8:30 am Registration

9:00 am Opening Plenary

• Welcome and Goals for Today ~ Paul WItherell, NIST

• Keynote (industry) ~ The Future of AM ~ Speaker TBD
Agenda – Workshop on Measurement Science for Metals-Based Additive Manufacturing October 10-12, 2023 2

10:30 am Break 

10:45 am Panel: Updates on Key Additive Manufacturing Technical Areas 

• Testing and Inspections

• Rapid Qualification and Quality Assurance Methods

• Communications and Systems

12:00 pm Lunch (on your own – locations provided*)

1:00 pm Instructions for Breakout Sessions

Parallel Breakout Sessions: Testing and Inspections (Room 3ABC), Rapid Qualification and Quality 

Assurance Methods (Room 3D), and Communications and Systems (Room 5)

1:10 pm Breakout Session I: Desired Future Capabilities and Technologies for Additive Manufacturing

• Envisioned future: 

o Emerging and anticipated future applications for AM.

o Capabilities we want and need the most.

1:40 pm Breakout Session II: Challenges and Barriers to Achieving Capabilities and Applications

• Barriers limiting the broader use of additive manufacturing.

• Measurement and standards barriers, challenges, and gaps.

• Prioritization and identification of top challenges (individual voting).

2:30 pm Break

2:45 pm Breakout Session III: R&D and Approaches to Address Challenges

• R&D, strategic approaches, and standards/measurements to address top challenges.

• Prioritization and identification of top R&D (individual voting).

3:45 pm • Selection of priority actionable topics for Roadmap.

• Preliminary Ideas for Roadmap Priority Action Plans.

4:15 pm Wrap Up and Plan for Next Day (Main Session Room) 

4:30 pm Adjourn

Thursday, October 12, 2023

8:30 am Registration

9:00 am Opening Plenary

• Welcome and Goals for Today ~ Paul Witherell, NIST

9:15 am Instructions and Assignments for Breakouts/Roadmap R&D Technical Topic Areas

9:25 am Break and move to assigned R&D Topic Area Rooms

9:35 am Breakout Session IV: Pathways for Measurement Science Roadmap (all topics)

• Small groups work to develop roadmap action plans:

➢R&D, standards, and other approaches for addressing the high priority challenges.

➢Next steps and actionable plan

11:00 pm Report Outs on Priority Topics 

12:00 pm Wrap Up and Adjourn