March 24th, 2026 - 1.30 PM - 6.00 PM
Cetim, Senlis (France) or webinar
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S-AM Project: European standardisation for additive manufacturing
The S-AM (Standards for Additive Manufacturing) Project is a major strategic initiative for European standardisation in the field of Additive Manufacturing.
- The key objective: Establishing European expertise at global level
- The European Union takes action for additive manufacturing professionals with S-AM – Standards for Additive Manufacturing
- Who are the stakeholders in Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM?
- Who can participate in the Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM project?
- How to participate in the Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM project?
- Concrete actions of the project
- Why should you participate in the Standards for Additive Manufacturing project?
The key objective: Establishing European expertise at global level
The primary goal of S-AM is to strengthen the role of CEN/TC 438 Additive Manufacturing and increase Europe’s influence in international standardisation collaboration (CEN-ISO-ASTM).
Specifically, the UNM wishes to:
- Ensure that the European expertise is fully integrated into EN ISO/ASTM standards.
- Increase the participation of European experts in international working groups.
- Propose five new priority standards by 2029 for additive manufacturing, of European initiative.
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The European Union takes action for additive manufacturing professionals with S-AM – Standards for Additive Manufacturing
In 2023, the European Patent Office reported that 32.8% of the 50,000 patent families relating to additive manufacturing had been filed by Europe, second only to the United States (39.8%). Today, the EU has mature additive manufacturing technologies that are just waiting to be scaled up.
In this context, the Executive Agency for the European Innovation Council and SMEs (EISMEA) launched a call for tenders to address the scaling-up issue: how can European economic actors in additive manufacturing move to the industrial level? Part of the answer lies in taking their know-how and innovations into account in international standards!
S-AM for Standards for Additive Manufacturing is a large-scale influence operation which will be conducted jointly by the Union de normalisation mécanique (UNM) and the Association française de normalisation (Afnor). It aims to develop standards for European additive manufacturing that will carry the labels of both the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and the International Standards Organisation (ISO) and/or ASTM (American Standards Organisation).
In concrete terms, this means that UNM and Afnor will :
- carry out promotional activities to increase the participation of European additive manufacturing actors in ISO and ASTM technical committees
- produce as much EN/ISO/ASTM standardisation work as possible with the support of all stakeholders in the additive manufacturing value chain: R&D, design, materials, machinery, software, production, post-processing, qualification and certification, integration and recycling
Who is impacted by S-AM? What can S-AM do for your company? And what can you do to contribute to S-AM? Where is this European project at?
You will find all the relevant information on this page.
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Who are the stakeholders in Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM?
EISMEA: it is an executive agency of the European Commission in charge of managing key EU programmes that support innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the single market and consumer policy. The agency helps innovators, SMEs and stakeholders to successfully complete the green and digital transitions, strengthen the EU’s competitiveness and consolidate the single market. It operates under the support of several EU Directorates-General (e.g. R&I, GROW, CNECT).
AFNOR: The French Standardisation Association represents France within CEN-CENELEC. It has signed a subcontracting agreement with UNM for the implementation of Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM. Each service provider will sign a contract with AFNOR.
UNM: Union de normalisation de la mécanique (Sectorial standardisation office for mechanical engineering) is France’s leading standardisation body for manufacturing processes. Additive manufacturing therefore lies within its scope of action. UNM is responsible for implementing the Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM initiative.
The contributor: They participate in the implementation of Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM, either as an expert within a standardisation committee or as a service provider. The participant comes from an organisation such as anassociation, company, industry, public institution, industry union or professional union.
Who can get involved and why?
The S-AM project is a unique opportunity for European experts, researchers and manufacturers.
- Direct influence: Contribute directly to defining the five priority standards that will shape the global Additive Manufacturing market.
- Visibility and networking: Access a platform offering increased visibility for European expertise and build lasting bridges with universities and key actors at international level.
- Secure a head start: Participate in the development of proposals that will complement the existing standards collection, ensuring that European technologies benefit the global market.
UNM is launching a targeted call for experts! Your involvement is essential to guarantee the excellence and relevance of future standards proposals.
Who can participate in the Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM project?
Standards for additive manufacturing (S-AM) is aimed at researchers, additive manufacturing experts, industrial companies, B2B users and designers, large groups, mid-sized companies and SMEs, as well as members of the ISO/TC 261, CEN/TC 438 and ASTM F42 standardisation committees.
Are you part of a company – a large group, an SME/SMB/microbusiness, or a start-up? Do you hold a position in senior management, R&D, engineering or maintenance, public affairs, marketing, development, prevention, etc.? Whether you are an additive manufacturing machine manufacturer or a user, you are welcome!
By participating in Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM, you will be able to:
- actively contribute to the work of S-AM and CEN/TC 438 Additive Manufacturing,
- be consulted and give your feedback and opinion on the content of additive manufacturing standards by joining your standardisation body on AM.
- make your standardisation needs known
- develop your expertise
- expand your network and meet people who are key to the development of your business
- consolidate your monitoring of additive manufacturing and anticipate market developments.
Are you part of a group defending the interests of a profession linked to additive manufacturing or a sector of excellence that wants to facilitate the deployment of additive manufacturing in its value chain, such as the automotive, aerospace or other industries? Join us!
By participating in Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM, you will be able to:
- strengthen cohesion between the various links in the chain: additive manufacturing machine manufacturers, raw material suppliers, users, evaluators, etc.
- provide your community members with greater visibility and foresight, at European and international level, on the challenges of additive manufacturing
- communicate standardisation needs and the difficulties encountered in using certain standards
- defend your community’s interests in the drafting of future additive manufacturing standards
Are you an organisation operating in the field of trust in France and/or internationally? Do you verify, evaluate and certify the machines, materials or processes of additive manufacturing machine manufacturers and additive manufacturing users? Join us!
• build robust certification standards for additive manufacturing
• stay informed about regulatory developments at European and international level (ISO and ASTM)
• be the voice of the field: report your customers’ difficulties in meeting the requirements of certain standards and their needs to change them
• help your customers anticipate developments in quality, safety and performance issues in additive manufacturing
By participating in Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM, you will be able to:
- build robust certification standards for additive manufacturing
- stay informed about regulatory developments at European and international level (ISO and ASTM)
- be the voice of the field: report your customers’ difficulties in meeting the requirements of certain standards and their needs to change them
- help your customers anticipate developments in quality, safety and performance issues in additive manufacturing
Are you part of a research centre? Are you affiliated with an industry sector? Are you a supplier of technology components for a major client? Join us!
By participating in Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM, you will be able to:
- promote your research work
- be referenced in standardisation work
- position your innovations in relation to existing standards
- standardise the results of your research and use them as a basis for new standards
- access the innovations of your peers in Europe and internationally
How to participate in the Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM project?
You can participate by:
- registering for the masterclass on 24/03/26
- joining a standardisation committee dedicated to additive manufacturing
- responding to calls for applications for the stages mentioned above.
Four calls for applications have been launched:
- safety machinery standards for MBJ machines: service provider
- speakers at the Metal AMS Masterclass: service provider
- standardisation roadmap for additive manufacturing through UNM 920: service providers
- five draft standards academic contributors (pre-standardisation work)
Would you like to receive the project specifications? Contact us.
What will the draft standards developed under Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM cover?
The draft standards will focus mainly on the conformity of parts manufactured using additive manufacturing (qualification procedures, critical defects, materials, processes). They will set out specific requirements for different areas of application (aerospace, medical, energy, construction, nuclear, etc.). Following their recommendations will enable compliance with European Union objectives in terms of energy policy, competitiveness of multi-material products, etc.
What are the stages of the Standards for Additive Manufacturing S-AM project?
Standards for Additive Manufacturing extends over a period of four years, from 2025 to 2029, divided into stages known as work packages (WPs).
Work package 1 – 2025 to 2027: ensure that Binder Jetting (BJ) machines are aligned with EU Machinery Regulation 2023/1230.
In the short term, this will involve producing preliminary work for a new machine safety standard for the BJ process.
In the long term, this ‘Machinery Safety’ standard for BJ machines will:
- support the development of additive manufacturing for large-scale series production,
- help companies meet European regulatory requirements through the publication of harmonised standards,
- be part of a set of three standards relating to machinery safety for additive manufacturing processes: the ISO/TC 261-ASTM F42 Joint Group 78 on the safety of additive manufacturing machinery will benefit from a solid basis for developing harmonised Type C standards covering other AM processes,
- will respond to the demand for standardisation of machinery and related products in support of Regulation (EU) 2023/1230, which requires standards and deliverables on AM and AM-related equipment.
Work package 2 – 2026 to 2028: host meetings on additive manufacturing to raise awareness of the benefits of standardisation and participate in the Metal AMS congress on 24, 25 and 26 March 2026
- promote the position of European standardisation and the role of harmonised standards
- collect and consolidate European standardisation needs in additive manufacturing
Work package 3 – 2026 to 2029: map standardisation needs for additive manufacturing and propose five major pre-normative projects for Europe
- Establish the roadmap for the European working group CEN/TC 438/WG 1 for the standardisation of additive manufacturing with the standards to be developed.
- Prepare five draft standards (pre-normative work) with the support of universities (in particular to strengthen the links between research and standardisation) that will enable Europeans to better integrate into the additive manufacturing market
Why should you participate in the Standards for Additive Manufacturing project?
- You influence future standards in additive manufacturing.
- You participate in their development and are one step ahead in their application.
- You exchange ideas with your future customers and peers on the evolution of additive manufacturing at each committee meeting.
- You gain expert status in standardisation by joining a standardisation committee dedicated to additive manufacturing.
- You make regulatory compliance a major selling point, demonstrating the reliability and superior quality of your products and services.
How many standards are there for additive manufacturing?
To date, there are nearly 200, mainly ISO and ASTM.
UNM maps them by material and by stage in the value chain. You can request to view the additive manufacturing standards map by completing this form
UNM maps them by material and by stage in the value chain. You can request to view the additive manufacturing standards map by filling this form.