(ANSI: New York) -- Additive manufacturing (AM) is changing how the world creates, from heart valves to jet engine components. Standards are what allow these innovations to move from prototype to production safely and at scale.

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and America Makes have launched two new resources to make AM standards easier to find and track: a searchable online standards database and the September 2026 Gaps Progress Report. Both come from the Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC), jointly led by ANSI and America Makes.

As AM moves into aerospace, medical devices, automotive, and defense, manufacturers, regulators, and customers need to know that parts made by different companies, on different machines, will perform consistently and safely. The new database and progress report show what standards exist today, what’s underway, and where gaps remain—so industry can put existing solutions to work and focus effort where it’s needed most.

Additive Manufacturing Standards Database

The new Additive Manufacturing Standards Database, hosted on the ANSI website, helps users quickly identify existing standards activity across the AM life cycle, industry sectors, and standards-developing organizations. Users can search by keyword or sort and filter results by material, process, standard type, and other criteria. Access is free after completing a brief online form.

The database will be updated regularly. It draws on input to the AMSC road map and gaps progress reports, public calls for comment, and research into publicly available information, including standards developers’ work programs.

Tracking progress on standardization gaps

The September 2026 Gaps Progress Report provides updates on five of the 141 standardization gaps identified in the AMSC’s Standardization Road Map for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0—a foundational document developed with input from approximately 300 experts in federal agencies, national laboratories, standards developing organizations, industry, and academia. The update identified no new gaps.

The progress report is a living document. It will be updated and republished periodically as standards work advances until the AMSC publishes the next version of its road map. The next progress report is anticipated in April 2027.

“Additive manufacturing is moving fast, and the standards that support it have to keep pace,” says Christine Bernat, director of standards facilitation at ANSI. “Through the AMSC, we’re bringing the AM community together to see the full picture—what’s in place, what’s in progress, and where to focus next.”