(SAE: Warrendale, PA) -- Recognizing that additive manufacturing is an emerging technology within the aerospace industry, SAE International is seeking additional participants for its task group which is discussing standardization approaches for process-dependent metallic materials.

The SAE International Additive Manufacturing Task Group will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, 2014, at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Aerospace engineering professionals with an interest in additive manufacturing are welcome to participate.

Emerging technologies such as additive manufacturing and friction stir welding utilize process-sensitive metallic materials. When used in structural aerospace applications, these materials are subject to unique regulatory requirements. Existing standards and specifications developed for additive metallic materials do not appear to address aerospace requirements for statistically-substantiated A&B basis design values.

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