(America Makes: Youngstown, OH; ANSI: New York) -- America Makes and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have published the April 2026 Gaps Progress Report from the Additive Manufacturing Standardization Collaborative (AMSC), which they jointly lead.

The report provides new updates on 35 of the 141 standardization gaps identified in the AMSC’s 2023 Standardization Road Map for Additive Manufacturing, Version 3.0—a foundational document developed with input from approximately 300 experts across federal agencies, national laboratories, standards developing organizations, industry, and academia.

Why this report matters
For AM to scale across industries—aerospace, medical devices, automotive, defense—manufacturers, regulators, and customers need confidence that parts produced by different companies, on different machines, will perform consistently and safely. Standards make that confidence possible.

The April 2026 report offers a current snapshot of standards development, research, and conformity assessment activities throughout the full AM life cycle, including design, materials, process control, postprocessing, qualification and certification, nondestructive evaluation, and data. No new gaps were identified in this update.

Rather than a consensus standard, the progress report functions as a living document. It will be updated and republished periodically as standards work advances until the AMSC takes on the next version of its road map.

About the AMSC
The AMSC is a cross-sector coordinating body that accelerates the development of industrywide additive manufacturing standards and specifications, working to align efforts for stakeholders so the AM industry can grow with confidence.

To receive future updates, suggest edits, or get involved in AMSC activities, indicate your interest when you download the report, or email amsc@ansi.org. The next progress report is anticipated in September 2026. For more information, visit www.ansi.org/amsc.