ISO/TC 261

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Secretariat: DIN

Committee Manager:

Mrs Stephanie Terbrack
Chairperson (until end 2024):

Mr Dr Marius Lakomiec
ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:

Ms Sally Swingewood

ISO Editorial Manager [EM]:

M Vincenzo Bazzucchi
Creation date: 2011

Scope

Standardization in the field of Additive Manufacturing (AM) concerning their processes, terms and definitions, process chains (Hard- and Software), test procedures, quality parameters, supply agreements and all kind of fundamentals.

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This committee contributes with 28 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

Good Health and Well-being

Quality Education

Clean Water and Sanitation

Affordable and Clean Energy

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Sustainable Cities and Communities

Responsible Consumption and Production

Life Below Water

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Structure
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Reference	Title	Type
ISO/TC 261/AHG 5	Content for ISO/TC 261 homepage	Working group
ISO/TC 261/AHG 6	Coordination of work between ISO/TC 261 and ISO/TC 184/SC 1 and ISO/TC 184/SC 4	Working group
ISO/TC 261/CAG	Chair's Advisory Group	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JAG	ISO/TC 261 - ASTM F42 Steering group on JG activities	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 51	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Terminology	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 52	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Standard test artifacts	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 54	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Fundamentals of Design	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 56	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Standard Practice for Metal Powder Bed Fusion to Meet Rigid Quality Requirements	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 57	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Process-specific design guidelines and standards	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 59	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: NDT for AM parts	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 63	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Test methods for characterization of powder flow properties for AM applications	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 64	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Additive Manufacturing File Format (AMF)	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 68	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: EH&S for 3D printers	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 69	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: EH&S for use of metallic and polymer materials	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 72	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Machine - Production process qualification	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 73	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Digital product definition and data management	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 74	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Personnel qualifications	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 75	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Industrial conformity assessment at additive manufacturing centres	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 76	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group : Mechanical test methods	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 77	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group :Test method of sand mold for metalcasting	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 78	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Safety regarding AM-machines (relating to harmonized European Standards, Type C-Standard)	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 80	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Quality requirements for additive manufacturing in building & construction (structural and infrastructure elements)	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 81	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Metallic materials for additive manufacturing	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 82	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Characterization of ceramic feedstock materials	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 83	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Level system for temporarily self-sufficient systems in additive manufacturing	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JG 84	Joint ISO/TC 261-ASTM F 42 Group: Life cycle assessment for AM	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JWG 10	Joint ISO/TC 261 - ISO/TC 44/SC 14 WG: Additive manufacturing in aerospace applications	Working group
ISO/TC 261/JWG 48	Life cycle assessment for AM	Working group
ISO/TC 261/WG 1	Terminology	Working group
ISO/TC 261/WG 2	Processes, systems and materials	Working group
ISO/TC 261/WG 3	Test methods and quality specifications	Working group
ISO/TC 261/WG 4	Data and Design	Working group
ISO/TC 261/WG 6	Environment, health and safety	Working group

Joint working groups under the responsibility of another committee

Reference	Title
ISO/TC 150/JWG 1	Joint ISO/TC 150 - ISO/TC 261 WG: Additive manufacturing in surgical implant applications

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 261

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 261:

Reference	Title	ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 76	Optical radiation safety and laser equipment	IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1	Information technology	ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41	Internet of things and digital twin	ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 20	Aircraft and space vehicles	ISO
ISO/TC 24/SC 4	Particle characterization	ISO
ISO/TC 25	Cast irons and pig irons	ISO
ISO/TC 39	Machine tools	ISO
ISO/TC 44	Welding and allied processes	ISO
ISO/TC 44/SC 3	Welding consumables	ISO
ISO/TC 44/SC 14	Welding and brazing in aerospace	ISO
ISO/TC 59	Buildings and civil engineering works	ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 9	Thermoplastic materials	ISO
ISO/TC 71	Concrete, reinforced concrete and pre-stressed concrete	ISO
ISO/TC 106/SC 9	Dental CAD/CAM systems	ISO
ISO/TC 119	Powder metallurgy	ISO
ISO/TC 130	Graphic technology	ISO
ISO/TC 150	Implants for surgery	ISO
ISO/TC 156	Corrosion of metals and alloys	ISO
ISO/TC 184/SC 1	Industrial cyber and physical device control	ISO
ISO/TC 184/SC 4	Industrial data	ISO
ISO/TC 206	Fine ceramics	ISO
ISO/TC 213	Dimensional and geometrical product specifications and verification	ISO
ISO/TC 229	Nanotechnologies	ISO
ISO/TC 292	Security and resilience	ISO
ISO/TC 301	Energy management and energy savings	ISO

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 261

ISO/TC 261 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference	Title	ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 76	Optical radiation safety and laser equipment	IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1	Information technology	ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42	Artificial intelligence	ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 24/SC 4	Particle characterization	ISO
ISO/TC 44/SC 3	Welding consumables	ISO
ISO/TC 44/SC 5	Testing and inspection of welds	ISO
ISO/TC 44/SC 14	Welding and brazing in aerospace	ISO
ISO/TC 61	Plastics	ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 9	Thermoplastic materials	ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 14	Environmental aspects	ISO
ISO/TC 106/SC 9	Dental CAD/CAM systems	ISO
ISO/TC 119	Powder metallurgy	ISO
ISO/TC 130	Graphic technology	ISO
ISO/TC 135	Non-destructive testing	ISO
ISO/TC 150	Implants for surgery	ISO
ISO/TC 150/SC 1	Materials	ISO
ISO/TC 156	Corrosion of metals and alloys	ISO
ISO/TC 184	Automation systems and integration	ISO
ISO/TC 184/SC 1	Industrial cyber and physical device control	ISO
ISO/TC 184/SC 4	Industrial data	ISO
ISO/TC 206	Fine ceramics	ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 5	Life cycle assessment	ISO
ISO/TC 213	Dimensional and geometrical product specifications and verification	ISO
ISO/TC 244	Industrial furnaces and associated processing equipment	ISO
ISO/TC 292	Security and resilience	ISO
ISO/TC 323	Circular economy	ISO

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym	Title	Category
ASTM	ASTM International	A
CECIMO	European Association of the Machine Tool Industries	A
CIE	International Commission on Illumination	A
EPMA	European Powder Metallurgy Association	A
EWF	European Federation for Welding, Joining and Cutting	A
SBS - Small Business Standards	Small Business Standards	A

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym	Title	Category
INTEGRADDE Project	Intelligent data-driven pipeline for the manufacturing of certified metal parts through Direct Energy Deposition process; Project-ID: 820776	C
MULTHEM	Technology Centre of Metal-Mechanical and Transport	C