Renishaw joins Additive Manufacturing Coalition to ‘educate federal government policy leaders’

Renisaw joined the US-based company Coalition for Additive Manufacturing supporting the federal government in raising awareness of the benefits that additive manufacturing can bring to manufacturers.

The Additive Manufacturing Coalition is a nationwide membership-based organization dedicated to engaging with the federal government to “help the Additive Manufacturing community navigate the complex legislative and public funding challenges” facing federal agencies.

Renishaw says it is seeking membership to help educate “key decision makers, stakeholders and the public” on the importance of additive manufacturing. As a member, it will help engage and educate manufacturing and research policy leaders across the federal government, highlighting the potential benefits to national security, health and information security. The company will also receive invitations to quarterly, members-only policy roundtables with key decision makers, including members of Congress, key House and Senate staff, the White House, the Department of Defense and other agency officials. Additionally, Renishaw will participate in advocacy efforts for laws, regulations and policies that support the AM community.

“The AM Coalition is experiencing an exciting period of growth,” said Lisa Arafune, Director of Outreach at the AM Coalition. “To address the education gap around the importance and maturity of AM technologies, we have hosted forums and roundtables, spoken in person at key meetings and conferences, and hosted our inaugural DC Legislative Fly-In. With the continued support of our members, like Renishaw, we can help further advance AM adoption to address key challenges.”

“As the use of AM expands further into new markets, the AM Coalition is helping to become a voice of support for all that AM has to offer,” added John Laureto, AM Business Manager Americas at Renishaw. “As a member, we will help drive the use of AM to advance economic prosperity and national security.”

The AM coalition currently includes: Barnes Advisors Group, MatterHackers, Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, EOS, Penn State University, AMT, SLM Solutions, Women in 3D Printing, EWI, Florida International University, Nexa3D, Iowa State University, Formlabs, Arkema, Carnegie Mellon University, Nano Dimension, Wichita State University, 3YOURMIND, ASTM International, SPEE3D, The University of Tennessee Knoxville, SME, Humtown, DyeMansion, ADDMAN, Quickparts, Craitor, Markforged, Impossible Objects, Seurat Technologies, Oakland University, Ricoh, Additive Manufacturing Research, Formalloy, 3Dprint.com, In4.OS, AMGTA, and Roosevelt Group.