ASTM International Acquires Global Additive Manufacturing Intelligence Leader Wohlers Associates

W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Nov. 15, 2021 /CNW/ — Right this moment, world requirements group ASTM Worldwide introduced the acquisition of Wohlers Associates, a worldwide intelligence chief within the additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing {industry}. The announcement coincided with the Requirements Discussion board at Formnext 2021, which serves because the main commerce present for AM and next-generation clever manufacturing options.

ASTM International and Wohlers Associates — ASTM Worldwide and Wohlers Associates

As a part of the acquisition, ASTM Worldwide acquires the Wohlers Report, the premier publication for the AM {industry}, together with intelligence briefs, specialised studies, coaching in design for AM, and consulting providers.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Wohlers Associates to the ASTM household,” notes Katharine Morgan, ASTM Worldwide president. “Wohlers has been a trusted supply of intelligence and evaluation for the AM neighborhood for greater than 30 years and I’m excited to see what our two trusted and credible manufacturers can accomplish collectively for this {industry}.”

Morgan appears ahead to combining the Wohlers Report, and the complete portfolio of services and products from Wohlers Associates, with the work of ASTM’s members and the AM Heart of Excellence (CoE). This alignment will lead to new prospects for enterprise intelligence, recommendation, and sources within the world AM neighborhood.

Transferring ahead, the Fort Collins, Colorado firm will do enterprise as Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM Worldwide. Terry Wohlers, the group’s principal advisor and president, will be part of ASTM Worldwide and function head of additive manufacturing market intelligence. Additionally, Noah Mostow of Wohlers Associates will develop into ASTM’s new supervisor of AM market intelligence and analytics. Each will serve beneath ASTM’s AM CoE.

“I couldn’t be extra enthusiastic about becoming a member of the world-class staff at ASTM Worldwide,” Wohlers stated. “By means of ASTM, we are able to now settle for extra tasks than up to now and our advisory providers staff is now bigger than ever. We’re glad ASTM has made a dedication to publishing the report for years to return.”

Wohlers provides that he’s assured ASTM Worldwide will preserve the standard, neutrality, and worth clients have come to count on from the Wohlers Report, which has been the undisputed, industry-leading publication on AM for 26 years.

The acquisition helps ASTM’s development imaginative and prescient and funding to increase its footprint within the AM {industry} with strong AM applications, providers, and product choices. These choices now embody market intelligence and technical and strategic advisory providers on the most recent developments and developments in AM. They complement present ASTM applications and providers to help the industrialization of AM applied sciences. Future editions of the Wohlers Report are anticipated to be built-in into ASTM’s flagship product Compass, a web based subscription platform.

ASTM will leverage the present Wohlers model and construct on its market affect and entry to high AM {industry} decision-makers worldwide. The acquisition is predicted to carry new worth to many industries, thus enabling wider adoption of AM services and products.

An in-person press convention on the acquisition will happen throughout Formnext on Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021, from 11:15 – 11:45 CET at Portalhaus, in Room Prisma on Degree C.

To be taught extra in regards to the services and products from Wohlers Associates, powered by ASTM Worldwide, go to wohlersassociates.com.

Fashioned in 2018, the AM CoE is a collaborative partnership amongst ASTM Worldwide and representatives from {industry}, governments, and academia, that conduct strategic R&D to advance requirements throughout all elements of AM applied sciences. The middle goals to speed up the event and adoption of strong, game-changing applied sciences by leveraging coaching applications, standardization, and certification-related choices.

For extra info on the work of the AM CoE, together with supplemental info on the acquisition, go to www.amcoe.org.

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