Workshop: Measurement Science Roadmap for Polymer-Based Additive Manufacturing; Gaithersburg, Maryland; June 9-10, 2016

该奖项支持NIST/NSF研讨会，重点关注与测量科学和聚合物增材制造相关的基础研究。增材制造描述了一系列制造工艺，这些工艺由计算机控制，逐层生产零件，而不使用昂贵的工具或模具。这种制造策略已经成为大量现有和新兴应用的一种使能技术，近年来这种方法已经变得普遍。增材制造有望从根本上改变先进制造的本质，并在21世纪世纪彻底改变许多研究领域。近年来，重要的材料研究一直集中在使用金属或复合材料的增材制造上。然而，聚合物仍然是一种必不可少的材料，具有广泛的工业兴趣，应用和能力，使新的研究成为可能。因此，该研讨会将解决并帮助实现基于聚合物的增材制造的全部潜力。研讨会将持续1.5天，将包括来自行业，政府和企业的思想领袖，以描述当前的最新技术，总结现有的路线图工作，并确定技术差距和基础研究需求。特别令人感兴趣的是测量科学在基于聚合物的增材制造中的应用。特邀演讲者将介绍聚合物AM的现状和现有的路线图工作。然后将举行分组会议，从参与者那里提取聚合物增材制造的研究需求和未来方向。研讨会的目标是：（1）审查基础研究的最新进展和聚合物增材制造的现有路线图;（2）研究聚合物增材制造的未来前景，并分享对基础研究需求的看法;（3）确定需求，差距和挑战，特别是与基础研究和计量学有关的需求。（四）提出基础研究工作的建议。

This award supports a NIST/NSF workshop focused on basic research associated with measurement science and polymer-based additive manufacturing. Additive manufacturing describes a collection of manufacturing processes that produce parts layer-by-layer, controlled by a computer, and without the use of expensive tools or dies. This manufacturing strategy has been an enabling technology for a large number of existing and emerging applications, and the approach has become widespread in recent years. Additive manufacturing is expected to fundamentally change the nature of advanced manufacturing and revolutionize many areas of research in the 21st Century. In recent years, significant materials research has been focused on additive manufacturing using metals or composites. However, polymers remain an essential material, with broad industry interest, applications, and ability to enable new research. The workshop will therefore address and help realize the full potential of polymer-based additive manufacturing. The workshop will last 1.5 days, and will include thought leaders from industry, government and academe to characterize the current state of the art, summarize the existing roadmapping efforts, and identify technical gaps and basic research needs. Of particular interest is the application of measurement science to polymer-based additive manufacturing. Invited speakers will make presentations regarding the current state of polymer-based AM and existing roadmapping efforts. Breakout sessions will then take place to extract the research needs and future directions of polymer-based additive manufacturing from the participants. The objectives of the workshop are to: (1) review the state-of-the-art in basic research and the existing roadmap in polymer-based additive manufacturing; (2) examine future prospects of polymer-based additive manufacturing and sharing of perspectives on basic research needs; (3) identify needs, gaps, and challenges, especially as relates to basic research and metrology; and (4) formulate recommendations for basic research initiatives.