NIST and PAMA release standard reference material for 3D printing resins

The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance collaborated on an interlaboratory study to create a standardized photoactive resin. They announced the commercial availability of Reference Material 8047, which serves as a uniform benchmarking baseline for photopolymerization additive manufacturing. This material helps eliminate measurement variance related to light penetration depth and exposure energy.

The release of Reference Material 8047 addresses previous slowdowns in the commercial scaling of photopolymer 3D printing technology. This standardization allows manufacturers to optimize the curing process, ensuring chemical bonding between layers while preventing material degradation.