The AM Standard Journey: East vs. West
A live panel on how China, Europe, and the US are building, certifying, and reconciling additive manufacturing standards, and where those approaches still don't line up.
If you sell, qualify, or print parts across more than one region, you already know the problem. A component certified to one standard does not automatically clear the bar somewhere else. Procurement teams ask for proof of compliance that does not map cleanly between Chinese, European, and US frameworks. Qualification paths that took months to build for one market often need to be rebuilt for the next.
For most manufacturers and service providers, the real bottleneck is not a lack of standards. It is the lack of a shared reference for how those standards are converging, and where they are not.
What the panel covers
Four people working from four different vantage points in the standardization chain join one conversation.
You will hear:
- What ASTM's current role looks like in setting and revising AM standards globally
- Where qualification and certification practices differ most between Eastern and Western markets
- How trade media in both regions is tracking and reporting on standardization progress
- What practical impact these differences have on component comparability and market access
- Where genuine convergence between the regions is happening, and where it is not
- What service providers and manufacturers should be watching over the next phase of standards development
Why attend
Additive manufacturing is no longer confined to prototyping. As parts move into regulated, safety critical, and cross border supply chains, the gap between regional standards becomes a commercial problem, not just a technical one. A part that passes qualification in one market can stall at the border of another simply because the paperwork speaks a different standards language.
If your work touches more than one of these regions, this is a chance to hear where the friction actually is, straight from the people negotiating it.
Who's on the panel
Li Chen joins from 3DZYK, covering the Chinese additive manufacturing industry. Andy Lu represents ASTM, one of the central standardization bodies for AM globally. Johannes Gartner brings the European trade media perspective through 3Druck.com. Gregor Reichle joins from QualifiedAM, focused on qualification and certification practice.
Event details
The panel runs live on June 29, 2026. Start times: 21:00 Beijing, 15:00 CEST, 14:00 UK, 09:00 US East Coast, 06:00 US West Coast. International viewers join via Google Meet. A WeChat livestream is available for viewers in China.