ISO/IEC 23510:2021

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 23510
First edition
2021-10
Information technology — 3D printing
and scanning — Framework for an
Additive Manufacturing Service
Platform (AMSP)
Technologies de l'information — Impression et balayage 3D — Cadre
conceptuel pour une Plateforme de services de fabrication additive
(AMSP)
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Overview . 3
4.1 General . 3
4.2 Stakeholders . 3
4.3 Workflow . 3
4.3.1 Introduction . 3
4.3.2 Release of users’ requirements . 4
4.3.3 Model processing . 4
4.3.4 Printing and delivery . . 5
5 Requirements . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 User management . 5
5.3 Product design . 5
5.4 3D intelligent detection and correction . 5
5.5 Order management . 5
5.6 Printing service . 6
5.7 Security management . 6
5.8 Operation monitoring. 6
6 Framework . 6
6.1 General . 6
6.2 Functions of the layers . 7
6.2.1 Resource layer . 7
6.2.2 Technical support layer . 8
6.2.3 Engine layer . 8
6.2.4 Platform integration operating environment layer . 8
6.2.5 Tool layer . 9
6.2.6 Access layer . 9
6.2.7 User layer . 9
6.3 Correlation between framework and requirements . 9
7 Considerations .10
7.1 Copyright protection . 10
7.2 Quality inspection . 10
Annex A (informative) Use cases of an AMSP .11
Bibliography .15
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Foreword
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Introduction
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been used for rapid prototyping for many years and is increasingly
being applied to volume production, mass customization and spare parts production among other use
cases. It is possible that low volume prototyping can tolerate simplified, ad hoc or informal interfaces
between parts customers and AM service providers. As additive manufacturing capabilities have
increased and as demand for additively manufactured parts has increased these informal interfaces
are no longer sufficient. Additionally, AM workflows can require the contributions of several service
providers in order to achieve the desired outcome. These workflows can need to nimbly adapt to needs
specific to that outcome. To do so, a flexible and transparent interface structure is required.
Without interface standards, information exchanges between parts customers and AM service
providers, and among collaborating AM service providers, often require ad hoc and expensive manual
intervention. Inconsistent descriptions of the characteristics of the services provided can also create
confusion, misunderstanding and rework.
The framework for an Additive Manufacturing Service Platform (AMSP) identifies interfaces and their
key characteristics where standards can make a beneficial contribution to formalizing the interface for
parts submission, design and creation. The Framework for an AMSP also identifies the qualities of an
AM service provider that require a standard-consistent specification. The framework for an AMSP does
not include these standards; they need to be developed separately. However, it does provide a landscape
that clarifies how these standards relate to other elements of the AM ecosystem.
It is hoped that the adoption of this framework and the standards that it calls for will streamline
and accelerate the adoption of AM technologies in the manufacturing ecosystem at large, enabling
increasingly more complex use cases and richer collaboration between parts customers and a variety of
AM service providers.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/IEC 23510:2021(E)
Information technology — 3D printing and scanning
— Framework for an Additive Manufacturing Service
Platform (AMSP)
1 Scope
This document specifies the framework for an Additive Manufacturing Service Platform (AMSP). The
following elements are within the scope of this document:
— Overview introducing the stakeholders and workflow of an AMSP.
— Requirements specifying various prerequisite conditions from different aspects.
— Framework defining a general functional architecture based on the identified requirements.
— Use cases showing typical work modes of an AMSP.
This document is applicable when individuals or organizations (e.g. commercial enterprises, government
agencies and non-profit organizations) build an AMSP or improve existing ones to provide 3D printing
and other services specific to the submission, design and creation of AM parts.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/ASTM 52900, Additive Manufacturing — General Principles — Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO/ASTM 52901, Additive manufacturing — General principles — Requirem
...