ISO/IEC 23510:2021

Information technology - 3D printing and scanning - Framework for an Additive Manufacturing Service Platform (AMSP)

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.

Technologies de l'information — Impression et balayage 3D — Cadre conceptuel pour une Plateforme de services de fabrication additive (AMSP)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 05-Oct-2021
• ICS: 25.030 - Additive manufacturing
• ICS: 35.020 - Information technology (IT) in general
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1 - Information technology
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/WG 12 - 3D Printing and scanning
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 06-Oct-2021
• Due Date: 15-Aug-2022
• Completion Date: 06-Oct-2021

Overview

ISO/IEC 23510:2021 - Information technology - 3D printing and scanning - Framework for an Additive Manufacturing Service Platform (AMSP) - defines a high-level framework for platforms that provide additive manufacturing (AM) services. The document establishes the stakeholders, typical workflow and a layered functional architecture for an AMSP, plus prerequisite requirements and illustrative use cases. It is intended to guide organizations building or improving platforms that coordinate 3D printing, 3D scanning, design and part delivery.

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard covers these primary areas and requirements:

• Stakeholders & Workflow: Describes interactions among users, designers, AMSP operators and AM centres and the typical AMSP workflow (release of user requirements, model processing, printing and delivery).
• Functional Requirements: High-level prerequisites including user management, product design, 3D intelligent detection and correction, order management, printing service, security management, and operation monitoring.
• Framework Architecture: A multi-layered functional architecture defining:
  • Resource layer
  • Technical support layer
  • Engine layer
  • Platform integration / operating environment layer
  • Tool layer
  • Access layer
  • User layer
• Data Models & Exchange: Defines the role of 3D design models and technical data packages (geometry, materials, textures, lattices) that must be exchangeable and transformable for AMSP use.
• Considerations: Quality inspection and copyright protection are highlighted as important non-functional aspects.
• Use Cases: Annex with typical work modes illustrating how an AMSP supports the AM supply chain.

Applications and intended users

ISO/IEC 23510:2021 is practical for:

• Platform developers building SaaS/IaaS solutions for 3D printing marketplaces or AM service orchestration.
• AM service providers and AM centres that register on or integrate with AMSPs.
• Manufacturers, government agencies and non-profit organizations seeking to outsource prototyping, low-volume production, spare parts or mass customization via AMSPs.
• Designers and product teams who supply or process 3D models and technical data packages for printing.
• Systems integrators and IT architects designing interfaces and data workflows between stakeholders.

Use cases include on-demand part manufacturing, distributed production networks, design-for-AM verification and integrated order-to-delivery workflows.

Related standards

• ISO/ASTM 52900 - Additive Manufacturing - Fundamentals and vocabulary
• ISO/ASTM 52901 - Additive Manufacturing - Requirements for purchased AM parts
• ISO/IEC 17788 - Cloud computing vocabulary (referenced for IaaS/SaaS terms)

Note: ISO/IEC 23510 provides the framework and identifies interface points where further technical standards should be developed or adopted to ensure interoperable, secure and quality-controlled AMSPs.

Standards Content (Sample)

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 — Requirements for purchased AM parts
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO/ASTM 52900 and the
following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
additive manufacturing service platform
AMSP
platform that uses additive manufacturing technology and information technology to provide services
according to users’ requirements
Note 1 to entry: Examples of services provided include objects/parts manufactured by AM technology, 3D model
designs and other services specific to the submission, design and creation of AM parts.
Note 2 to entry: A typical AMSP usually consists of an online platform to gather requirements of users, a group
of skilled staff to deal with users’ requirements, 3D scanning equipment, AM machines and different kinds of
feedstock.
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Note 3 to entry: A typical AMSP can sometimes cooperate with individuals or organizations professionalized in
specific industries (e.g. aerospace, medicine, etc.).
3.2
user
individual or organization that needs parts manufactured by AM technology and would like to turn to
an AMSP for service
3.3
designer
individual or organization that performs 3D modelling and 3D scanning assigned by agreement between
user and AMSP
3.4
infrastructure as a service
IaaS
cloud service category in which the cloud capabilities type provided to the cloud service user is an
infrastructure capabilities type
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17788:2014 3.2.24, modified — term "cloud service customer" replaced with "cloud
service user".]
3.5
software as a service
SaaS
cloud service category in which the cloud capabilities type provided to the cloud service user is an
application capabilities type
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17788:2014 3.2.36, modified — term "cloud service customer" replaced with "cloud
service user".]
3.6
additive manufacturing centre
AM centre
place where AM parts are manufactured according to the user’s requirement
Note 1 to entry: An AM centre may consist of several kinds of AM systems and corresponding feedstock.
Note 2 to entry: An AM centre can be operated by organizations that manage the AMSP or by organizations/
individuals who operate AM systems qualified to be registered on the AMSP.
3.7
3-dimensional design model
3D design model
3D model
data set that contains 3-dimensional geometric elements representing the object/part to be
manufactured
3.8
technical data package
data set that contains necessary information and can be exchanged or transformed to provide a format
that can be used by an AMSP
Note 1 to entry: Examples of "necessary information" in this context include 3D model, colours, materials, lattices,
textures, etc.
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4 Overview
4.1 General
An Additive Manufacturing Service Platform (AMSP) provides an access interface (website, app, etc.)
where stakeholders, including users, designers and AM centres, can have connections based on their
own requirements. With the help of an AMSP, users can purchase specific AM objects/parts and relevant
services as they are required rather than AM equipment and feedstock, without the need to have skilled
staff trained in AM. Th
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