SMEandWomen in 3D Printing(Wi3DP) have announced a partnership to build a more diverse and inclusive future additive manufacturing workforce.
合作伙伴将结合他们各自的经验，计划和网络，以制定四个举措，以弥合行业内的技能差距，并吸引新的人才来选择3D打印的职业。
“SME has been enabling the development and growth of the additive manufacturing industry since the late 1980s and we continue to be inspired by its people and technology,” said Robert Willig, CEO of SME.
“Collaboration is crucial, and we are excited to embark on this strategic partnership with Wi3DP, an organization that shares our passion for promoting and advancing additive manufacturing and creating a more inclusive industry for everyone.”
Combining two equality powerhouses
SME has been operating for over a century as a non-profit association with the mission to advance North America’s manufacturing industry. In recent decades, the organization has worked to grow and develop the 3D printing industry, forming the standards committee F-42 withASTM2008年，在发布中发挥了关键作用美国制造2012年，与快速新闻集团to expand the US’ leading additive manufacturing trade show,快速 + TCT。
The organization’s more recent milestones include releasing its2018 medical additive manufacturing report并启动它ITEAM在线评估平台帮助制造商确定3D打印是否适合他们。与美国合作一起，中小企业在3D印刷行业的战略合作伙伴包括Additive Manufacturing Users Group（amug），TCT, and now Wi3DP.
自2014年成立以来，Wi3DP在3D印刷中倡导性别平等，并不懈地努力推动女性参与更多的领域。Through itsreports on diversity in 3D printing, Wi3DP has investigated the行业的性别薪酬差距以及如何解决，并于2021年启动了其TIPE 3D printing conferenceto provide a platform on which women can share their experiences, expertise, and visions for the sector.
建立下一代不同的AM劳动力
通过他们的综合专业知识和资源，中小型企业和Wi3DP试图吸引和发展下一代具有多样性和包容的增材制造业员工的核心。雷电竞充值该合作伙伴关系将从中小企业的制造资源中受益，并与Wi3DP的网络和计划一起建立了90多年的发展，以促进职业在该行业内的增材制造和紧密技能差距中的好处。雷电竞充值
Four initiatives form the basis of the partnership. First, the organizations will co-produce the next iteration of Wi3DP’sTIPE conference, TIPE 2023. Through this, the associations hope to deliver on their shared goal of offering 3D printing engagement and education year-round, including through digital platforms.
Hot on the heels of the conclusion ofthis year’s show, SME and Wi3DP will launch the Wi3DP Showcase at RAPID + TCT 2023 in a bid to extend the value of TIPE with an in-person experience. Additionally, the organizations are launching a joint NextGen Mentorship Pilot program, expanding on Wi3DP’s existing initiative, focused on building a diverse, next-generation additive manufacturing workforce.
第四个元素的伙伴关系将会看到organizations co-author an annual Diversity for Additive Manufacturing report, with the first iteration planned for 2023. The report aims to provide an annual measure of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the 3D printing sector. In addition to observing how organizations are expanding and developing their workforce, the report will provide resources for companies to better access, understand, and action diversity, equity, and inclusion within their workforce.
Wi3DP的创始人Nora Toure说：“重要的是雷电竞充值，增材制造业反映了现实世界，我们想向所有人发送一个明确的信息。”“我们正在寻找一个合作伙伴，以更多的方式帮助我们访问更多的添加剂社区中的更多人，我们很荣幸能以其数十年的专业知识加入SME，以实现这一重要任务。”
解决AM技能差距
3D printing, alongside the manufacturing sector in general, has experienced anemployee skills gapand issues regardinglong-term workforce development，表示和多样性一段时间。除SME和WI3DP外，3D印刷领域的其他人越来越希望通过各种教育计划和计划来解决这些问题。
For instance, after publishing the results of its first study into existing3D打印劳动力的技能差距in 2020, theSAMconsortium launched its欧洲添加剂制造的路线图雷电竞充值提出了战略目标和计划，以应对该行业关键技能短缺的挑战。
在其他地方，PBF 3D打印机制造商EOShas launched its student scholarship program,EOS肯定, with the aim of opening up STEM education programs to minority groups and people of color, while the like ofPrintLab和创建教育项目提供了3D打印许可证给学校and openedprimary education 3D printing hubs。
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