Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance Announces New Leadership Activities

Chevy Chase, MD, February 7, 2025 —The Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing Alliance (PAMA) is delighted to announce that Vince Anewenter, Director of the Rapid Prototyping Consortium at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), has assumed the position of Chair of the PAMA Executive Advisory Board.

In addition, Dr. Callie Higgins, Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) AM Coordinator and Co-Project Leader of the Photopolymer Additive Manufacturing (PAM) Project at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, CO, has been appointed as incoming PAMA Executive Advisory Board Chair, and will assume that office in January, 2027.

With appreciation for his leadership and service, outgoing Board Chair, David Walker, CTO & Founder of PrintFoam and a Founder of Azul 3D, will continue with PAMA as Executive Advisory Board Chair, Ex-Officio.

PAMA is a collaborative alliance between the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) and RadTech, a non-profit trade association. The organization brings together industry, academia, government, and NGO partners with the shared goal of establishing commonly accepted standards and practices for the advancement of 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

Looking ahead to 2025, PAMA will work with industry, government, academia, and other non-profit organizations to better coordinate efforts to standardize industry terms and practices and define PAM’s value propositions. PAMA also plans to focus on the rapidly emerging use of photopolymers in the consumer/prosumer/hobbyist/maker space, with an emphasis on safety, health, and environmental considerations.

PAMA’s next meeting is in May in Detroit, as part of RadTech 2025, which will include a short additive manufacturing/3D printing course, presentations, and panel discussions.

To learn more about PAMA and join the group, please visit www.pama3d.org.