AM CoE Personnel

Biographies

Richard Huff

Additive Manufacturing Business Development Manager

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Richard Huff is the Additive Manufacturing Business Development Manager for ASTM International. In this role, he is responsible for managing and expanding partnerships and industry consortia within the ASTM AM Center of Excellence, accelerating technology maturation from research to standardization. Richard brings expertise in establishing multi-organization development programs and industry collaborations, validating technical and business requirements for AM technology adoption, and deploying AM operations into production. Prior to joining ASTM, he was the Applications Director for GE Additive’s Binder Jet technology. In this role he worked directly to educate customers and to identify innovative applications, quantify the business case, and create and support the development plan to successfully implement Binder Jet technology into their business. Previously, Richard spent 20 years at Caterpillar Inc. leading teams focused on Materials Processing Modeling and Simulation and the application and development of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes, including implementing Binder Jet technology in the Cat® MicroFoundry for “Additive Enabled” rapid production of low volume castings. He holds both a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.

AM CoE by the Numbers

With decades of experience in additive manufacturing, our team of experts is integral to our work. With team members located throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia, the AM CoE is able to provide agile support for global initiatives.

BY THE NUMBERS

combined in-kind, government agency, and ASTM investment
$10M+
projects initiated that will address AM standardization gaps
30+

How can I participate?

  • Support through Research and Development

    Through the AM CoE, research priorities are identified by the top minds in the field and are matched from the start to the standards that need to be generated to ensure the resulting AM technology’s success.

  • Consortium for Materials Data and Standardization

    Consortia for Materials Data & Standardization (CMDS) enables companies of all sizes from across the entire additive manufacturing ecosystem to collaborate on standardizing the best practices for materials data generation.

  • Explore On-Demand Webinars

    The webinar series provides guidance sessions on multiple and diverse topics in AM Design, Fabrication, Post-processing, Mechanical testing, Non-destructive evaluation, Applications, and Qualification and Certification.

  • Education & Workforce Development

    Comprehensive program that educates and trains the additive manufacturing workforce at all levels, while continually incorporating new advances to respond to industry needs and leverage standardization, certification, and AM CoE partner expertise.