Business to business (B2B) marketplace 3Diligent announced that they have been granted membership into the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, America Makes, as well as ASTM International and their International F42 Committee. America Makes is the United States’ national accelerator for 3D printing technology development and they bring together members drawn from the public, academic and private sector to collaborate and share technology and research. ASTM International’s F42 Committee is an organisation that develops technical standards specifically related to parts, materials and technology developed for the 3D printing industry. You can find out more about 3Diligent and the additive manufacturing groups that they’ve recently joined over on 3DPrint.com: http://3dprint.com/104906/3diligent-america-makes-astm/