{"id":"2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","language":"en","title":"Russian engine center proposes shared evidence for certifying some 3D-printed parts","summary":"UEC’s Additive Technology Center proposes reusing test evidence for parts made from the same material under common equipment and print parameters; safety-critical requirements remain stricter.","body":["Rostec reported on 9 October that the Additive Technology Center, part of the United Engine Corporation, had proposed using a shared evidence base when certifying different gas-turbine engine parts made from the same material. The proposal would use test results from a sample part as a basis for other parts when equipment and printing parameters are held to common requirements.","The center says this could reduce repeated full test programmes, which currently assess material properties and the ability to reproduce a part consistently in series production. The proposal does not remove testing requirements for all parts: the release says stricter requirements remain for main and specially safety-critical components. It reports no approval, quantified time or cost savings, or change to certification rules."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Russian engine center proposes shared evidence for certifying some 3D-printed parts\n\nUEC’s Additive Technology Center proposes reusing test evidence for parts made from the same material under common equipment and print parameters; safety-critical requirements remain stricter.\n\nRostec reported on 9 October that the Additive Technology Center, part of the United Engine Corporation, had proposed using a shared evidence base when certifying different gas-turbine engine parts made from the same material. The proposal would use test results from a sample part as a basis for other parts when equipment and printing parameters are held to common requirements.\n\nThe center says this could reduce repeated full test programmes, which currently assess material properties and the ability to reproduce a part consistently in series production. The proposal does not remove testing requirements for all parts: the release says stricter requirements remain for main and specially safety-critical components. It reports no approval, quantified time or cost savings, or change to certification rules.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["metals"],"eventDate":"2026-10-09","eventDateBasis":"Rostec publication date; the proposal was discussed at the ATLAC forum, but a distinct proposal date is not stated.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T17:41:54Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-10T17:41:54Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-10T17:41:29Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-09","translatedAt":"2026-10-10T17:34:54Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.rostec.ru/media/news/tsentr-additivnykh-tekhnologiy-predlozhil-optimizirovat-protsess-sertifikatsii-napechatannykh-detale/","name":"Rostec","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","attribution":"Rostec, official release published 2026-10-09. No open reuse licence is stated on the source page. This article is an original factual summary; no source prose or image is reproduced.","publishedAt":"2026-10-09"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct-next20-materials-additive-certification"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["industry-event"],"geographies":[{"role":"economic-scope","countryCode":"RU","subdivisionCode":null}],"evidenceBasis":["plan","reported-observation"],"measurementPeriod":null}}