Suddenly, interest in regulatory regimes for the rail industry appears poised to increase exponentially. Of course, this is owing to the unusual level of mass media attention that has fallen on the derailment of a toxic chemical train shipment in Ohio: an admittedly alarming, albeit somewhat common occurrence.
Uniquely, this is one area where the existing applications of additive manufacturing (AM) to transportation are already positioned primarily to address safety. Largely responsible for that is the trade organization Mobility goes Additive (MGA), a Germany-based, international network of companies, which focuses mainly on the use of AM for the rail industry, though its affiliate group, Medical goes Additive is directed at healthcare.
The managing director of MGA is Stefanie…
