The Impact of Additive Manufacturing on Kentucky Revenue

This article introduces the Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence at Somerset Community College (SCC) and explores the potential effects of Additive Manufacturing (AM) in Kentucky's manufacturing sector. As manufacturing companies have been adopting AM, 3D-printing has changed traditional manufacturing processes. This change affects Kentucky, where the state's manufacturing industry favors conventional processes. This report describes the ways in which SCC's AM program provides the education and training necessary to support the aerospace manufacturing industry and Kentucky's economy by keeping up with technological innovations.