APRI aderisce, assieme ad altre associazioni di prototipazione, al

GARPA (Global Alliance of Rapid Prototyping Associations)

che ha l’obiettivo di condividere a livello internazionale le informazioni sulla diffusione e cultura sulla PR, sul RT e sul RM. Le riunioni avvengono tipicamente con cadenza semestrale in concomitanza con fiere e convegni.

Australia's QMI Solutions(QMI)

Canadian Association of Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing

Chinese Rapid Forming Technology Committee

Danish Technological Institute

Finnish Rapid Prototyping Association (FiRPA)

French Rapid Prototyping Association (AFPR)

Germany's NC Society

Hong Kong Society for Rapid Prototyping Tooling and Manufacturing

Irish Rapid Design and Manufacturing Network

Italian Rapid Prototyping Association (APRI)

RP Japan

Korean Society of Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing

Association for RP Companies in The Netherlands

Rapid Product Development Association of South Africa

Swedish Industrial Network on FFF

UK's Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Association (RPMA)

USA's Rapid Technologies & Additive Manufacturing (RTAM) Community of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)