Articles from Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association

Following its 2026 Annual Member Summit, AMGTA today released Additive Manufacturing in Resource-Efficient Manufacturing Systems, an independent report establishing how additive manufacturing should be evaluated, communicated, and deployed across part, system, and enterprise levels.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) today announced that Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group (MTDG) has elevated its participation from Participating Member to Principal Member. As part of this expanded leadership role, Dean Bartles, Ph.D., CEO of MTDG has joined the AMGTA Board of Directors.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) today announced that EOS has elevated its longstanding participation in the association to Principal Member. As part of this expanded leadership role, Björn Hannappel, Head of Sustainability at EOS, has joined the AMGTA Board of Directors.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade group focused on promoting sustainable and resource efficient manufacturing through 3D-printing and related additive manufacturing (AM) technologies held its 2025 Annual Member Summit April 7th at The Shinola Hotel in Detroit. Over 80 delegates from around the globe attended and contributed to the sharing of practices and technologies.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global advocacy group focused on promoting sustainable additive manufacturing (“AM”) industry practices, recognized 13 member organizations as part of its 2024 Sustainability Recognition, held during the third annual AMGTA Member Summit. The summit took place on June 24th at the Biltmore Los Angeles and was attended by over 90 conference delegates.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (“AMGTA”) a global advocacy group focused on promoting sustainable additive manufacturing (“AM”) industry practices, announced today the preliminary results of a research project titled “Specific Energy of Metal AM Feedstock: A Comparison.” The study, commissioned by the AMGTA and conducted by Syntec Associates, a research consultancy, in partnership with Divergent Technologies, a complete modular digital factory for complex structures, evaluated three key metal AM feedstock processing approaches—gas atomization, mechanical milling (specifically ball milling), and wire drawing—to determine specific energy requirements for producing feedstock materials. The research findings highlighted that, from an energy perspective, helium gas atomization is the most sustainable method used for gas atomization for metallic powder production of commonly used alloys, followed by argon and then nitrogen. Specific energy consumption for atomization also critically depends on process parameters and alloy chemistry. Additionally, research showed that mechanical milling, when appropriate for use in powder production in additive manufacturing, exhibits a significant reduction in specific energy consumption when compared to gas atomization.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (“AMGTA”) a global advocacy group focused on promoting sustainable additive manufacturing (AM) industry practices, announced today the results of a life-cycle inventory (LCI) study titled “Comparative Analysis: 3D Material Jetting vs Traditional Methods for Designer Luxury Goods.” The study, commissioned by the AMGTA and conducted by Reeves Insight, a UK-based AM consultancy practice, in partnership with Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), a global leader in AM technologies, and Dyloan Bond Factory, a Pattern Group company, a leader in the engineering and production of luxury fashion brands, analyzed the transition from traditional manufacturing methods to advanced AM in the creation of a logo applique for luxury designer shoes, printed on fabric, produced by a material jetting process. The results showed a dramatic 24.8% reduction in CO2-eq emissions and a 49.9% reduction in stock material across the supply chain when compared to the traditional process.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (“AMGTA”), a global advocacy group focused on promoting sustainable additive manufacturing (AM) industry practices, announced today the preliminary results of a life-cycle analysis study titled “Comparative Life-Cycle Assessment: Comparison of Casting vs Binder Jetting for an Industrial Part.” The study, commissioned by the AMGTA and conducted by the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) in partnership with Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM), a global leader in AM technologies for mass production, and Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, analyzed a steel scroll chiller in an HVAC system from Trane to determine the comparative manufacturing impact of binder jet 3D printing versus traditional metal casting. The preliminary results confirmed a dramatic 38% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the binder jetting process primarily driven by reduced energy demand during the production phase.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (“AMGTA”), a global advocacy group focused on developing and promoting sustainable additive manufacturing industry practices, announced today that it had published its first independent piece of research, titled “Comparative LCA of a Low-Pressure Turbine (LPT) Bracket by Two Manufacturing Methods.” The report, commissioned by the AMGTA and authored by the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano Institute of Sustainability, analyzed a commercial aerospace low-pressure turbine bracket via a life cycle assessment (“LCA”), evaluating both (i) the comparative manufacturing impact of laser powder bed fusion (“LPBF”) additive manufacturing (“AM”) vs. traditional manufacturing of the bracket and (ii) the impact of a greater than 50% weight reduction of the bracket over the life of the aircraft. While the comparative end result was inconclusive with regard to which manufacturing method used more energy, the results confirmed the dramatic impact that lightweighting commercial aircraft engines and airframes have on carbon emissions.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that it had issued a report outlining the requirements to passivate metal condensate waste for transport and recycling. The new process, which was developed by AMGTA member, Sintavia, and KBM Advanced Materials, involves mixing powder condensate waste with a removable resin, which renders the waste non-hazardous and shippable to a recycling plant.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that it had named Sherri Monroe its new Executive Director, effective immediately. Ms. Monroe’s extensive non-profit work includes roles as the Regional Chief Development Officer and Executive Director of the American Red Cross, as well as the Program Marketing and Community Engagement Manager of the American Cancer Society. In addition, Ms. Monroe has worked successfully in the for-profit innovation space, most recently in support of Siemens Energy in Orlando, Florida.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that 20 member companies were recognized as part of its 2022 Sustainability Awards, held during the first annual AMGTA summit. The summit took place on May 16th at the Shinola Hotel in Detroit and was attended by over 70 conference delegates.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that five additional leading AM companies have joined the trade group to advance sustainability in AM, bringing its active membership ranks to 40 members.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that six additional leading AM companies have joined the trade group to advance sustainability in AM, bringing its active membership ranks to 33 members from 11 countries.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade group created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that it had established the Sustainability of Additive Manufacturing Research Fund, a $100,000 fund which will support research at Yale School of the Environment’s Center for Industrial Ecology. More specifically, the fund will support researchers examining the sustainability benefits of additive manufacturing using life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools and modeling.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade group created to promote the green benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today at RAPID + TCT 2021 that it had selected the Golisano Institute for Sustainability (GIS) at Rochester Institute of Technology to conduct a life-cycle assessment (LCA) comparing an additively designed and manufactured aerospace component to a traditionally manufactured component. The study, which will be ISO 14040 compliant, will compare the cradle-to-grave environmental impacts of a jet engine low pressure turbine (LPT) bracket produced through traditional manufacturing methods with one that is produced via AM.

The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global trade organization created to promote the environmental benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), announced today that eight additional leading AM companies have joined the trade group to advance sustainability in AM, bringing its membership ranks to 28 members.