AMGTA Convenes at Summit to Promote Sustainable AM

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 7 at The Shinola Hotel in Detroit. Over 80 delegates from around the globe attended and contributed to the sharing of practices and technologies.

Attendees heard from keynote speaker Rich Voorberg, president of Siemens Energy North America, on how additive manufacturing capabilities are transforming spare part inventories, refurbishment and maintenance, and creating bottom-line value through streamlined supply chains.

AMGTA Executive Director Sherri Monroe engaged Dr. Dean Bartles, president and CEO of Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, in a one-on-one discussion of the state of advanced and additive manufacturing across the United States and around the globe.

Additional topics of panel and small group discussions included artificial intelligence (AI) for more sustainable and efficient manufacturing, technological and organizational challenges to technology integration, and opportunities for these capabilities to address global market volatility.

AMGTA recognized member organizations for their Sustainability Impact across four categories, with some members recognized in multiple categories based on activities over the past year. These categories included:

Environmental Management Systems—recognition for maintaining ISO 14001 EMS certification in good standing

Sustainability Reporting—recognition for publicly publishing Sustainability/ESG/CSR reports

Environmental Sustainability Research—recognition for commissioning and publishing research that focused on environmental sustainability in additive manufacturing

Excellence in AM Sustainability—recognition for initiatives to expand the understanding and reach of the AM sector in promoting more sustainable manufacturing globally

Twenty-five accolades were awarded to 13 member organizations including Aachen Center for Additive Manufacturing, Arkema, Continuum Powders, Aidro/Desktop Metal, EOS, Henkel, Höganäs, Hubbel, Materialise, RusselSmith, Sintavia, Stratasys, and Stryker. AMGTA’s Sustainability Impact Recognition acknowledges and encourages efforts made by its member organizations in promoting AM technologies and practices for better, more sustainable, and economically advantageous manufacturing around the world.

This year’s trophies were 3D-printed from PA12 polymer powder waste using the SAF ReLife technology from Stratasys. This approach reduces waste and addresses key sustainability and economic concerns for manufacturers.

The SAF ReLife project introduces a solution to a challengs in 3D-printing and additive manufacturing: waste management. Leveraging Stratasys' SAF technology, ReLife enables the reuse of PA12 powder waste generated by other powder bed fusion technologies, including SLS and MJF. Through advanced thermal control, this process transforms once unusable material into functional parts, without added material costs, accordding to Stratasys and AMGTA.

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