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AMGTA Collaborative Research

A series of independently-reviewed lifecycle assessments and analyses produced in collaboration with members and third-party research partners. Each report examines a specific additive manufacturing application and its environmental and resource implications.

Six Years of Evidence

Foundational research that informed the framework

2022
Vol I — Literature review
2023
Vol II — LPF turbine bracket
2023
Vol III — Casting vs binder jetting
2024
Vol IV — Material jetting
2024
Vol V — Metal AM feedstock
2026
AM Evaluation Report
2026
Strategy 2030
Five comparative analyses across multiple AM technologies and applications. Each independently reviewed. Each produced in collaboration with members. Together, the foundation that informed the 2026 AM Evaluation Report—and the strategic direction set in Strategy 2030.
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These applied research projects preceded and informed the 2026 AM Evaluation Report and Strategy 2030. They remain reference material—concrete demonstrations of resource-efficiency analysis in specific manufacturing contexts. The evaluation report formalizes the framework this research developed in practice.

Published research

Five reports • 2022-2024
Vol 5 · 2024 · Comparative analysis

Specific Energy of Metal AM Feedstock: A Comparison

Energy intensity of metal feedstock production across multiple additive manufacturing processes, with implications for total embodied energy in metal AM parts.

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Vol 4 · 2024 · Comparative analysis

3D Material Jetting vs Traditional Methods for Designer Luxury Goods

Cradle-to-gate comparison of material jetting and conventional methods for small-batch luxury goods manufacturing, with analysis of resource and emissions trade-offs.

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Vol 3 · 2023 · Comparative analysis

Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Casting vs Binder Jetting of an Industrial Part

Direct comparison of emissions between traditional casting and binder jetting approaches for a representative industrial component, with findings applicable across similar part geometries.

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Vol 2 · 2023 · Comparative analysis

Low-Pressure Turbine (LPT) Bracket by Two Manufacturing Methods

Lifecycle comparison of an aviation bracket produced via laser powder bed fusion versus conventional manufacturing — one of the foundational case studies informing later framework development.

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Vol 1 · 2022 · Literature Review

State of Knowledge on the Environmental Impacts of Metal Additive Manufacturing

Cradle-to-gate comparison of material jetting and Synthesis of published research on the environmental and resource impacts of metal additive manufacturing, establishing the baseline of evidence AMGTA’s subsequent applied research built upon.

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Research happens with members

These reports were produced in collaboration with member organizations contributing data, expertise, and access. The next round of applied research — sector briefs, the Interview Series, the Industry Survey — is taking shape now in working groups and initiative committees.
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