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Examinations offering AMGTA’s strategic framing on additive manufacturing’s value, limitations, and strategic implications across resource-efficient manufacturing systems.
AMGTA Brief · September 2026
Why Additive Manufacturing Adoption Lags Capability
What’s holding additive back isn’t the technology.
By Sherri Monroe, Executive Director, AMGTA
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AMGTA Brief · September 2026
The Holy Grail of Scale
Conventional manufacturing’s constraint quietly became additive manufacturing’s goal.
By Sherri Monroe, Executive Director, AMGTA
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AMGTA Brief · September 2026
Distributed Production Isn’t About the Map
It’s not about putting machines everywhere.
By Sherri Monroe, Executive Director, AMGTA
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AMGTA Brief · September 2026
Impressive Is Not Enough
Why the most impressive example may be the least persuasive.
By Sherri Monroe, Executive Director, AMGTA
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AMGTA Brief · September 2026
Maybe Additive Is Too Expensive
But are we measuring what matters?
By Sherri Monroe, Executive Director, AMGTA
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AMGTA Brief · September 2026
Sustainability Has a Cost Problem
Resource efficiency is how sustainability works in manufacturing.
By Sherri Monroe, Executive Director, AMGTA
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Reference
Foundations of additive manufacturing
Baseline articles on additive manufacturing, sustainable manufacturing, and how technical capabilities become strategic consequences at scale. For readers new to the field, or working from first principles.
What Is Additive Manufacturing?
A plain-language overview of commercial additive manufacturing technologies, written for readers who may not work directly with the technology.
9 minute read
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What Is Sustainable Manufacturing?
The word “sustainability” means different things in different contexts. This article defines what it means within AMGTA’s work—and why the definition matters before the term can be applied to any manufacturing technology.
5 minute read
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From Capability to Consequence
Why capability alone rarely changes business outcomes. New manufacturing technologies have historically followed a pattern: capability is demonstrated, adoption is championed, yet systemic change lags. This article examines why—and what it means for additive manufacturing.
6 minute read
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