Industry Research
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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Report · April 2026
AM in Resource-Efficient Manufacturing Systems
The evaluation framework this applied research helped develop.
Strategy
Strategy 2030
What AMGTA is building through 2030 and how research direction evolves.
Insights · Coming
Strategic Impacts Framework
Monthly analytical articles beginning May 2026.
