Reference Articles

What is Sustainable Manufacturing?

  What Is Sustainable Manufacturing? An AMGTA Reference Definition   Before assessing technologies, practices, or claims, it is important to establish what is meant by sustainable manufacturing. Sustainability is often used interchangeably with environmental impact. While there is clear overlap, they are not the same. At AMGTA, sustainable manufacturing is understood as a systems-level discipline […]

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AM Explainer: A Plain Language Overview of Additive Manufacturing

AM Explainer: A Plain-Language Overview of Additive Manufacturing Technologies   By AMGTA     This is a reference article intended to support future analysis   Additive manufacturing refers to a wide array of technologies centered on 3D printing, not a single technology or methods. The defining characteristic is a layer-by-layer approach to build parts from

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