Texas and California-based Continuum Powders, a number one provider of high-performance, sustainable metallic powders for additive manufacturing (AM), is additional strengthening its dedication to sustainability and round manufacturing by becoming a member of the worldwide non-profit Additive Producer Inexperienced Commerce Affiliation (AMGTA) as a Principal Member. AMGTA is the premier AM business group centered on selling the environmental advantages of sustainable AM, and it helps collaboration, analysis, and training devoted to advancing sustainable practices throughout the AM business.
Launched in 2019, AMGTA is the primary and solely group devoted to sustainability in 3D printing. It really works with leaders from throughout the AM provide chain to drive consciousness, analysis, and greatest practices, and assist corporations to undertake greener manufacturing strategies. Members—together with 6K, Sintavia, the Additive Manufacturing Coalition, Divergent, HP, Stratasys, and lots of others—symbolize the whole manufacturing spectrum, from uncooked supplies and design to customers and finish merchandise.
Continuum will match proper in with the group. Its Greyhound M2P (Soften-to-Powder) Platform takes alloyed metallic waste-stream merchandise and recycles them into high-quality, spherical powder with as much as 99.7% carbon discount. When prospects use this powder, it then contributes to their very own decarbonization and sustainability applications. Continuum, and its M2P know-how, are completely aligned with AMGTA and its mission to decrease the AM business’s environmental footprint.
AMGTA’s Government Director Sherri Monroe welcomed Continuum, recognizing its efforts to drive round metallic financial system rules and its management in sustainable metallic powder manufacturing. She stated:
“Continuum Powders brings a novel strategy to sustainability in additive manufacturing, and we’re thrilled to welcome them to the AMGTA board. Their pioneering work in metallic powder recycling and closed-loop manufacturing is precisely the sort of management that may form a extra sustainable future for AM. We stay up for collaborating to increase the attain and affect of accountable manufacturing practices.”
Together with his deep business expertise and imaginative and prescient to advance provide chain resilience and the round financial system, Rob Higby, the CEO of Continuum Powders, will symbolize Continuum on the AMGTA board.
“At Continuum Powders, sustainability isn’t simply an initiative—it’s our basis. We’re honored to be invited to hitch AMGTA’s Board of Administrators and intention to speed up our collaboration with different business thought leaders who’re severe about measurable progress in sustainable manufacturing,” acknowledged Higby. ” Our superior know-how allows us to transform prime quality scrap into premium metallic powders that meet the rigorous calls for of commercial manufacturing, all whereas additionally saving prices and advancing the sustainability objectives of our prospects. By specializing in environment friendly recycling and high-quality manufacturing, we’re serving to producers decrease their environmental affect, scale back prices, and construct extra resilient provide chains.”
As a member of AMGTA, Continuum will work with the group on a full life cycle evaluation (LCA) meant to supply additional validation of its M2P know-how’s long-term environmental advantages. The corporate may even take part in a number of AMGTA talking engagements, like ICAM 2025, to share case research and data-driven insights to assist velocity the adoption of round manufacturing practices in AM.
Final month, Continuum additionally attended AMGTA’s 2025 Annual Member Summit in Detroit, becoming a member of over 80 world delegates to share applied sciences and greatest practices, and have fun sustainable manufacturing practices that use AM applied sciences. The corporate was really considered one of a number of member organizations acknowledged with an award for its Sustainability Influence efforts. The classes included:
- Environmental Administration Methods – sustaining ISO 14001 EMS certification in good standing
- Sustainability Reporting – publicly publishing Sustainability/ESG/CSR studies
- Environmental Sustainability Analysis – commissioning and publishing analysis centered on environmental sustainability in AM
- Excellence in AM Sustainability – provided initiatives to increase attain and understanding of the AM sector in world promotion of sustainable manufacturing
Picture courtesy of AMGTA.
Fittingly, the trophies have been 3D printed out of PA12 polymer powder waste with Stratasys’ SAF ReLife know-how. The SAF ReLife venture is all about waste administration, utilizing the corporate’s proprietary Selective Absorption Fusion (SAF) know-how to allow reuse of PA12 powder waste generated by different powder mattress fusion strategies, like MJF and SLS. Superior thermal management transforms the waste powder into high-quality, useful elements, and permits corporations to take part in additional eco-friendly manufacturing processes.
Different highlights of the summit have been keynote speaker Wealthy Voorberg, President of Siemens Power North America, who mentioned how AM capabilities are remodeling refurbishment, upkeep, and spare half inventories to create bottom-line worth by means of extra streamlined provide chains. Monroe mentioned the state of AM throughout the U.S., and the remainder of the world, with Dr. Dean Bartles, President and CEO of Manufacturing Expertise Deployment Group, and different panels and small group discussions centered on synthetic intelligence (AI) for extra sustainable and environment friendly manufacturing, organizational and technological challenges to know-how integration, and the alternatives for these capabilities to deal with world market uncertainty.
Featured picture: The Continuum staff on the AMGTA Annual Member Summit in Detroit, MI
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