AMGTA member summit champions sustainable Additive Manufacturing
May 2, 2025
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA) held its 2025 Annual Member Summit on April 7 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. In total, over eighty delegates from around the world attended and contributed to the sharing of practices and technologies.
Attendees heard keynote speaker Rich Voorberg, Siemens Energy North America President, discuss how Additive Manufacturing capabilities are transforming spare part inventories, refurbishment and maintenance, and creating bottom-line value through streamlined supply chains.
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AMGTA Executive Director Sherri Monroe engaged Dr Dean Bartles, President and CEO of Manufacturing Technology Deployment Group, in a one-on-one discussion of the state of advanced and Additive Manufacturing across the US and around the globe.
Additional topics of panel and small group discussions included artificial intelligence (AI) for more sustainable and efficient manufacturing, technological and organisational challenges to technology integration, and opportunities for these capabilities to address uncertainty and global market volatility.
Accolades
AMGTA recognised member organisations for their sustainability impact across four categories, with some members recognised in multiple categories based on activities over the past year. These categories included:
- Environmental Management Systems – recognition for maintaining ISO 14001 EMS certification in good standing
- Sustainability Reporting – recognition for publicly publishing Sustainability/ESG/CSR reports
- Environmental Sustainability Research – recognition for commissioning and publishing research that focused on environmental sustainability in Additive Manufacturing
- Excellence in AM Sustainability – recognition for initiatives to expand the understanding and reach of the AM sector in promoting more sustainable manufacturing globally
Twenty-five accolades were awarded to thirteen member organisations, including:
- Aachen Centre for Additive Manufacturing
- Arkema
- Continuum Powders
- Aidro (Desktop Metal)
- EOS
- Henkel
- Höganäs
- Hubbel
- Materialise
- RusselSmith
- Sintavia
- Stratasys
- Stryker
AMGTA’s Sustainability Impact Recognition acknowledges and encourages the significant efforts made by its member organisations in promoting AM technologies and practices for better, more sustainable, and economically advantageous manufacturing around the world.
